Bob, The first thing to do is join your local car club.
I have been a member for about 8 months now and have used my road car (Datsun Stanza 2L) to do Motorkhanas, Khanacrosses, and lap-dashes etc.. The only modifications necessary to your pride and joy are; 1. A strap to tie down the bonnet. 2. A blue triangle to show the location of the battery. 3. A 1Kg Fire extingusher. 4. A helmet and sensible clothes for you. To do the Gemini series, I just contacted the Gemini series chairman in NSW (Paul Bailey, contact details on the nswrally.com website) and said I was interested and did he know of any cars for sale, he knows all the histories of all the cars so you are not going to get a lemon. It should be easy enough to find the chairman in other states. I don't recommend building a car as it is so cheap to buy one that is ready prepared and set-up. Mine was priced OK but needs some work and some bits and pieces. The good thing about the series is that the modifications are limited and all the cars are about the same - but all the drivers are not! Also I was told by people that should know that if your first car is too powerful and quick you learn to be too cautious and you only ever get 90% out of it. With a Gemini you are so frustrated by its slowness in a straight line :) that you attack corners 100% and learn to get the most out of the car. Anyway, Modifications are; 1. Roll cage, harnesses, seats etc.. 2. Control camshaft 3. Control tyre 4. Free spring and shocks. 5. Free wheels 6. Free exhaust after the exit from the manifold. 7. You can choose the best parts from the range of Geminis, ie RTS rear swaybar, diesel 5spd 'box, TX twin exhaust manifold etc... You also need an R3 licence to do rallies from this year on. The car club will help you get it. www.autospeed.com.au has atory on the series as well - worth a look. The first event for NSW this year is Narooma on Feb23. If you want to modify a car to rally it'd be hard to pass up a Datto though. I'll match the Piazza upgrade story with a Bluebird strut in a Datto - but the difference is that it cost me ~$60! Although I've heard that there is a G180 engine that is PRC legal and is or can be 2L - geez that'd pull hard in a little Gemini!! Regards, Nick 1979 Datsun Stanza 2L 1975 Gemini TX 1.6L 1979 Alfa Sprint 1.5L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob - Uni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:56 PM Subject: Re[2]: Geminis?? > Hello abrahamk, > > I had heard about that series, how does one go about getting involved > in it? I have had a couple of geminis, and they were always really > cheap to maintain, so to rally them would have to be pretty cheap as > well, the mechanicals are pretty strong, even if they are uninspiring > in standard form. > A really nice upgrade for the gems are the Piazza brakes. I got the > calipers and discs for about $600, but I have heard of guys getting > them cheaper, and with a set of good pads you will nearly put yourself > through the windscreen the first time you brake from high speed! > > Thursday, January 31, 2002, 5:12:48 PM, you wrote: > > aoca> Daniel, > > aoca> I am actually not fussy about cars (except I love Italian cars more than is good for me). > aoca> I just got the GEM because there is a one make rally series that is supposed to be a good way to learn how to drive. > aoca> Arthur Jackson actually talked me into it. > > aoca> Anyway, I just wanted to know what to expect with the GEM. > aoca> I haven't driven it, but I got the engine running and FARK does it rev - and it sounds good doing it. > aoca> I am not expecting as good straight line performance as my Datto though. > > aoca> PS It has coil springs all around. > > aoca> PPS If you hate them so much you will enjoy the thought of me having no idea what I'm doing, revving its rings off and making all the newbie stuff-ups in the forests of NSW while my datto > aoca> undergoes a nice rebuild :) > > aoca> Nick > > -- > Best regards, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
