TG gemini v6 turbo.

[1sk8by]

building a gemini.
its going through engineers atm.
its bare rolling shell waiting for a few things more things to come.

Motor:
rebuilt to factory done around 100kms max. vn v6 series 2.
brand new fly wheel
brand new HD clutch
everything on the motor is brand new and been polished or painted.

Gearbox:
T5 in alright condition looking to get it rebuilt to hold around 300kws but see what opinions i have

Diff:
billets 28 spline axels
billet LSD to find into gemini diff
custom torque tube strengthen

tailshaft:
4" custom tailshaft

Exhuast:
2 1/2 all the way from headers back. one cat and one muffler.

Turbo:
garret t04e (im not doing the turbo setup until its engineered. which is looking at around 2 months for engineers)

extras:
full smoothed bay, completely hidden wiring, two remote boosters VH40/44, with polished master bolted to firewall, 15x6 (5 stud) and 15x7 rears (5 stud), shaved locks on boot and doors, chrome dipped door handles, brand new super pro bushes up front with custom made springs (browns) shorten shocks, reco rack, tunnel been notched up to fit the manual, universal hand brake and over one sheet metal, 3,8 fuel lines all brand new, all braided lines through out the car, keeping it 100% inside the car so everything will work like factory speedo, rev limiter, water temp, oli pressure, oli temp and volts, its a slx. complete top and bottom side to side brand new rubber kit doors windows control arms everything.

build time: 10 months atm and still going.
hoping to have it finished by start of summer.

having a show car/weekend car

heres a few pics.

fixing the rust repairs under the car.


rusted repairs again


cut out and welded the exhaust tip area so its smooth and straight i like it


repairing the roof


same with the 1/4s


smoothed bay all weld up barely any bog


shaving the boot lock


laying primmer


laying some colour


finished (but i should of cut of the tab on the strut tower and around that area which im doing next week. and repainting the bay.


another bay shot


kframe painted. brake upgrade on the front all new bushes and springs and shocks


engine bay atm waiting for motor to be painted up and finished the master bracket and paint the steering shaft


this is how we were gunna mount the remote boosters but now changing to other side


again


we are trying to keep it factory and looking factory this only just the start.


uniserval handbrake

[LUXJET]

nice man I love the gems. I had a te that I put a 304 in. awesome little cars. just going the VT brake upgrade?

[RB-GEM]

I've had a few Gemini's in my time , the last one a TG that I set up with a SBC/P-glide . Always wondered about a turbo v6 set up , possibly Ecotec or L67 base , biggest turbo the engine bay will allow & a decent auto .

[1sk8by]

i havnt done **** all but trying to get it done by summer see how i go alot has changed.
getting gilmer belts made up.
everything polished, painted or braided.
full billet diff
welds wheels / set of billets street lites on there way.
under carriage is done.
all new bushes all the way throu out the car
retrim getting done. whole interoir getting done
alot of money and work is getting poured into this car
also going single coil like ls1 motor off stock computer.
billet fuel lines clamps and brake lines.
heaps of custom **** is being made for this car.

heres a few more pics.

heres the diff just been built


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under carriage done.


just the front


just on welds sits prefect


washing it before motor and box go in


rough idea with gilmer and motor


midnight dropping motor and box in 6 blokes to do it lol


motor went in without a mark on the bay


colour coded sump come up mint


just getting the rad fit up prefect before i get one made from aussie desert coolers


seats getting there had to get more foam coz being old look unreal now this was before pic


door trims up great as well


full on hidden wiring custom fuel rails polished fuel rail


polished


hidden wiring plug but needs to go in further and adjustable fuel reg for turbo setup.


new plates


---------- Post added 01-09-13 at 01:48 ----------

Originally Posted by LUXJET

nice man I love the gems. I had a te that I put a 304 in. awesome little cars. just going the VT brake upgrade?

yeah went vt brake upgrade up front and vs on the rear. should pull up okay im hoping cost alot of money to do it all lol

and wheels ill be getting for second set of wheels

[FLY-03L]

Just had a flick through this, unreal! defiantly a top to bottom build.
Any updates?

[RB-GEM]

The weld wheels look tough on it

[1sk8by]

yeah there a few more updates.
gilmer belt setup just been finished a few months back
new 4 core rad was made up
all panels are in hifil (bare matel respray can take its time with everything gunna go out prefect)
hopefuly have the car all back together or most of it including the wiring and interoir by late jan im hoping.
weld wheels are for sale atm. im going to be running convo pros.


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heres a another pics on the engine bay hoping the bonnet closes witht he rad lol but just have to wait and see.
there is still a ****load of little things to do on the car once its getting closer to finished.
have engineer come out and have a look.
only gotta change master as its us one so put vt one or something and polish the **** out of it. and change the welds to stockies with 195 50 r15 tyres and two chassis rails to run down the car which is easy stuff to do. which i was surprised lol.
everything in the bay is dirty and needs a good clean once its all finished and running.
still trying to run ls1 coils off a delco computer
more engine bay pic

on the way to the painters

only pics i have with doors on the car (even thou u cant see **** all but its was a good seeing doors on it. just to get the body line straight.


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all doors and guards and panels are getting fittered make sure everything is prefect then its all getting stripped back and painted so all the small parts on the car like in door jams and as u can see where paints come off where guard sits on gets a good thick coat of paint and clear.
thanks for the comments fella's

[1sk8by]

no real update to this time apart from
getting 15x4 interceptors made up and got brand new tyres waiting for them
and also have 15x7 as big as i can go
then they go off the get powder coated just dont know what colour yet.
im just gunna run 15x4 and 15x7 with centre caps for a while. until i work out what i wanna do with wheels.
im hoping to have my car back from the painter in 3 weeks.
then get all the wiring in and get the full trim in and windows in and try get it engineered.
tossing up weather i go massive cam and nos or just go turbo and try engineer it turbo.
well update pics with wheels on it and see how it looks

[1sk8by]

few little things have changed.
i went to ajax wheels on monday and when i got there to pick up my 15x4.
there like you can take a 15x8 where the centre moves to get ur offset to how you want it.
so now i have 15x8 that i can set fit on my car to get offset right so i can order them. i will no doubt have a few inchs dish on the 15x8 hopefuly. to stand out. i should have them by friday or monday. and will just get them painted. along with centre and later next week i should have them on. and painter reckons anywhere from 2 weeks to 4 weeks car will be painted. and back together.

[1sk8by]

went to the painters and see my car.
they were working on the boot wen i got there.
all thats left is bonnet now. which im happy about this only i got.

and these are my front runners.
just order my x8 should be done by Tuesday next week

[1sk8by]

[1sk8by]

went into the painters the other day.
fully stripped an everything in hi fill.
there rubbing back this week and painting next week, then let it sit for a week then cut and polish the whole car.
all goes to plan end of Feb.
i rang around for billet wheels only suit old Holden stud pattern and i cant be stuffed re drilling axles and getting new front hubs and disk all around again.
might get convo pros and shorten my diff so i can get a big dish on small 8" rim, but i will do that after its engineered. there quick couple grand i don't need to spend. rather get it on the road registered and start my turbo set.
I'm hoping to get my turbo setup done for around 5grand tuned.
-stainless steal manifolds and dump
-garret gt3540 brand new
-turbo smart waste gate (or whatever i can get for good price and v bend)
-1000cc injectors (unsure of brand)
-3" exhaust with hi flow cat and muffler dumped at diff (dumpie exhaust at the rear)
-PWR inter cooler 2 1/2" outlets
-full exhaust hpc coated black
-turbo rear housing hpc coated silver along with manifolds and dump pipe
-inter cooler piping
-surge tank with two Bosch 044 pumps
-tuned on E85 hoping for around 280kws to 330kws
ill be doing most of it myself apart from manifolds and custom made surge tank and inter cooler piping and tune.
my deadline is july allowing for all the stuff ups on the way. 5 Months away. hope i get it to real street in motorEx in Melbourne July 19th and 20th

[1sk8by]

i found cheap 2speed powerglide. brand new.
so im goin to pick that up today.
also picking up my 15x4 and 15x8 just been finished and painted with centre caps.



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and the this is the shifter i gunna run.

or this one


when motor comes back out again. ill sort the glide out. i have to get adaptor plate with standard flexplate and then custom convertor made up. thinking 3500 stall with transbrake. and then sort out tailshafter.
time to get serious i wanna try break into the 10's with this setup

[MUS]

So much work has gone in to this Gemini, Respect!! Looked tough on welds.

[1sk8by]

selling the ceptors now.
and getting convo pros 15x8 with big dish and shortern my diff to suit rims. so it looks good.
but big plans for it now. wait and see guys few months all start happening its just a waiting game.

[1sk8by]

anyways i picked up the ceptors for the painters.
ill keep them didnt think that would come up unreal.
brought the car back to the shop where its getting built.
ripped out the motor and gearbox.
getting all the unsure holes welded up and then sent off to the painters again
filling up all the holes. that i dont need anymore. so a fair few now. i ****ed heater box off.
stripped the motor down and found the fresh built motor that was to rich and ****ed the piston and put heat spots in the bores and on the cam.
so gunna keep this motor bare and start building that motor in a few months.
so gunna buy a second hand motor. rip the heads off put new head gaskets and head studs n boost that n have fun for a few months.


gotta be rubbed n painted.

most holes are going that you see should be nice once its all painted.

wheels come up good in my eyes

in the sunlight.

[1sk8by]

car all paint. just getting put back together
put wheels on.
looks unreal.
heres a teaser pics and ill upload one in a few weeks once it get caged chassis and shortern BW diff 31 spline axels with tru track

****ty pic but wanna keep it hidden until its gets motor,powerglide,cage,chassis,shortern diff and turbo setup on the car.