1975 TX gemini coupe, powered by a full house Isuzu 4ZD1 rodeo motor, garrett GT3040R BB, 65mm ext gate, ford top loader liberty geared(clutchless shift) 4 speed box (to be bought still) and borg warner 28 spline LSD disc brake 3.7 ratio diff.
aiming for 9 sec quarters running 26X8.5 inch slicks. micheal sheringhams FJ20DET auto gem runs 8.81 untubbed so its not unachievable! weighs 898kg stock, prob around 1000kg including driver when all done... so building around 550 flywheel horsepower should do the trick!
so now u all know why i`m selling the orange car..... :pimp
paint was done 3 years ago, cost me 5 grand. still looks like it was done yesterday! i`ve owned this thing since 1997, had it on the road looking very similar between 2000 and end of 2002 with an EFI G200, did flat 15`s. too slow!
getting enthused about it again, made a promise to myself that i wouldn`t race at jamboree next year unless its in this thing!
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:46 pm
by grothie1978
FARK ME
this thing will be wild
mmmm, take me for spin? :beer
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:07 am
by redzone
yeah should be fun! i think there`ll be a long line of people wanting a ride eh LOL
money from the orange car pays for injectors engine internals ECU gearbox & diff conversions and some interior retrimming work. probably take me 6 months to finish after the orange thing is gone..
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:55 pm
by spud
This thing is going to be a weapon when its finished, i can literally stick my fist in the turbo :)
Oh yeah Dave, see your number of posts 666 oh yeah!!
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:40 am
by g_u_r_u
Are you running the torque tube arrangement on the diff or has that been modified?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:35 pm
by kit
Congrats on the baby on the way G.U.R.U your dad say he will be the number one grandad again.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:27 pm
by g_u_r_u
Thanks.... I think - another 3 years or so of nappy changes :( but at least the making it part was fun :D
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:00 pm
by TWIMCAM BOY
thats a WICKED setup mate. i love the gemini coupes i had one before my starion. IT WILL BE ONE FUN CAR TOO DRIVE!!!
My mate ran a mk1 escort (420rwhp)down the quater with street slickes
10.81 132mph 1.6 60ft with slow gear changes.
It now puts down 490rwhp and is nuts on the street!!! :D
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOURS IN ACTION
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:33 pm
by cannonball_kid
"It rubs the lotion on it's skin..." This puppy should put all those pushrod V8 F%$KWITS in their place! Good to see you are finally having your finger removed from your ass and finishing the Green machine off. :beer cheers to tha mad scientist! Fully hectic bro! :D
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:10 pm
by Mick
wow dave thats amazing!!!
those rodeo motors are the go what a tough unit!!!
this might JUST be a good enough reason to sell the orange one rofl
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:11 am
by redzone
and years later... i might update this thread lol
jambo this year was awesome, i top qualified in street class and got runner up on 11.00 dial in's
here's the final:
so i now have to get the car tech'd..
i was running full street trim all weekend, 225/50/15 ET streets, all i did was drop the tyres pressures! it dyno'd 422rwhp on 26psi, i was running 22psi at jambo & about 370rwhp so i wouldnt run a 10. ha bloody ha!
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:40 am
by enthuzed
Nice one Dave! :beer
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:26 am
by WidebodyWoody
Very nice dave. Very nice
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:55 pm
by thrash
congrats :beer
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:38 pm
by redzone
Cheers guys.
Oh and I'm running a second hand 2.6 rodeo gearbox and normal gem diff with a custom lsd and 28 spline axles :)
oh yeah!!