Firebug's Gemini track car... - CommodoresPlus

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December 9, 2015 at 8:51 pm #12047
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Looking good FB, not long now!
December 10, 2015 at 9:43 am #12060
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^agreed, considering how little room you have to work with its bloody neat.
January 14, 2016 at 7:13 pm #13339
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Update:

Was waiting on the new radiator as the supplier was away for Christmas. Just fits. A little bigger than the last one. Was nothing really wrong with the Mustang radiator, I just thought while it’s all apart I can get a bigger one in there. It’s just sitting there atm so I can measure up for some mounting brackets. Still waiting on the plumbing to turn up, hopefully soon…
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February 7, 2016 at 7:03 pm #13895
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Yay…

Running… Rich, but running… :D

Also recovery bottle and fan now in…
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February 7, 2016 at 9:11 pm #13900
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Always a good day, think my washer bottle is made by the same crowd as your recovery bottle!
February 7, 2016 at 9:22 pm #13901
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Haha you have a good eye. It is a washer bottle I grabbed from Rarespares. It was the best fit I could find without going custom.

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February 7, 2016 at 9:37 pm #13902
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LOL I converted the stock VR Washer bottle into a recovery tank!
February 8, 2016 at 6:07 pm #13912
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Snap same washer bottle that i used.
March 16, 2016 at 12:37 pm #15051
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Another box ticked…
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March 16, 2016 at 12:51 pm #15053
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LOL Awesome :XD:
March 16, 2016 at 1:52 pm #15054
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any mods to the l67?
March 16, 2016 at 9:33 pm #15061
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Nah it’s stock for now. Intake and exhaust only. Smaller pulley and tune to come…

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March 17, 2016 at 9:27 am #15062
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firebug wrote:

Nah it’s stock for now. Intake and exhaust only. Smaller pulley and tune to come…

Who are you getting to tune it?
March 17, 2016 at 10:19 am #15063
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A friend of mine is is very Delco savvy. He tuned my last setup at the track with really good results. He also made my wiring harness and set up my electrics…

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March 17, 2016 at 10:56 am #15066
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Awesome using tuner pro I assume?
March 17, 2016 at 11:30 am #15068
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Yes sir…

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March 17, 2016 at 11:42 am #15069
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Good software ill be doing some data logging with it on my modded l67 soon. This thing will be great on the track
September 25, 2016 at 5:16 pm #19893
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Well if someone remembered to plug the wiring loom back into the back of the dash cluster, I would have seen battery and master warning lights on the dash that my mate Sam correctly wired into the original Gemini harness So I now have a charge light.

After a short test day a little while back we discovered this charge issue, and also a significant lack of braking issue, and a steering issue. So no go, no stop and no steer makes firebug almost dead.

Charge now seems sorted. Gauge reads 14v and dash lights are doing everything right. ‘Tick’

When putting the car back on the trailer the front left tyre grabbed a factory Commodore brake line bracket and kinked the hard line, and tore the side wall out of the tyre. Time to revisit the front brakes that I was never real happy with.

New front brakes were ordered. New setup is simpler, and already tried and tested on other Geminis. New VT slotted rotors on new hubs to suit. Calipers from my VYSS saved me a few bucks. New brake line made up. Braided flex lines both sides… ‘Tick’

Steering shaft was fouling on the header causing me to, well, not steer. So removal of the steering rack and shaft was in order. Some trimming of the uni-joint and some ‘adjustment’ of the RH header resulted in a more comfortable clearance… ‘Tick’

Was thinking about the lack of braking on the test day and also how lean the new motor has been running since it has been installed in the Gemini. Figured I might have a buggered booster diaphragm. Pulled the hose off the booster and blocked it, wideband reads low to mid 12’s. Put hose back on booster and clamped it up. Result:

So booster is now out again. Will take it into town tomorrow for a rebuild…

Tick pending…
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September 25, 2016 at 6:25 pm #19894
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Excellent, have wondered how you are getting on. Seems you get to “90% complete” at a rate of knots, then its all the last 1 percenters that take the time. Must be getting close now though?
September 26, 2016 at 1:55 pm #19904
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Yes it’s getting close to being the bare minimum it can be. So hopefully can only get faster from there…

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