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If it's got a towball I'll swap for my KE20 too haha

If you haven't already, put it on www.ozgemini.com - it should get snapped up. Gotta love the early models, and it sounds like this one's got a few goodies and is a nice car inside and out. GL with sale.

If anyone uses one of the older Weber carbs, particularly 32/36 sold in Escorts and Cortinas, make sure you check out the fuel fitting. There was a factory recall on the press-in fittings on these carbs, but most of them didn't find their way back to the factory. My mate only found out about it when his awesome Escort went up in flames. Turned out the weber I was about to put on my Gem was one of the "firebomb" originals, and when we took the fitting out it didn't put up much of a fight. The solution is easy enough. Source a new barbed fuel hose fitting with a threaded mount, remove the old press-fit one, tap a thread, clean out the metal shavings and fit the new one, with an appropriate, fuel-resistant sealant or loctite.

TOMORROW IS NOW OFF!!! ;) :dance: :dance: Guys I'm really really sorry, got the call from Jo on Friday and haven't had time to get to a computer, it's been postponed as they just ran out of time and didn't have the people-power. I'm a little disappointed, but on the other hand it does give us all more time to get the cars ready. I know some guys had actually booked accommodation up there and had been pulling all-nighters to get their cars ready, they're not happy at all, but lots of other are actually relieved at the extra time. So yes, VERY sorry everyone, tomorrow is OFF, will keep you all posted.. But it's completely out of my hands at the moment. Eli

UPDATE: SPECTATORS NOT ALLOWED!!! Sorry people! But support and camera crew are welcome, or anyone who feels like helping me change tyres :lol: Will confirm it's all going ahead tomorrow evening... And the schedule might change a bit! And here's a rough idea of the track... Track 1 - Running anti-clockwise - and the track will start/finish at the far left point. Check out the other threads on Tailem Bend for more info. Also, we can take out one or two corners on the skidpan to make it a bit faster. We can basically play around with setups all day, there should be about six sessions for grip/drift so we can do allsorts! Track 2 bypasses the skidpan and takes the wide outside corner instead. Will mostly to track 1 but can to the second one a few times too! Will be an awesome day but WE NEED A FEW MORE PEOPLE! Cheers

Ok guys, some might know me, most won't. My name's Eli, I'm the resident Gemini nut. I was trying to organise a private day on the 6th June at Tailem, but it ended up clashing with the first drift day, so I happily postponed my event and went to that instead. Well, now it's time for my event. It was full, but postponing it and a few last minute deviations lost a few people - so to ensure it goes ahead, and to give you guys the opportunity to hit up one of Tailem's first events, I'm opening it up to the first people to confirm! Here's the deal: Grip, drift and burnouts will all be well catered for. Cars of and drivers any level, noob to pro, stock to hot, street to stupid. The normal basic scrutineering will apply. Don't worry if you've never been to the track before, or aren't a great driver, or if your car's slow. All are welcome, noone needs to feel pressured or stupid. Any "heroes", people that think they're ten times better than everyone else, or people who put others down, need not apply. I want this to be a friendly and welcoming event! Across the day, the will be six 30 minute sessions for grip and drift, it should be driver's choice each run! That's three hours' session time - way more than other events give you for that kind of money. I'll be capping the event at about 17 people maximum, at this point there's 13 and likely to be a few drop-outs... So in short, you'll get as much track time as you can take! There will also be six 10 minute burnout sessions throughout the day, situated at the end of the main straight. If you can't fry your tyres in six sessions, you're doing it wrong! I'm mainly in for drift though. Important notes (the good and the bad): - Every driver on the track must wear an approved helmet, but helmet swapping is OK. - If you need a helmet, go to Mr. Motorcycle Dismantlers on Smart Rd, Modbury (look for the bike up in the air), he sells them new for an awesome $80, all approved etc. I have one and love it. - Spectators should be OK in a similar fashion to the drift event on the 6th. Doubt there will be a BBQ but there are plenty of food places nearby. - Car sharing is OK! But every driver must pay their entry fee. HOW MUCH? Cost should be around $115 including a day's CAMS license, or $90 if you're already licensed. This will depend on numbers - if we have less than say 12, 13 people, this may rise slightly, but I'm sure we'll find the numbers. Get your mates into it, I need to hear back from everyone like, yesterday, so reply ASAP and please only say you're coming if you mean it! If you're keen PM me your name, email address and a contact number if possible. Here's a rough schedule: 9AM arrival guys! Scrutineering will start, as will driver registration and payment. I want everyone to be there by 9:30 at the latest! 09:00 arrival 09:30 scrutineering and driver registration for latest arrivals 10:00 driver briefing, track walkthrough etc 10:30 first grip/drift session 11:00 close 11:05 first burnout session at the end of straight 11:15 close 11:20 second grip/drift 11:50 close 11:55 second burnout 12:05 close 12:10 third grip/drift 12:40 close LUNCH 13:30 third burnout 13:40 close 13:45 fourth grip/drift 14:15 close 14:20 fourth burnout 14:30 close 14:35 fifth grip/drift 15:05 close 15:10 fifth burnout 15:20 close 15:25 sixth grip/drift 15:55 close 16:00 sixth burnout 16:10 close Events conclude for the day. Drivers and spectators welcome to gather for a discussion on how the day went, suggestions etc. Let me know ASAP for an awesome day of grip/drift at Tailem! Each driver should get twice as much track time as last time, since there will be less than half as many cars, and only one "class" - plus some people will be there purely for burnouts I think. I'll be there drifting and possibly gripping (if I can find the self-discipline) in my orange Gem! Spots are limited, so GET IN FAST! However, guys, if numbers fall below perhaps 10 people the event will be at risk of cancellation.. so help me make this happen! Eli/Arch/the "drift panda"!

I've never tried on a Rolla, but most Geminis come out with 24mm front swaybars. With decent bushes it makes a massive difference over non-swaybar models (pre-Lotus/RTS). Depends on the casting material and non-horizontal length of the bar as to how tough it'll be though!

This was the first Rollaclub cruise I've been on, so I didn't really know what to expect. Now believe me, I'm ALL for driving fast. I f***ing love it. And hell, I kept up, traffic pending. But my KE20 is a cruiser, the clutch slips like hell, the springs are spongey and the brakes are tiny... And above all else, Easter Sunday is a REALLY fking stupid time to be blazing through the hills. That's not to say people can't go off ahead... But certain members who shall remain nameless, who think tailgating with their lights on, and overtaking across double white lines, makes them cool, hardcore, and hectik fast uleh, should really get over themselves. Perhaps the people they're overtaking are hills nuts too, but just value their license, or just wanted to cruise? In which case, you succeeded in proving nothing but what an absolute knob you can be. End rant, but seriously. Fast is good. Hell, it's great. But cruises should cater for both fast and slow driving - like waiting for the slower cars before major direction changes or after red lights. And meets for hills runs etc should be organised as such - so that people know exactly what they're up for, and know what to expect. Also, what's wrong with my mate coming in his Gemini? We [Gemini drivers] all love Rollas too, they're both very similar cars, and Geminis are just as Japanese as KE**, they're basically a rebadged Isuzu with a few locally assembled/manufactured panels :) Anyway, got some cool pics, I might even get around to posting them up sometime :( and there were some nice cars out. Eli / Bamboo KE20

Change of plans, Ash and I probably won't be coming, we were a little disappointed with the feel of the last cruise we went on so we'll probably just chill for a while... Have fun everyone!

Should be there in the KE20, my Isuzu (thankyou very much) Geminis are all either off the road or pigs at the moment... lol Ashley should come in her 20, too.

lol, weird as hell, but consider yourself very lucky! Glad you found it, I would have spotted it a mile away because I have the same wheels, in a different PCD, on one of my Geminis.

I'll be there in my bamboo coloured KE20 "Bambi", and my girlfriend Ashley (ashie on here) will be there in her orange KE20 "Sad". We're closer to Parafield, but I'm not sure if we'll have time to meet earlier - might be at the Northern meet point, otherwise see you all at Lofty!

Bloody good stuff.

Nice... First car's sweet, second one's f***ing fantastic. Love the front lip and the quads. I wish there were decent stills of the second car!

Look closely. She's totally running MA61s.