TC Gemini Coupe

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Jonno wrote:This is so well done man.

Thanks mate!

Im not a panel beater lol, so thanks for the encouragement.
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great to see it coming back to life. keep going doing a top job
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arrow wrote:great to see it coming back to life. keep going doing a top job
Thanks!

I'm pretty sick of panel work.

I'm getting abit side tracked, and went looking for a twin cam motor, and ended up buying 2x.
Plan is to get 1x complete running motor out of these, maybe even 2x! - Watch this space!
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i cut out the back left chassis rail section as it was abit rusty - while i'm there !!!
the whole thing is now ground back, weld through primered, and screwed together - ready to weld.
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more pics
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last ones
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All Welding done.
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Everything ground, primed, time to do the nikki work, deadener in the boot etc.
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So i've been going back and forwards between panel beating, and the twin cams - which need a few bits here & there.
So I chopped up 2x crappy EFI manifolds, got some laser cut DCOE flanges, got the EFI manifold flanges machined, blasted, roll pinned them in position, got them welded, and hand finished them. only roughed out for now, but we have 2x pairs of DCOE manifolds!
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So the twin cams didnt have distributors, so with abit of help from Ozgemini users doing abit of measuring etc ive worked one out that will work!
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Modified 2x sets of LHS Engine mounts to fit the DOHC into the Gem.
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Somehow one of the water manifolds was cracked, so that one has been welded up, and both manifolds drilled, tapped, etc to common NPT sizes and all holes fitted with Bungs to block off until required for temp gauge, heater pipe etc.
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Its time to get the back end of the car re-painted, so i've got it back to drivable condition.
Fuel tank back in, battery in, and I had sent my instrument cluster away to be checked out, a factory tacho fitted, and everything tested and calibrated, plus LED light upgrade.
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Finally the back end of the car is in high fill.
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Mate super impressive work you’ve done here for not being a panel beater. And such a shame that happened that’s unbelieveablen - however I’m glad you’ve brought her back to life!

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