TD Coupe Twin Cam Rally Car

[Gem WRC]

Yeah still looking at engine ideas, maybe
something with a bit more power!

The flares are Mk2 Escort, pretty good fit too.
It will have Kadett flares eventually though.

Haha. Don't sell your Coupe Snoz! We need more
Gemini's in rallying.

[Gem WRC]

Gemini electric power steering for the coupe done!
Just need to connect it to the steering rack.

[Holden202T]

interesting! it looks nice and compact!

where are these available from ?

[Gem WRC]

Yeah nice & small,
It's from a Suzuki Ignis.

That's the only bit you can buy, I made the rest fit the Gemini
Colum & combination switch. A fair but if work to make
it fit too
Should be a bit easier with a quick rack now!

[Holden202T]

just did a quick search on the net, looks like theres a few things around, mazda 2 also .... might be worth looking into!

[Gorgonzola]

Yeah nice & small,
It's from a Suzuki Ignis.

That's the only bit you can buy, I made the rest fit the Gemini
Colum & combination switch. A fair but if work to make
it fit too
Should be a bit easier with a quick rack now!

tidy setup with the electric motor in the column, was it particularly difficult to drive with the quick rack before?

[Gem WRC]

Yeah the Mazda 2 will work too, there are
also some of the other Suzuki's that have
the electric steering.
You can also adjust the amount of assistance.

The steering with the quick rack was fine once
you where moving, but with a 2.4:1 ratio is was
difficult staionary

[Holden202T]

so whats the deal, does it have a controller to go with it ?

[Gem WRC]

You can wire them up so they have full
assistance all if the time, but it can get pretty
nervous at high speed
They normally need a speed input from the cars ECU
to decrease the assistance as the speed increases.

There is an aftermarket wiring loom with an adjustment
knob that you can plug in & use.

[Holden202T]

ahh right ... yeah I have electric power steering in my daily driver, and its very light at car park speed then more weighted at 110kms, its great

[orange_gem]

Hey gem wrc I am about to put a escort rack in mine but cant seem to find the volvo 740 rack ends you used (what bolts into the rack) do you have a part number by any chance?

[Gem WRC]

Hey mate! Good to see someone else has attempted the escort rack!

What escort rack & pinion did you get? The 'standard' escort rack has the
old 'Cam' style ends, male thread on the rack that you tighten up to
take up any play as the rack end wears.

The 'new' style rack has the more common female thread in the end
of the rack. This is where you can use the Volvo rack end & MK2 Escort
tie rod ends.
I actually used 240 Volvo rack ends too, I used the 740 rack ends
for a wider track on a previous setup.
Part#1387451 - 240 Volvo

let me know how you go

You need electric P/S next too!

[orange_gem]

Yeah the standard rack. I got mk2 tie rods and yeah we worked out on friday we needed 240 rack ends so hopefully it will be done soon. Putting a dummy engine in for the fab guy to put uni joints in so it all lines up. I usually post on the fb pages what I have done. Looks like everyone wants to do it if its quite simple. Will not bother about the P/S for now want to see how it goes drifting first

[orange_gem]

http://www.pesch.cz/en/category/opel/opel-kadett-c
I found this aswell which might interest you for your kadett stuff.

[Gem WRC]

Thanks mate Yeah there is also a company in Germany
that I have bought some parts & panels off too.

There are heaps of parts available NEW for the Kadett C
than any Gemini over here.