My first car was a gem, a white TG. Drove it for a few years and then gave it to my mum. Bought a Commodore, then sold that when I got a company car. After a few years I wanted to get back into gems so bought this;
Didn't really get the chance to drive it. Only drove it once, then it went into the garage where it stayed. I sold this off for scrap, and bought another that was painted.
No engine came with it. I pissed around then eventually settled on a carby fed 1.6 turbo.
Other mods I did include
- round headlights and grille
- piazza brakes up front
- VS commodore rears
Eventually got it going, so went for a bit of a cruise with Darren
A few teething problems of oil blowing out the rocker cover bolts, and the exhaust hitting the diff with a full tank.
But I made it on a cruise
Anyway, after more teething problems, the engine finally s*#t me off. So I sold all my G-series engines and spares.
And where it currently sits
So plans so far to do;
- sit under covers til a bit warmer
- engine bay sand blasted and painted
- suspension painted and all new rubber
- new wheels
- efi conversion
- install Altra 9 rear end
- same colour closed door respray
- a few interior bits I'm keeping under wraps until done.
So that's it for now, sorry about the essay.
Peace.
