friendlyfire Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Discuss away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Hey man. Find out if Gemini bits are the same. If yes...3 things. I have a strengthened driveshaft I'd sell for cheap (sleved the outside of the female spline to stop it blowing out) I think I have a good Gemini tq tube and rubber here that you can have I'm sure there is an aus crowd selling heavy duty sold rubber tq tube mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfire Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Hey man. Find out if Gemini bits are the same. If yes...3 things. I have a strengthened driveshaft I'd sell for cheap (sleved the outside of the female spline to stop it blowing out) I think I have a good Gemini tq tube and rubber here that you can have I'm sure there is an aus crowd selling heavy duty sold rubber tq tube mounts. Have found a heavy duty torque tube mount in aussie thanks, but still not sure if it will fit piazza when you say strenghened driveshaft do you mean the shaft inside the torque tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yes, the driveshaft. If you damage one or find an issue let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taistorm Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Good to see someone on here is doing this right! Seen it on Trademe various times over the years and it looked atrocious with all the trim greened out and odd primed patches and horrible roof and bonnet scoops.Must be mental with the sr20!Looking forward to see what you do with it next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Be awesome if you can get a normal bonnet back on with out cutting it! As above there is someone in Aussie that does them, if you get stuck I have a couple aussie's on facebook who will be able to sort it for you. If it helps the gemini complete torque tube bolted straight up to the piazza diff when I converted the wagon to have the piazza diff.. (to give you an idea of the interchangeability) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfire Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 yup getting a standard bonnet on it is on my list of jobs, only thing i have to do is modify the sump to a rear bowl to get the engine sitting lower then it should clear. The Sr20 goes pretty good in it but im not 100% happy with it, idles quite high and lots of hory stuff in the engine bay which needs tidying up. The main part i love about the car is the piazza steering rack, 2.5 turns lock to lock is awesome. Ill do some measuring when im in nelson next as my white chevette has a gemini diff, then i can compare any differences any chance anyone has any old pictures of my car saved from the times its been on trademe? id be interested to see whats been done to it previously 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taistorm Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Sorry bro, don't have any old trademe pics unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The old owner uses the garage next to mine. Good to see its getting the right treatment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Running piazza power steering? Curious, I thought the racks were just power assisted and essentially the same? Does it have a quickener in it perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfire Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 hmm Im not too sure now you say that. Its not power steering but the cert plate says piazza steering rack and the rack looks different to the both types of chevette ones i have seen. I have a quick rack in my white chevette which is also the same ratio as this one so ill need to investigate, ill take some pictures of the rack in the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Wow- I forgot how little space you have in front. Has it got a fan in there? Did you manage to locate Mark Brownie in Blenheim about parts and advice? Search Holden club people. Will you be over this weekend to see your olds? If so get them along on the run. Im hoping my brother will bring his chevette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfire Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 yup it has a fan in the front, kinda hanging there on zip ties..... haha.. its another thing to fix. Na havnt contact mark brownie yet but i will soon. not coming to Nelson this weekend as im off on a boy fishing trip =) was there a run on? where do i find this info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Here.. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/44729-nelson-monthly-meet-august-2nd-drive-to-tophouse-pub-near-the-lakes/page-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyT Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Looking good, tried out this little beast when it was for sale as a cheap alternative to finishing mine ( already vinned, wof'd, certified etc) but decided against it, glad it has gone to someone who will do it properly. Mine is SR20 as well, best way to fix the bonnet solution is to take the sandwich plate between the engine and sump and get it machined down, this drops the engine to about 8 degrees from horizontal from about 30 degrees which is not good and gives plenty of room to close the bonnet. My memory of the test drive was like sitting in a concrete mixer so good to see those issues being sorted. I had trouble finding a heavy duty doughnut and tried Aussie but had no reply so if you get a solution please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyT Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Had a thought about the rough running motor. If it's running on the factory ECU (i think from memory it is) then one of the inputs is from the speedo, if there is not one then you can get stalling and problems at idle? SR20s have either a mechanical drive or electronic which are interchangeable so you might be able to fit a speedo from a similar Nissan get an electronic speed adjuster from Jaycars and maybe the problem will be solved (no guarantees) If you look at the PLMS website (ozzy) they detail the problem there and build speedo interfaces but last time i wrote to them they were too busy with other stuff to help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Are those electronic adjusters from Jaycar still available? I was after one but couldnt find it listed. I guess I could ring them..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyT Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 yep sure are i think called electronic speedo adjuster about $50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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