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What better way to test my new front wheel tilt than to enter into a state round at Ringwood. The Gem steers now without trying to kill me. Was an awesome day! There were a few offs to be had resulting in big damage to a convertible MG and slightly less a Gemini coupe. There is plenty of time to be made up mid corner. Some gearbox shifts and…[Read more]

What better way to test my new front wheel tilt than to enter into a state round at Ringwood. The Gem steers now without trying to kill me. Was an awesome day! There were a few offs to be had resulting in big damage to a convertible MG and slightly less a Gemini coupe.

A couple of pics and vids…

New tow rig with Gem attached…

Dropped in to fix up this thread because ‘up yours Photobucket’…  While I’m here I’ll do a bit of an update.

Managed to get some Moog slotted upper ball joints from the US that also suit Chevette. Lousy pics sort of show before and after results…

Yeah I have a couple here but they got forgotten when I was throwing everything into the ute… 

I got shotgun!

The next round is April 9th. There is a calendar on their website https://www.mgcarclub.com.au/events/category/motorsport/  Ringwood Park  is the name of the complex. They have a dirt track as well, but the better tr…[Read more]

Yeah I have a couple here but they got forgotten when I was throwing everything into the ute… 

I got shotgun!

The next round is April 9th. There is a calendar on their website https://www.mgcarclub.com.au/events/category/motorsport/ They have a dirt track as well, but the better track is Awaba…

Well she finally made it to round one of the Tar Speed Series at Ringwood. Ignition issues sorted but it doesn’t steer very well. 1 deg positive camber will do that. That is the next thing to get sorted. Chasing TRW slotted upper ball joints but no one is getting back to me with answers.

Short phone vid of the runs…

Hmm may as well do monaro nostrils. Would look cleaner than those or reverse cowls imo…

Phew…

Subtle and functional. I like this idea very much… 

Thanks guys.

Booster rebuilt and reinstalled. Brakes bled, beers consumed, shit discussed, by then it was late so called it a night. Next morning found a puddle of brake fluid under the car! Ugh! Master cylinder rear seal now leaking. It’s the only Ford bit on the car and it has let me down in <20 laps. :( Could have been new old stock so back to brake joint…[Read more]

Booster rebuilt and reinstalled. Brakes bled, beers consumed, shit discussed, by then it was late so called it a night. Next morning found a puddle of brake fluid under the car! Ugh! Master cylinder rear seal now leaking. It’s the only Ford bit on the car and it has let me down in <20 laps. :( Could have been new old stock so back to brake joint…[Read more]

Update just for the sake of it…

Brake booster was rebuilt and returned to its snug little home. Engine vacuum leaks now seem to be sorted and I now have reasonable brake pedal feel.
So took the gem out to the track for another test session. The previous issues seemed to be solved and I managed to complete more than one lap. Other smaller issues…[Read more]

What a shame. I’d love to have met him. He seems like a great bloke. All the best Ian, I’ll be keeping an eye out on the web for this beast…

Yes it’s getting close to being the bare minimum it can be. So hopefully can only get faster from there…

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…[Read more]

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…[Read more]