Pre 90's glue indeed.
My Gemini wagon did the same thing. I just left it as the body was toast....
Posted 19 April 2021 - 01:15 PM
Pre 90's glue indeed.
My Gemini wagon did the same thing. I just left it as the body was toast....
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
Posted 20 April 2021 - 06:33 PM
I found a few rusty spots under various trims when doing my car. Mainly under the boot seal. Thankfully nothing major but left long enough who knows
Mmmm. Might have to check the gen2 car I have in those spots mentioned. Gen3 I do not care much about as it will be gone once I get another ute. Good to see it's being checked over and fixed though Bennie! Good pics showing the issues to look for as well!
Pre 90's glue indeed.
My Gemini wagon did the same thing. I just left it as the body was toast....
Posted 20 April 2021 - 10:23 PM
That sucks Jase. I know a fella that did loads of work on his Gemini as an apprentice mechanic. When it came time to let the car go, no one wanted it and it went to the wreckers/crusher with loads of good bits on it as well as a pearl paint job. He bargain priced it and still no one wanted it. That was about 2004. Now it would be worth a few grand and then some...
Now to try working between shit weather.
Cheers
Bennie
Yeah, mine was a bit the same Bennie. I sold it in 2006 for pretty much the value of the drive-train.
I built up a 0.120" oversize G180 1.8l block with an early big valve 1.6 head. CCed the chambers and match ported the head to a modded stock intake that I added some material to the carb mount so I could adapt a Weber 32/36 DGV carbie to it. That sat under a modded Gemini air filter housing that I grafted the center of a Cortina air filter into it so it fitted the shape of the Weber. A Clive Cams camshaft and set of Ford AR Telstar valve springs finished off the head.
Block was decked 0.020" and O ringed to stop the HG from blowing every other week and a set of flat top pistons lifted to compression up to just over 9:1 form the piddly 8.5:1. A set of resized, beam polished and shot peened rods hung off a de-burred crank and a set of full groove main bearings gave the crank 360 deg oiling.
I actually used a Subaru part on it too, probably of an L series!!
IIRC they used a vac actuator to pull the idle up when the A/C compressor cut in. As I fitted A/C to mine, I adapted one on the Weber and used a Camry vac solenoid to control it via a Landcruser A/C dash switch. Also had a vac heater tap from a VN Commodore on it to cut the heat with the A/C on.
Best thing about it was the 'don't give a f#$k body' that went like hell. I used to run that engine out to nearly 8000 rpm each time I drove it!
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
Posted 21 April 2021 - 08:22 PM
Posted 04 May 2021 - 10:52 PM
Thanks for sharing you Gemini story!
Cheers
Bennie
Thanks for reminding me about it!!
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
Posted 18 September 2021 - 07:58 PM
Posted 18 September 2021 - 08:07 PM
Different length stubs/dealies is an early LSD thing. 98~ (i think) they went to same length shafts. IIRC only the gen 1s have the stub axles in the rear diff. Everything else is male cvs
and yep metal gasket and some spooge will work just fine
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