RB Gemini

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

Ok its not my car its my mums but eh i'm 17 and on my P's what do you expect? Ok its a 1.6 Litre.. I THINK. Front Wheel Drive Carby engine with Stock mags you know the kind that look like crap? It also has a Hotdog Sports Muffler on it. What else can i do to it to get it to go faster? You may think i am an idiot to do something to a RB Gemini but eh its different and i have never seen a RB Gemini done up although there maybe a good reason for that. So what you's think?

TUFF_TE · tinkerer Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 114

Trade it in and get a real gemini for starters.

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

Its just as much a Gemini as a TE is. I dont wanna do something like a TE up. No one has done anything to a RB and i wanna do something to it that does'nt involve getting rid of it. Front Wheel Drives are winning Motorkhanas so why can't they excel on the road as well?

Getafix · tinkerer Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 146

well there are certainly things you can do. extractors, exhaust, wheels, suspension. not a whole heap sure about RB's but think about this as well.. if its your mums car do you really spend a lot of money on it? or are you gonna buy it off her in a year or two? if you make it go faster is your mum a good enough driver to handle it?

-dave

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

yeah i am just getting my options at the moment. Its either the RB Gemini. Or i save up abit more and buy my first car. Which is either gonna be a Torana or a Gemini. Not to sure yet. What you think?

MR_GEMI · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 11:42 am Post subject: Re: RB Gemini

gemini = Ideal first car
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Getafix · tinkerer Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 146

yeah i would have to agree. I didnt know much about cars when i first bought my gemini, but the purchase of a gregory's manual and a 10mm socket and i was sweet Smile

everything is right there in front of you and so easy to pull off/put on. There reliable aas anything and fairly cheap on fuel/insurance. Just take a mate who knows a bit about gemi's when you go to buy one, someone who knows where to look for rust and usual gemi trait's (nothing like a nice puddle in the drives footwell after a rainstorm, or a heater than dont heat, temp guage that does read, rust in the boot/doors/guards/window seals etc etc)

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

Yeah. Since i got my Learners licence the RB has been the only thing i have driven and i have gotten use to it now and how it handles etc. Toranas r sweet as and there is nothing i would like more than to flog one of those Ford boys or rice boys in a Torana but.. Insurance and rust and parts would be a bit of a problem with the Torana and if i did get a Gemini it would have to have enough power to match it with a 6.

MR_GEMI · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: RB Gemini

easy... drop a g200 in it
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Getafix · tinkerer Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 146

pffft.. the stock 202's arnt extacly the most powerful engine.. although saw a turbo'd lh torana on a dyno putting out 480-odd hp at the wheels.. i had wood... if you want a torana go the LX hatch i reckon... they look sweet.. if your looking for cars.. be patient and find the right one.. took me 4 months to find my manual commodore..

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

yeah i'm not just gonna go out and get the first thing i see. Although i like the LX Torana and the hatch i heard the UC Hatch did come with a Turbo 202 Version. Which was equal to the Mighty A9X Torana in performance.

chris · tinkerer Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 275

yeah i bet u would beat the rice boys in a torry, ppfftt not

chris · tinkerer Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 275

yeah i saw a sr20det lj torry not to long ago Very Happy

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

Rice boys = all show no go. Come on they got bloody milo tins for an exhaust. I am a fan of the classic cars.. or basically your old cars. Like the LJ, LX, HQ, HJ and the gemini's. But which one would go the best with the least amount of work/time/money?

Getafix · tinkerer Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 146

least amount of money.. go for a TD coupe or something, drop in a g180 g200, whack a weber on, exhaust/extractors and your laughing, theylook pretty crazy too..