I placed my order… It was called the Buick Opel in the US. My brother owned an 81 Civic and my Dad a 76 B210. The Opel looked like a crossover of the two. Looking forward to receiving the poster and seeing this gem finished.
I doubt you are able to read all the comments but it would be fantastic if you put round headlights in your Gemini, And that car looks very similar to my 1969 Toyota sprinter fast back!
Come on guys you could at least take it back to bare metal. You cans call it a full resto if you don’t even take the paint off. I can’t wait to see all the shrink backs in a couple of years. And was that galvanised tin he was welding in? That’s not what you use. 😮
@@abcdefgh1 Yep some peoples dogs are watching as well, so that boosted the viewer count (dogs only count as .5, as they're watching with their humans)
@@mickmarrett9284 you wanna see something disgusting? look up "AE86 Trueno restoration project KrYpto&WiFe" and watch when he solder repairs the hatch rot lol (around 7m50s)
Start from 17.58 and replay the screen Marty is looking at I am sure you can see a glimpse of the colour on the screen it looks purple to me but I am old and blind without my glasses so who knows
@@mightycarmods Its so awesome that you put all this music together yourself. Thats a huge inspiration for me everytime I think about it. Been dreaming of a YT channel to do car adventures and making the music myself for a long time. Keep it going guys, youre the heros of my automotive world
Love how you guys are still doing the very same thing 16 years on, only now on a much larger scale because of the network you both have built, inspirational to say the least 👍🏻
A USA 1976 Isuzu/Opel (Gemini Coupe) was my 2nd car in 1982! I added a Weber carbie, "frenched" the turn signals and door handles and painted it yellow. I loved it because NO ONE even knew what it was. Neither did the car parts store. 2 years later I had to junk it because I couldn't get any parts.
@@StanleyKubick1 It happens more with older cars like this cause most people never garage kept them, so they rusted out and most people wouldn't pay for repair of rust cause cars were soooo cheap back then. I only know this cause my step dad ownes a bunch of vintage Vauxhall and other brand vintage cars. He keeps all his spare parts in massive sheds he stripped of similar make and models
Remember them being called Opel Isuzu by Buick in 78-79. A friend had the 2dr coupe’ in monkey vomit green. Another friend had one that was beige with a tan interior. Who spec’d that from new??
I love the throwback videos like this. It shows young people that you can start knowing nothing and learn as you go. Trial and error is the best teacher in the world. Neve stop paying, guys. The world is behind you.
Martin I too delivered Dominos pizza in my gold Gemini coupe with tartan interior named Bad Gem. (Sticker on back window) Out in Sydney’s west in the early 1990s. I had 13” 4 spoke chrome Dragways 😂 purchased from Bob Jane T mart.
My first car was a vauxhall chevette here in the UK Poster was instantly bought . Got it when I was 17 for 200 pounds . So many memories .33 years later and I still miss it.
My dad had a white Chevrolet Chevette here in Brazil dude, oh the memories! hahahahaha I much rather like how the name Chevette rings, I didn't want to be mean to the boys but gemini sounds so weird!
I want to take a moment to thank you mates for you humor ingenuity craftynesss. Filming voice over editing. All spot on. I live in the states and with the utter insanity. It’s nice to find you 2 guys just a messing around with older cars. Thanks mates
The Gemini coupe was my automotive awakening. Dad built a black one ironically in the mid 90s when I was 5 or 6 years old.. I was obsessed with it, I would draw pictures of it in pre school and everything 😂
Love em & miss them almost daily. Memories with my mates back in the day are the best & unforgettable. I had 3 coupes back in the 80's, a TX (yellow) , TC (green) & TD (white). One with balanced, blueprinted 1600, twin 45mm side draft webers, cam, exhaust etc. Also member of the Gemini Car Club. Really looking forward to the series ahead !!
My excitement is through the roof for you guys! I've been waiting for this build since the auction video all those years ago. It has inspired me to get back to work on my mk2 escort.
Me too stumbled upon mcm in about 2008 budget Galant track car and subscribed also from the max power era got my licence in 97 , had many a nugget for many years worked on improved by myself on mother's driveway .
I had a Max power sticker in the back window of my Mk2 Astra and thought I was the boss. Of course I was 18 and couldn't afford a GTE so I had a 1.3L with a blown head gasket weighed down with half of halfords but I still thought I was Colin McRae
The music in this video was excellent!!!!! Please make as much of it available as you dare Moog! So awesome to see Marty so enthusiastic, clearly a lot of memories and emotion for these cars in him.
I like Chevettes, the uk had a 2.3litre 16valve slant 4 hatchback known as a HS/HSR, it was a beast introduced in 1978, 135bhp, 135lb ft torque. Changed direction like a kitten chasing a spider, quick for its day. This Kadett style will be a great little restomod, can’t wait? Thanks MCM for all you do. 🙏🏼
Seems like everyone but the US got a cool version of the Chevette. We just got 'dull commuter car' or 'even duller commuter car' options. That said, a friend of mine has one that he's swapped a Subaru EZ30 into, behind the seats. It's absolute madness, to the point that it's had to be taken down to the shell and seam-welded because it was tearing itself apart.
@@musewolfman Yes, there has been some cool special versions of the Kadett (and it's derivates). UK had the wild HSR, mainland europe got the "Aero", "Rallye" and the GT/E. Good old times!
I think they've had a 2.0 16v (Z20LET/LEH or C20) ecotec sat on the shelf in the background for years at this point. I can only assume that's for this Kadett, people have called it out in the past.
I have a 1979 Vauxhall Chevette over here in NZ that still registered, warrented, original carby engine, runs like an old mans dream. It's even harder to find parts for then this thing because it's a 2 door wagon! Never seen another one on the road! Been looking forward to this series for ages, it will give me a boost and some inspiration to tidy mine up!
Makes me pine for my first car - a Mk2 Escort. It was far rustier 30 years ago than your Gemini is today :) Have a look at yorkshire car restoration for proper rust repair
I love how the project cars have gotten more nuggety and unique. Been here since the radio install and “blue turd” days; yall are by far my favorite channel-much love from the US 🇺🇸
@18:42 _"Alright, there's some silver in there, some black, some grey, some white some red, some blue, could be anything."_ This means this car is going to be metallic *brown or maroon* because brown _paint_ can be made by mixing red and blue.
Ohhhh!! I am loving that the Gemini pizza-delivery series is kicking off!! Still just 2 minutes in, but had to comment. Also, I suspect there is gonna be heeeeaps of "Doncha mean, Opel Kadett?", "isn't that a Chevrolet Chevette?", etc... comments. Lol
I’m always amazed how you guys really master the camera/editing/sound track on your videos… pure joy to watch! Thank you so much for elevating the internet!
Aside from the amazing work that went into the car, the production and the direction of this video, I have to give you extra credit for the soundtrack. You've always produced fantastic music on your videos but this time you outdid yourselves! Hats down to you, truly!
Have been watching you guys since the beginning, and this video is yet another great inspiration to all of us. Your enthusiasm for this car, the process, the results, it is contagious. Thanks for taking us along for the ride❤
Did my lessons and test in a Gemini. Ground up Rebuilt an Opel Manta B here in Australia in 2013, they are very similar, strut towers torque tube etc, this build is already giving me flashbacks. Looking forward to the rest of this!
Finally it's here!! I'm coming along nicely on my own Opel Kadett C City C20XE build and I'm soo super stoked I get to watch this unfold while I'm still working on my own version as well!
11:28 Tip for next time you're fighting these bitumen sheets: dry ice. Just throw some dry ice in, let everything cool down and then tap it with a rubber mallet. It'll all shatter and come off clean and easy. No need busting your knuckles and scraping it all off in little chunks at room temp. ;)
This is the one build I've been waiting for the most. My first car was a TD gemini, which I delivered pizzas in too! Thankyou for allowing my younger self to live vicariously through this build. So many memories resurfacing of cruising with mates in my absolute nugget and having the time of my life. Love your work guys!
Well done guys! I can understand the hard work going into this build, my TE Gemini doesn’t have much rust but what it does have is currently being cut out and replaced, it’s a huge time and cost but I’m happy I have a very clean tidy car that I can still drive around while having some rust removed. Can’t wait to see this when finished and hopefully see this Gemini at the Gemboree 2024 in Mount Gambier in November
The EGR valve, the ignition coil - those things may go away, but if you haven't learned anything from Bad Obsession Motorsports ... KEEP THE BRACKETS! When you realize you need a place to mount something, you might find that EGR bracket is great for some controller box, and the coil bracket will hold your fuel filter. There's even already a place you might be able to put the bracket, without drilling new holes and adding nutserts.
Why oh why are these two crazy Aussies the most wholesome thing to do with cars on the inter-balls??? Humble and simple... and just so good... when they start a big build... i get so excited... 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I used to have a slammed red tx gemini coupe with the td front end. Engine bay was polished everything with with a g180 carby turbo setup. Loved that car.
My brother was a huge Gemini fan, it was my first car also. He once found a gramps spec coup and was so proud of it. I crashed into it on the day he got it, and wrote it off. He didn't complain a bit and his first concern was my well being. He passed a little while ago, thanks for jogging my memory. Want to sell this once it's done?
Thanks for having me as your special guest, you really made sure i enjoyed it like a holiday , feeding me and showing me around the Sydney workshops ..much appreciated. Dazz
I learned to drive in a Gemini. A classic car like that in Japan must have cost you a heap! Looking forward to finding out what you build with this one.
What memories....my first car was a yellow Gemini and used it for doing deliveries on my P plates. I fixed a leaky heater core, rust in front guards, stereo upgrades. Then did mods of lowered springs, stainless exhaust, rebuilt the motor and made it a 1.8l from a 1.6l. Was still slow but fun.
One of my neighbours had this car in yellow when i was a kid, i used to pass that house just to look at the car in his yard. Years passed and the car dissapeared. When i got my licence i tried to find the same car but i was out of luck..... happy to see someone i love watching gives us a trip down memory lane. Thank you :)
Im jealous! I too had many Gemini's back in the day.. and i also did pizza delivery in them! I still have a key chain somewhere with most of the keys from all of them! My first car was an HR wagon, hand-me-down from dad, but the first car i bought was a TX Gemini sedan that the rear quarter panels looked like they had been stung by bee's.. Obviously it had had a rear ender at some point and was badly repaired. Only cos me $500 and i loved it. I always wanted a TC Panel van with wide wheels on the back and a rotary in the front.. But sadly these days the prices of both are skyrocketing and out of my reach. But i still imagine what it could look like every day! Im really looking forward to seeing how this build turns out!
I've got a Feb 76 TX Sedan.. Currently, no front end, no engine and it's just in the garage waiting for those two things, Time and Money.. Some of those parts are worth keeping and or selling as they aren't really available here in Aus.. Bumpers, Seat buckles etc.. The window trims will go back on and would be nicer if the paint is taken off and polished. Never seen sound deadner on the engine bay shelf before.. About time too.. Friggin awesome.
Flashback to 2005, i wouldve been 13. My brother gets his first car and its a gemini. I remember helping him fit the new head unit.. as well as paint the interior vents and trim in metallic green 🤌 What a time
I own a 1966 Mustang 289 Coupe. You can fix EVERYTHING in that car, and the 289 with cherry bombs is one of the best sounds on earth. Love those old cars for the stories and history and everything they’ve seen, modern cars can’t compare
OMG, I suspected it but now I'm sure, the Gemini was sold in Brazil under the name Chevette, by Chevrolet! My dad had a white one, I didn't know it had been so iconic in Australia! Can't remember if anyone really cared about it back when I lived in NZ, but this is just awesome!
My first car and one of my ex-wife's cars were both Gemini's! Mine was a yellow 1984 Holden TG Gemini SL, 4 spd manual. Hers was the Pontiac version, sold in Canada as the Pontiac Acadian, complete with full red interior!
The first color I thought of when they mentioned a custom color not in any manuals was Supergramps’ “Squid Juice” paint color. Looking at the video, it might be possible, though I seem to recall that that might be a color profile you can look up now. Thanks Moog and Marty for another banger video, can’t wait to see the next installment!
Here in the US, that was a Vega. I had one myself as a kid and my dad had several. You're Gemini would be really unique if you could get a Vega nose for it. The Vega has a more wedge shaped front.
I had a mad 1978 Holden Gemini Panel Van as my second car when I was at Uni. Red, mags, extractors, hot dogs. It looked like a fat shark! Gonna love this build.
I commented about a year ago about seeing the red top /c20xe) on the racking. Nice to see its going in to something that will look at home in lol. My old man has a 230bhp redtop in his mk2 escort rs2000.
I love watching other people do bodywork and paint because it's just so impressive when it's done well, and I know that I lack the talent and artistic touch to do it myself.
Ah man, so excited for this build! I just thought this car was such a weird nugget back all those years ago when you guys bought the car, and about three years ago one of my now best mates had a C Kadett. Best shitbox ever. Had a tape stuck in it that only played 'what is love' and I miss that car every day. Can't wait to see the result!
What a way to end an episode we've all been waiting so long to see 😂 As someone possibly a little older than you Marty seeing this build is bringing back some memories of my own from when cruising around as a teen. We had a conversation a few years back at Penrith supercheap about my intention to build a gemgem as a circuit car but sadly it worked out cheaper to buy an early BMW 315i and drop the 5ltr ìnto it. So looking forward to the rest of the series and hopefully seeing the old girl out in the wild in the future 🫡
I got my Ps in a Gemini. Half my year 12 had them for a first car. Other popular first cars were 70s RWD Corollas, Mk2 Escorts, and early commodores. Brings back memories as I worked on lots of mates Gems in the early 90s. Even did a non engineered V6 conversion into a TD that was dodgy as, and twisted the body when you nailed it. It lasted 6 months before we got pulled over and red carded….. By ‘95 they all seemed to just vanish.
Have the same car, when I was 16 yrs old , its the car where i learn to drive, lots of memories with my gemini, too bad we have to sell it . I do missed my brown 2 door gemini. Looking forward to see your restored gemini marty.
It's FINALLY HAPPENING! Get your poster here for a limited time only: mightycarmods.com/products/limited-edition-gemini-poster-autographed
I placed my order… It was called the Buick Opel in the US. My brother owned an 81 Civic and my Dad a 76 B210. The Opel looked like a crossover of the two. Looking forward to receiving the poster and seeing this gem finished.
I've never clicked on a video and then made a purchase so fast in my life!
I feel like yall messed with a yellow one before
I doubt you are able to read all the comments but it would be fantastic if you put round headlights in your Gemini,
And that car looks very similar to my 1969 Toyota sprinter fast back!
viola metallic porsche??
Nice to see you boost smaller channels/shows like Unicorn Circuit, those guys and us 40 and a half viewers really appreciate it!
40 and half now? Glad to hear that they have picked up a few new subscribers.
no way we 38 have no new viewers
Come on guys you could at least take it back to bare metal. You cans call it a full resto if you don’t even take the paint off. I can’t wait to see all the shrink backs in a couple of years.
And was that galvanised tin he was welding in? That’s not what you use. 😮
@@abcdefgh1 Yep some peoples dogs are watching as well, so that boosted the viewer count (dogs only count as .5, as they're watching with their humans)
@@mickmarrett9284 you wanna see something disgusting? look up "AE86 Trueno restoration project KrYpto&WiFe" and watch when he solder repairs the hatch rot lol (around 7m50s)
An Aussie Opel Kadett C built! F-yeah I can say, can't wait to see all the episodes and the final result! 💪😎🤘🔥🔥🔥
The smooth black and white transition and Marty acknowledging the lack of screen color, is hilarious
Yeah, took a while to notice the transition, the colours going in didn't compute when he started mixing.
Start from 17.58 and replay the screen Marty is looking at I am sure you can see a glimpse of the colour on the screen it looks purple to me but I am old and blind without my glasses so who knows
Hurtful, but hilarious
@@anthony6044 given the tints that went in, I have also concluded that it's a shade of purple most likely.
@@anthony6044 its midnight purple im calling it now
Mad props to Domino's for jumping into this.
That little jazz-funk number playing while Marty is ripping the trim off is really nice. Good work Moog, if that was you.
Thabks mate. Moog on drums + electric piano and Marty on bass and guitar 👍
Release it please, it's fantastic!
That's awesome
@@mightycarmods In that case, good work both of you. I love it ❤️
@@mightycarmods Its so awesome that you put all this music together yourself. Thats a huge inspiration for me everytime I think about it. Been dreaming of a YT channel to do car adventures and making the music myself for a long time. Keep it going guys, youre the heros of my automotive world
*As seen on Wasabi Cars
That guy is a legend, he deserves a huuuge shout out.
Oh that was cheekily done. The fade to B&W was well-timed.
Kinda ingenious
Love how you guys are still doing the very same thing 16 years on, only now on a much larger scale because of the network you both have built, inspirational to say the least 👍🏻
😂
First time I ever heard a Nick Skitz Mega Mix was in a Gemini ❤😂
Iconic
Ooof! Hitting me right in the olds! 😂
Fuck yea, haha what a time to be alive
The face Marty did when he got to look at the colour! Pure bliss in that man eyes!
A USA 1976 Isuzu/Opel (Gemini Coupe) was my 2nd car in 1982! I added a Weber carbie, "frenched" the turn signals and door handles and painted it yellow. I loved it because NO ONE even knew what it was. Neither did the car parts store. 2 years later I had to junk it because I couldn't get any parts.
My neighbor (USA) has the N/A diesel Isuzu coupe.
couldn't get parts for one of the most mass produced compact globally
@@StanleyKubick1 It happens more with older cars like this cause most people never garage kept them, so they rusted out and most people wouldn't pay for repair of rust cause cars were soooo cheap back then. I only know this cause my step dad ownes a bunch of vintage Vauxhall and other brand vintage cars. He keeps all his spare parts in massive sheds he stripped of similar make and models
I found an 89 Chevy spectrum in my neighborhood a week ago. I want it. Just to join the Gemini club
Remember them being called Opel Isuzu by Buick in 78-79. A friend had the 2dr coupe’ in monkey vomit green. Another friend had one that was beige with a tan interior. Who spec’d that from new??
I love the throwback videos like this. It shows young people that you can start knowing nothing and learn as you go. Trial and error is the best teacher in the world. Neve stop paying, guys. The world is behind you.
Martin
I too delivered Dominos pizza in my gold Gemini coupe with tartan interior named Bad Gem. (Sticker on back window)
Out in Sydney’s west in the early 1990s. I had 13” 4 spoke chrome Dragways 😂 purchased from Bob Jane T mart.
Did you sell it to a guy from Windsor? If so... it still exists.
@@BamBamZ_Gaming
I don’t remember to be honest it was so long ago.
I had put in brand new motor from higginbottom in Blacktown before I sold it.
Ha ha ha ha I remember your car!!!!!
@@rc70ys bloody dragways, I had to flare my front guards to fit some on my TX. Then the DOT got wind of it and I got done for being over-tracked 😑
Boys I’m so excited about this build. I have a 1979 Datsun Stanza that’s in restoration mode. Looking forward to see what you do with it!
My first car was a vauxhall chevette here in the UK Poster was instantly bought . Got it when I was 17 for 200 pounds . So many memories .33 years later and I still miss it.
My mum had a Chevette, badged as a Pontiac Acadian.
My dad had a white Chevrolet Chevette here in Brazil dude, oh the memories! hahahahaha I much rather like how the name Chevette rings, I didn't want to be mean to the boys but gemini sounds so weird!
I forgot about this channel. I found you guys like 10 years ago when you were doing the civic mod. Happy to see you boys still going strong
I have had about 10 of these but as Opel Kadett, everything from 1.2L to 2.4L, awesome cars and so easy to work on
I want to take a moment to thank you mates for you humor ingenuity craftynesss. Filming voice over editing. All spot on. I live in the states and with the utter insanity. It’s nice to find you 2 guys just a messing around with older cars. Thanks mates
The Gemini coupe was my automotive awakening. Dad built a black one ironically in the mid 90s when I was 5 or 6 years old.. I was obsessed with it, I would draw pictures of it in pre school and everything 😂
Love em & miss them almost daily. Memories with my mates back in the day are the best & unforgettable. I had 3 coupes back in the 80's, a TX (yellow) , TC (green) & TD (white). One with balanced, blueprinted 1600, twin 45mm side draft webers, cam, exhaust etc. Also member of the Gemini Car Club. Really looking forward to the series ahead !!
As a german, it looks like a Opel Kadett C Coupe that get's a lovely 2L 16 Valve.❤
Same platform, the Kadett K-180 and the Vauxhall Chevette were the european cars.
ich bin nicht der einzige deutsche hier
Because it is
It's exactly that. Can't believe that it then transitioned to fwd :D (same happened to the Ascona, which then became the Vectra)
asa swede i recognised it as a opel kadett too :P
Glad you guys went for the 4 x 20 option.... The car has waited long enough, so has marty, it deserves the screen time.
420 ... nice
IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING EVERYONE! The Gemini begins!
yeah boi ✌️
Gape
My excitement is through the roof for you guys! I've been waiting for this build since the auction video all those years ago. It has inspired me to get back to work on my mk2 escort.
Danny here from the UK, I've followed since day one, I got my licence in the height of the max power era, love you guys with builds like this ❤️
Me too stumbled upon mcm in about 2008 budget Galant track car and subscribed also from the max power era got my licence in 97 , had many a nugget for many years worked on improved by myself on mother's driveway .
I had a Max power sticker in the back window of my Mk2 Astra and thought I was the boss. Of course I was 18 and couldn't afford a GTE so I had a 1.3L with a blown head gasket weighed down with half of halfords but I still thought I was Colin McRae
Good to see you guys gave Wasabicars a small plug. A great channel for people who love older JDM stuff.
Not only are you upside-down, but your Domino's boxes open the other way? Madness,
I noticed that too!
Its domino's latest pizza box design in Australia because pizza boxes are rocket science...
The music in this video was excellent!!!!! Please make as much of it available as you dare Moog! So awesome to see Marty so enthusiastic, clearly a lot of memories and emotion for these cars in him.
I like Chevettes, the uk had a 2.3litre 16valve slant 4 hatchback known as a HS/HSR, it was a beast introduced in 1978, 135bhp, 135lb ft torque.
Changed direction like a kitten chasing a spider, quick for its day.
This Kadett style will be a great little restomod, can’t wait?
Thanks MCM for all you do. 🙏🏼
Seems like everyone but the US got a cool version of the Chevette. We just got 'dull commuter car' or 'even duller commuter car' options.
That said, a friend of mine has one that he's swapped a Subaru EZ30 into, behind the seats. It's absolute madness, to the point that it's had to be taken down to the shell and seam-welded because it was tearing itself apart.
@@musewolfman I like the sound of that! 👊🏼
@@musewolfman Yes, there has been some cool special versions of the Kadett (and it's derivates). UK had the wild HSR, mainland europe got the "Aero", "Rallye" and the GT/E. Good old times!
Great to see Dan @WasabiCars get a shout out.
Excellent content and his TH-cam channel deserves a lot more views than it gets.
The fact you have managed to keep a lid on this is an effort on it's own 🤘
I think they've had a 2.0 16v (Z20LET/LEH or C20) ecotec sat on the shelf in the background for years at this point. I can only assume that's for this Kadett, people have called it out in the past.
@@JamesBalazs the photo of the Plazmaman plenum a while ago points toward the single cam Isuzu that is fitted to these cars in Australia...
@JunkDevelopments it's definitely getting a 16v. C20xe/let based engine
@@JunkDevelopments that would be a shame when the 16v is so easy to tune
@@builtbybagsy 8 valve single cam G180 with an exhaust pump 😋
I have a 1979 Vauxhall Chevette over here in NZ that still registered, warrented, original carby engine, runs like an old mans dream. It's even harder to find parts for then this thing because it's a 2 door wagon! Never seen another one on the road! Been looking forward to this series for ages, it will give me a boost and some inspiration to tidy mine up!
Makes me pine for my first car - a Mk2 Escort. It was far rustier 30 years ago than your Gemini is today :) Have a look at yorkshire car restoration for proper rust repair
I love how the project cars have gotten more nuggety and unique. Been here since the radio install and “blue turd” days; yall are by far my favorite channel-much love from the US 🇺🇸
That grey colour looks awesome!!
@18:42 _"Alright, there's some silver in there, some black, some grey, some white some red, some blue, could be anything."_
This means this car is going to be metallic *brown or maroon* because brown _paint_ can be made by mixing red and blue.
Seeing the thumbnail - 'man that's looks like a kadett c coupe'. Checking the video - 'MAN THAT IS A KADETT C COUPE'.
The Gemini has had many names. Isuzu/Holden Gemini. Buick Opel, Opel Kadett, Saehan Gemini, Isuzu I-Mark
I was thinking the same thing as you and come to the same conclusion hahah😂
That was the exact same reaction, as a kadett b owner that wants a kadett c with a c20xe im a happy man seeing them build this car
I owned a yellow gemini as a p plater too, 24 years ago i can still remember the smell that every gemini has. Have been waiting for this build.
Ohhhh!! I am loving that the Gemini pizza-delivery series is kicking off!! Still just 2 minutes in, but had to comment. Also, I suspect there is gonna be heeeeaps of "Doncha mean, Opel Kadett?", "isn't that a Chevrolet Chevette?", etc... comments. Lol
I’m always amazed how you guys really master the camera/editing/sound track on your videos… pure joy to watch! Thank you so much for elevating the internet!
Good to have you back Marty 😀😀😀
Aside from the amazing work that went into the car, the production and the direction of this video, I have to give you extra credit for the soundtrack. You've always produced fantastic music on your videos but this time you outdid yourselves! Hats down to you, truly!
Netherlands: is that an Opel Kadett??
dat klopt
is a Kadett c Coupe .... in Germany :D
Yes
mightycarmods.com/blogs/news/we-bet-you-wont-be-able-to-pick-every-variant-of-the-gm-t-car
@@mightycarmods Wat is het Australische woord voor koekblik of blikken doos?
Have been watching you guys since the beginning, and this video is yet another great inspiration to all of us. Your enthusiasm for this car, the process, the results, it is contagious. Thanks for taking us along for the ride❤
It's 530am out west. My coffee hasn't kicked in yet. Can't wait to see this gem.
Did my lessons and test in a Gemini.
Ground up Rebuilt an Opel Manta B here in Australia in 2013, they are very similar, strut towers torque tube etc, this build is already giving me flashbacks.
Looking forward to the rest of this!
If there is old car AND Japan involved, then you know it's going to be another one of those epic MCM journeys.
I've seen people remove that ancient black sound deadening from vehicles using dry ice, shit just breaks off like nothing.
Dry ice is by far the easiest and quickest way, turns an hours long job into a few minutes.
Finally it's here!! I'm coming along nicely on my own Opel Kadett C City C20XE build and I'm soo super stoked I get to watch this unfold while I'm still working on my own version as well!
My first car was a black td wagon ,it had stuffed front seats ,so it had a arch put in to hold them up with gold crushed velvet interior
I haven’t been following your recent uploads for the last year or so but I’m happy to be back for this one!
Man you guys need to get yourselves a laser cleaning machine.
Makes jobs like stripping shells to bare steel so much easier.
11:28 Tip for next time you're fighting these bitumen sheets: dry ice. Just throw some dry ice in, let everything cool down and then tap it with a rubber mallet. It'll all shatter and come off clean and easy. No need busting your knuckles and scraping it all off in little chunks at room temp. ;)
Yes, finnaly the chevette!
You spelled kadett wrong
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@@JasperTW-NLyou spelled Gemini wrong
Other than not capitalizing the "C", it looks right to me.
This is the one build I've been waiting for the most. My first car was a TD gemini, which I delivered pizzas in too! Thankyou for allowing my younger self to live vicariously through this build. So many memories resurfacing of cruising with mates in my absolute nugget and having the time of my life. Love your work guys!
WHERES THE GEMINI.... (for past 2 years...)
OH FUCK YEAH! THERE IT IS!
Well done guys! I can understand the hard work going into this build, my TE Gemini doesn’t have much rust but what it does have is currently being cut out and replaced, it’s a huge time and cost but I’m happy I have a very clean tidy car that I can still drive around while having some rust removed.
Can’t wait to see this when finished and hopefully see this Gemini at the Gemboree 2024 in Mount Gambier in November
yesss, the ultimate Domino's delivery Gemini
The EGR valve, the ignition coil - those things may go away, but if you haven't learned anything from Bad Obsession Motorsports ...
KEEP THE BRACKETS!
When you realize you need a place to mount something, you might find that EGR bracket is great for some controller box, and the coil bracket will hold your fuel filter. There's even already a place you might be able to put the bracket, without drilling new holes and adding nutserts.
Why oh why are these two crazy Aussies the most wholesome thing to do with cars on the inter-balls??? Humble and simple... and just so good... when they start a big build... i get so excited... 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I used to have a slammed red tx gemini coupe with the td front end. Engine bay was polished everything with with a g180 carby turbo setup. Loved that car.
My brother was a huge Gemini fan, it was my first car also. He once found a gramps spec coup and was so proud of it. I crashed into it on the day he got it, and wrote it off. He didn't complain a bit and his first concern was my well being. He passed a little while ago, thanks for jogging my memory.
Want to sell this once it's done?
Thanks for having me as your special guest, you really made sure i enjoyed it like a holiday , feeding me and showing me around the Sydney workshops ..much appreciated.
Dazz
Sick bro super excited for you. Days of work set in 20 minutes video doesn't do it justice that's hard Yakka mate good work.
I'm so glad you guys decided to split this into separate episodes and go into detail
I learned to drive in a Gemini. A classic car like that in Japan must have cost you a heap! Looking forward to finding out what you build with this one.
Go the Gemmi! One of my mates in college had one, he'd swapped out for the 2.0 Isuzu engine with Weber, cams and extractors. Went hard.
What memories....my first car was a yellow Gemini and used it for doing deliveries on my P plates. I fixed a leaky heater core, rust in front guards, stereo upgrades. Then did mods of lowered springs, stainless exhaust, rebuilt the motor and made it a 1.8l from a 1.6l. Was still slow but fun.
One of my neighbours had this car in yellow when i was a kid, i used to pass that house just to look at the car in his yard. Years passed and the car dissapeared. When i got my licence i tried to find the same car but i was out of luck..... happy to see someone i love watching gives us a trip down memory lane. Thank you :)
Im jealous! I too had many Gemini's back in the day.. and i also did pizza delivery in them! I still have a key chain somewhere with most of the keys from all of them! My first car was an HR wagon, hand-me-down from dad, but the first car i bought was a TX Gemini sedan that the rear quarter panels looked like they had been stung by bee's.. Obviously it had had a rear ender at some point and was badly repaired. Only cos me $500 and i loved it. I always wanted a TC Panel van with wide wheels on the back and a rotary in the front.. But sadly these days the prices of both are skyrocketing and out of my reach. But i still imagine what it could look like every day! Im really looking forward to seeing how this build turns out!
I've got a Feb 76 TX Sedan.. Currently, no front end, no engine and it's just in the garage waiting for those two things, Time and Money.. Some of those parts are worth keeping and or selling as they aren't really available here in Aus.. Bumpers, Seat buckles etc.. The window trims will go back on and would be nicer if the paint is taken off and polished. Never seen sound deadner on the engine bay shelf before.. About time too.. Friggin awesome.
I know it will look great due to all your past performances. Great video can’t wait to see it all finished.
If you were a teenager in the 90s/2000s you either owned a Gemini or knew someone that did. Love em.
Flashback to 2005, i wouldve been 13. My brother gets his first car and its a gemini. I remember helping him fit the new head unit.. as well as paint the interior vents and trim in metallic green 🤌
What a time
I own a 1966 Mustang 289 Coupe. You can fix EVERYTHING in that car, and the 289 with cherry bombs is one of the best sounds on earth. Love those old cars for the stories and history and everything they’ve seen, modern cars can’t compare
I'm 54 and my 1st car was a Vauxhall Chevette which in the UK is same sh*t different bucket as a Gemini, big love for keeping it real :)
my nana had a gemini wagon when i was little ever since ive wanted one.. cool to see you 2 doing this one.
So glad this is finally happening. You must be beside yourself.
OMG, I suspected it but now I'm sure, the Gemini was sold in Brazil under the name Chevette, by Chevrolet! My dad had a white one, I didn't know it had been so iconic in Australia! Can't remember if anyone really cared about it back when I lived in NZ, but this is just awesome!
My first car and one of my ex-wife's cars were both Gemini's! Mine was a yellow 1984 Holden TG Gemini SL, 4 spd manual. Hers was the Pontiac version, sold in Canada as the Pontiac Acadian, complete with full red interior!
The first color I thought of when they mentioned a custom color not in any manuals was Supergramps’ “Squid Juice” paint color. Looking at the video, it might be possible, though I seem to recall that that might be a color profile you can look up now.
Thanks Moog and Marty for another banger video, can’t wait to see the next installment!
5 years ago i thought you would beat me in the resto race. Mine kadett c coupe is just done. Love seeing this marty
Here in the US, that was a Vega. I had one myself as a kid and my dad had several. You're Gemini would be really unique if you could get a Vega nose for it. The Vega has a more wedge shaped front.
I had a mad 1978 Holden Gemini Panel Van as my second car when I was at Uni. Red, mags, extractors, hot dogs. It looked like a fat shark! Gonna love this build.
My first car was a 1989 VW Polo (breadvan). I loved that thing!!!
Would love to build one today!
After a long time watching. The immortalized cars are it for me.
Stoked for the both of you.
This is the build I've been waiting for. I have driven plenty of Geminis in my life, awesome little cars.
Boys I’m so pumped for this build project !!! Restoring a car like this takes love ❤️ and patience but the end result will be so worth it !!! 😜👍🇦🇺
I commented about a year ago about seeing the red top /c20xe) on the racking. Nice to see its going in to something that will look at home in lol. My old man has a 230bhp redtop in his mk2 escort rs2000.
That interior man… wow.
Every single one I saw in my teens back in mid 90s was junk so that is an amazing feat for that interior
I love watching other people do bodywork and paint because it's just so impressive when it's done well, and I know that I lack the talent and artistic touch to do it myself.
Ah man, so excited for this build! I just thought this car was such a weird nugget back all those years ago when you guys bought the car, and about three years ago one of my now best mates had a C Kadett. Best shitbox ever. Had a tape stuck in it that only played 'what is love' and I miss that car every day. Can't wait to see the result!
The gemini... definitely brings back memories!
What a way to end an episode we've all been waiting so long to see 😂
As someone possibly a little older than you Marty seeing this build is bringing back some memories of my own from when cruising around as a teen.
We had a conversation a few years back at Penrith supercheap about my intention to build a gemgem as a circuit car but sadly it worked out cheaper to buy an early BMW 315i and drop the 5ltr ìnto it.
So looking forward to the rest of the series and hopefully seeing the old girl out in the wild in the future 🫡
I got my Ps in a Gemini. Half my year 12 had them for a first car. Other popular first cars were 70s RWD Corollas, Mk2 Escorts, and early commodores. Brings back memories as I worked on lots of mates Gems in the early 90s. Even did a non engineered V6 conversion into a TD that was dodgy as, and twisted the body when you nailed it. It lasted 6 months before we got pulled over and red carded….. By ‘95 they all seemed to just vanish.
I love you guys so much that I don’t skip a single add
GH Sigma Turbo .. Mynfirst new car was incredible! Love to see one of these rebuilt and updated!
I drove one in Detroit in 1974. It was an European Opal Kadett GTE. Cool car!
Have the same car, when I was 16 yrs old , its the car where i learn to drive, lots of memories with my gemini, too bad we have to sell it .
I do missed my brown 2 door gemini. Looking forward to see your restored gemini marty.
Been waiting to see the gemini build! sooo excited to see it come along and what you will do with it! such a neat little car.