modification thoughts

grimm · newbie Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 6

g'day, i just bought an 81 TE gemi and it's stock as rock. i wanna modify it, but don't have much money. any thoughts?

Pavlos · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 920

Some cheap mags, maybe lower it a bit, exhaust, cold air intake, tinted windows, stereo, extractors, TF grille, TG front end, TF/TG tail lights, TF/TG bumpers. You can pick up a lot of stuff cheap from wreckers or from the for sale section.

Ben Wight · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 946

You can get extractors for around $50 SH, get them fitted for $50 or so, a full exhaust would be around $200.

Cut the snorkel off your air cleaner, run a duct from snorkel to fresh air box in front of windscreen, or to front of car with some sort of funnel on the front.

Make sure your ignition system is up to scratch, pay $80 or so for a dyno tune, check your mixtures, and see how much timing you can advance before detonation on optimax.

Racegem · backyard mechanic Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 987

A heat gun or hair dryer to soften the glue on the badges. Carefully remove them. Makes for a cleaner look, AND STOPS SOME ARSEHOLE SCRATHCHING THE BOOTLID WHEN THEY PINCH THEM!!!

Cost: Nil, if you've got the polish already.

While you're at it, polish the rest of the car. A straight car with reasonable paint looks a million dollars when detailed.

Cost: $50 will get you a Meguiars pack with polish/wax and car wash, and Eagle1 Tyre Shine. Take you half a day and with enough left to last you 12 months.

SLIMER · tinkerer Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 115

bring it to me and leave it with me if you dont have enough money and i'll fix you up, i do re-sprays from $500 and in any colour (pearls, metallics etc etc).
Steve 0421646875
Can email you some gemini's ive done before.
astara@itconnect.net.au

ONLYA4 · petrol head Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 1114

Dont change the front end, i love the TE front end's especially when they are in mint condition. The TF grille's are shit, dont put one of them on, leave it all as TE front.