Something to be said about boys in a shed. Spinning spanners and then sitting back with a beer. Planning the next days graft. Love the dad and lad set up just like me and my dad but with bikes. 😅😅 Keep it up. P.s Al's a legend
Congrats Hunters! So good to see the Gemini scene getting some props after being the redheaded step-child of the Aussie car scene for so long eh boys! Will I see you at Jambo?
My grandad passed away lastnight and he was a very intelligent man and also an engineer, he used to love watching turbo yoda and his genius with me. You 2 legends always know how to time it perfectly, thank you for always being there 💜✌🏼
One thing that I really like about MCM is they are so genuine. The friendships they have made over the years and continue to have is just amazing and says allot about these two gents. Al "Turbo Yoda" is a LEGEND and honestly is SO GOOD at what he does, to have him as a mentor would be like having Albert Einstein as your Math Tutor. He's that good. Then, Marty goes and talks to regular people that are the BEST at what they do, goes to their garage and asks for help. Having a Father and Son who builds these engines take the time out of their schedule to do this? LEGENDS. This show, I have been watching since the driveway days, has SO MANY Amazing People, to see them all come out to help MCM over the years is a testament to how the car community is not only in Australia but around the world. I for one, being from the USA, and admiring from afar not only the cars you build, but the friendships that you have made over the years. All I can say is, You Guys are Amazing, and you help so many people have a better day by just putting out a video and having these VERY SPECIAL people come on and help. All I can say is Thank You, and I SO MUCH appreciate how Humble Marty and Moog still are after all their success. Cheers to MCM and the whole car culture community from wherever you're from nothing but Respect to you all😎👍
Couldn't agree more. In fact that's what puts the lie to many other YT channels, that are on some level jokes. Marty and Moog are the real deal, to the bone. Not just skilled, not just passionate, but GENUINE -- just as you said.
As another non-downunder viewer I love these shows. They are far removed from the typical American show that feature 6 liter V8s at minimum and thousand HP daily drivers commonplace. Well to them maybe. Our open rules anything go's cars and trucks get boring after awhile. A monkey can build a hot LS or Hemi or Ford from a crate and online parts. Stuff them in the vehicle of choice and results on the timeslip depends on the weight of your wallet. That's not hot rodding to me. It's you taking the parts "cheaply" available and figuring out how to make them work. 30's cars with flathead and early small blocks. Moving to my age, rebuilding 396s to stuff in my 66 Chevelle or shoehorning a hot small block into Little Scott's Vega wagon. Putting headers on a 71 Mopar while flat on your back on a hot ass concrete driveway. That's hot rodding. What you guys do, while modern, is much more in keeping of hot rodding I grew up with. We swapped windshields in a car with a valid inspection sticker into our very not inspected Vega. The obstacles you have to overcome make it much more interesting. I fear that when rules like what you have to deal with come to the States there won't be the skills still around to get around them. Hot rodding will be dead in its birth place. But I think you blokes will still be working at it. Good on you, as they say.
Adding Al to a build is the automotive equivalent of going full nuclear. No task is safe, and he will decimate all problems. I lost my dad just a week ago, he used to paint the Gems at GMH Acacia Ridge and had some of the best stories of the hijinks that went on among the guys and was one of the guys responsible for finding the problem with the 2 doors loose rear guard. And yes, he was shocked when they just fixed it with a lump of wood. I really wanted to share this build series with him, just to hear him tell me more stories but sadly cancer got him before we had the chance. I still have some of his old paint inspector coats and a bunch of GMH memorabilia to remind me, but it is not the same as seeing him tell me with the joy and enthusiasm it brought him of being a part of Aussie history.
Sorry for your loss mate. My dad didn’t know much about cars but he was always happy to hear me yabber on about them or give Me a lift to get parts or rego or whatever. He did teach me how to edit videos when I was 12 which was super early in the NLE game. Very cool your old man worked at Holden! So much history there.
@@mightycarmods Thanks mate! Too say it has been hard saying goodbye just doesn't say enough. He is one of the coolest most easy-going guys I have ever known who always had a joke or cool story to tell when I was feeling down. He was always willing to help out his mates and taught me everything I know about being a man. He is my hero and I only hope that I can make him proud.
📼 ➡️ Back in the day we used a button on Cassette tape and some CD players to skip or advance the tape called Fast Forward/ FFWD …. FWD 😊 (For any of the youngn’s who might not know) 🤜🏼🤛🏻
that trick with the little piece of aluminum to drill with the hole saw is really smart just learnt something new. thanks al loving the series boys and amazing music Blair
He looks way more relaxed now too, good to see. YT is all good and whatnot but there's stress to hit times and dates and sometimes life just doesn't work that way. Great to see Al again for sure 👍
@@Tbe4r dont think so the one in that vid was a darker blue and didnt have a hood scoop this one has the hood scoop so its likely a twinturbo one and looks to have the black leather seats
One thing I love about MCM is that you don't have to wait years to see a full restoration! They obviously restored this Gemini over months of work but waited to launch the videos until the series was complete (well we do not know if it's complete yet of cause)❤
@@ghomerhust That would most of the time also be the german way. But I think Alan's version is way better, as it is an actual answer instead of a counterquestion.
I'm always awe struck by engine builders who try to produce the "perfect" engine (i.e. to exact spec). Those guys built a stunning engine - measure, grind polish to perfection.
I do love that across Australia (and the world?), regardless of how specialist the shop is, the universal tool for knocking pistons in is the handle of the mallet.
Funny thing is there is probably a proper tool or someone tried to invent one but building an engine you are almost always going to have a rubber mallet of some kind close to hand haha
definetely the whole world, we do that in europe too. Back then I learned to it with the handle of a mallet in my apprenticeship. Also seen the americans do it that way.
The amount of planning that went it to this build is awesome. Just watching and knowing how long ago Marty picked up this car, until the build series started was a long time. Now it’s evident why it took so long. So much prep, and planning will make for an awesome car that I hope, he keeps forever.
Older cars like this seem to have all the room you want in the engine bay and in front of the radiator until you put a turbo on it 😂 I had to move the grill out on my 4G63 powered Datsun 510 (1600) just to fit a 2.25" intercooler core after adding an ac condensor. These are the things we do for turbos 🥰
Holy crap this episode is like a melding of so many people I know. Darren from WA, the Hunters from Melbourne, Lee Thomas getting a mention (he's the original Turbo Yoda of Geminis and guided me a lot in the early 2000's), Al I went to TAFE with in 1996, and to top it off Shannon from Plazmaman who I know well from the Starion scene and also having bought my own Plazmaman intake through him for my Gemini coupe. Wild! can't wait to see what it makes. I have a pretty good idea from that combo what it'll do, but I won't spoil it haha :)
You and I, and Gemini ! i rember the holden Advertisments very well , i was in my teens during the 1980s and the geminis where every where. i was a 4 cyl guy. loved the gemini and datsun 1600s, i was either going to own a gemini or a 1600, eventually i brought a 1600, twin delortoes on a 2 ltr l20 , eventually turned that into a z18turbo with a 2.4 litr block, sadly never got the gemini, after the 1600 i had a 180b SSS, with z20 turbo , then a starion i hill climbed and super sprinted , 2.4 ltr engine with multipoint efi with a microtec ecu , always did my own work, couldnt aford to pay any one and due to this i learnt a lot along the way, plenty of tafe time through my 20s and 30s, with trade experience as a engine reconditioner, mechanic, auto electrics, bike mechanic, metal fab welding, , turbo charging , tig welding , wiring and tuning efi, haltecs, microtec, morristec , factory efi stuff, ls1 edit, hp tuners, suzuki hyabusa efi . i had a moto, learn what you need to know then do it until you was good at it, saved a tone of money and learnt lots of stuff .
Alan is so calm, he oozes, absolutely OOZES confidence. "This will work - wonderfully. Trust me, let me show you the path" I was scared for the front right there. Happy you gave it back for a paint refresh. Aussie Car culture - at its finest.
I can not express enough how pure MCM is in this new space of automotive UA-cam. We like watching cool people build cool cars even if it’s low horsepower, it’s about the build not the HP. Not about super cars, or “how much HP an actual horse has” or “how much HP can we make out of one car. Keep up the fantastic work boys!!
Gents. You took me back to 16yo. As the cork valve cover gasket was being freed, I thought, "I haven't seen one of those since..." My mind was quiet, as I watched younger me do the same thing. Then, with the first glimpse of the valve cover I knew exactly what that engine was. My first car (1979 Chevy LUV) developed a bad rod knock, and I got a clipped motor from Japan to replace it with. I had to swap almost everything over so it fit in my engine bay. I borrowed a shop in the back of my local parts house. I did the work (mostly) myself, and made a lot of mistakes. A couple months later the head gasket gave way, and I was back into it again. That little 1.8L Isuzu was perfect to learn on. At the time I was just frustrated, but now I see it was a turning point. So many times in my life I've thought, "I swapped an engine at 16yo, I can do this." Thanks for the trip down memory lane fellas!
Haven't watched MCM for a VERY long time, I'm back for this because the Gemini community turns up! and Darren, Darren and Cory are the best in the business
Loving this, yes I owned a TX Gem sedan that I paid peanuts for and loved it. Fixed the dreaded door rust, rebuilt the 1600 and ended up with 7 inch rears and plenty of poke and good times. My wife also enjoyed a TX coupe auto with extractors and smiles. Great to see Alan and Marty working together. A good honest and very relatable build and some reminiscing of simpler times. Cheers
Kinda disappointed that the Opel C20XE didn't make the cut, but I can't be too disappointed with the G200 either, and using Corey to help assemble it is a genius level move. Those guys know what they're doing and that little red Gemini is a weapon. I've skimmed the episode right now. I'll watch it in full tonight.
Great story about the C20XE and the Cosworth developed head. Bulletproof internals & forged pistons. While the smaller C16XE was developed by Lotus. They delivered it to Vauxhall with 150bhp. The suits at Vauxhall decided they couldn't have a 1.6lt overshadowing the bigger 2.0lt engines. Therefore it was strangled down to 109bhp by fitting the complicated inlet manifold, Milder cams, and they adjusted a few other things including the very aggressive map on the ecu. Awesome built engines that can handle & deliver big power
@@blownhemiabsolutely Scotty. They become an expensive exercise here in Oz. I've used the calibra 20xe head on a 2.4 100mm stroke rodeo based bottom end... lots and lots of custom bits.... it ads up pretty quick!
Every time I think MCM can't get any better, I also have my few favourite builds they throw a curve ball and make me fall in love all over again...this build is going to be epic and I 100% believe that this car will remain in the MCM garage and rightfully so....was so good seeing Al again too he is a master of his craft....
We love what you do fellas, but it’s really awesome that you give us a look behind the scenes to see what goes into everything from paint restoration to engine rebuilding and fabrication to engine tuning. So cool to know we have so much local talent. Makes you proud to be Aussie 🥲
@@matenagypal7322 This pair of "Australians" wont ever touch a holden or a v8 because they don't like vehicles with over 500 rwkw so you don't need to be worried buddy
You've got all the best people chipping in on this build, and I love it. That paint is so nice it won't matter that you're driving it backwards either!
At 2:22 you mention that a lot of good stuff comes out of Vic. Very true, but not Geminis. Every last Oz built Gem was from the Acacia Ridge plant in sunny Brisbane, Queensland. My old man started there in 1966 and was Plant Manager from 1979 until it closed in 1984. He is still going at 95 and still sharp. I used to go to work with him on Saturdays. I played in the factory and explored while he did his thing. I had the best set of cars to play with as a kid anyone could hope for. I will be showing him this build progress tonight.
I'm so stoked to see this build continue! Love the nostalgia that's fueling the passion on this build! It's making me want to buy a crappy 90's Nissan and do the same thing. I delivered so many pizzas in my 1998 Nissan Sentra, and also had an SR20 swapped one for a while too. Keep up the good work fellas! Y'all are legends! Time to crack open a shit beer and watch some MCM!!
Hello from the US to Marty, Moog and all that watch and enjoy with me. My comment isn't as much a auto related comment but a thank you. I have been watching for years and I feel like we are all friends and I have never met any of you. I was hoping that this video would come out yesterday but today was almost as good. We had to put our beloved Bernice Mountain Dog down yesterday. He lived 11.5 years which is very long for the breed. I am glad that your video and the below comments brought some comfort and normality to my day. Keep doing what you do my friends. God Bless all.
What a fantastic build! Lovely seeing Al back and the Gemracing guys are legends, I bet they love the Plazaman intake, and seeing it being made was great. Al needs to get his hands on a C20XE for a build, he'd love that.
All the collabs are amazing showing people from all over coming in to help with the build and showing us there awesome skills. This car is going to be sick 🤙
We had the Vauxhall Chevette here in the UK, the first car I remember my old man driving, it used to break down a lot, and some of my earliest memories are with him trying to fix the bloody thing. Exhausts used to rust off in a few months, dodgy brakes, etc, I'd have been about 5 at the time (getting in the way probably), and I'm sure that's what kick started my passion for all things automotive. Love this series boys!
Thank you for the upload lads, I've been channel hopping for the last 40 mins... And always a treat watching turbo Yoda work his magic Marty: " what we going to do with a FWD piston?" Darren: " jusrt drive backwards":😂😂
20secs in and Alan spots a missing bolt!, love the passion you guys have to supporting eachother and getting this project running again. One of the best MCM builds.
Marty has a Gen 3 Legacy!!! That is soo cool! Surely we get a video dedicated to that at some point. Driving around talking about the car. We need this!!
18 minutes 45 seconds in , Alan, you are a legend, I have kept my TG gemini book I bought when I owned my first gemini, back in 1999, and because I have loved the TG shape forever , and I always knew I would come back to one in the future after I eventually raced the coupe for a year at Perth events. You Legend! ( for not making me feel like a loser holding onto this book for 20 years lmfao )
The most valuable part of this whole project is the LEARNING -- the opportunity to get better at a whole range of skills, and the incentive to improve. That's way bigger than car mods; it's about life itself. Stout work.
The disappointment in it not being a C20XE is immeasurable, I would have loved to finally see my favourite engine get some love internationally 😂 The G series' are still pretty cool though.
Old mate in his shed reminds me of my father. Expert mechanic and man of few words, taught me everything about building motors and working on cars. You can see that he has imbued all of his skills into his son and would be immensely proud of him. As I try to do the same thing with my young children, this has reminded me to express my gratitude to my dad for teaching me. I am slightly depressed that these skills will become even less common as electrification of vehicles may make a good chunk of it redundant in the future :/
Everything I know about cars is courtesy of my old man & I wouldn’t have it any other way! We’re just a couple of blokes who love these cars, and engines who try to give other people the smiles they give us when there’s some forced induction throw down its guts! haha. I’m hoping the future generation get to learn stuff like this, but it isn’t looking too promising unfortunately!
Legends!!! So nice of you to be showing what can be done now a days combining modern manufacturing of custom parts and old school engines! It's gonna look AND GO awesome!!!!!!!!! I've been blanning to do a build like this with an old SAAB 99 turbo notchback; this series could be just the push I need to do it! Thanks!
This is probably my favourite build the boys have ever done, and working with mates and the pro's to show what can be done. This is dream build material regardless of the vehicle.
I have been following since the pissing on the mudguard days of MCM. This series is the best one yet, doing up a classic car properly. Love how grounded you have remained through your climb to success! Thank you for all these years of great content, ideas (no one appreciated my push to start button in a 1 litre blender of a Polo I had back then) and most of all the company! Keep it up!
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Hey Guys, the heavy metal track at 11min in... Is that on Moog's Amazon Music / Spotify channels?
Something to be said about boys in a shed. Spinning spanners and then sitting back with a beer. Planning the next days graft.
Love the dad and lad set up just like me and my dad but with bikes. 😅😅
Keep it up.
P.s Al's a legend
There's a few domino's pizza deliveries in that engine bay bling, it's pizza with the lot!
I bought 1300 of them and had them sent to the ISS help those boeing astronauts
Like your hole saw centre method i usually use 18 plywood and clamp. Your way stops Al from un planned gender change 🖖👀👍
Thanks for choosing us Marty, we’re humbled to be a part of this build!
From us fans, thank you for keeping the dreams alive and for being there when Marty needed the expertise that is required for it. You guys rock!
Just drive it backwards 😅😂
You guys put that engine together in a manner so practiced I bet you could do it blindfolded. Great work guys, really shows you what experience can do
Congrats Hunters! So good to see the Gemini scene getting some props after being the redheaded step-child of the Aussie car scene for so long eh boys! Will I see you at Jambo?
You're a bloody legend cobba
My grandad passed away lastnight and he was a very intelligent man and also an engineer, he used to love watching turbo yoda and his genius with me. You 2 legends always know how to time it perfectly, thank you for always being there 💜✌🏼
@Emersonbmx16 Condolences to you 😢🙏
I'm sorry for your loss. Prayers.
Sorry for your loss, He sounds like a great man, May he rest in peace
Sorry for your loss mate.
Im sure he is watching with you
* looks into empty engine bay * There's a bolt missing.
Never change, Al. Never change.
this is exactly why we love Yoda. absolute legend
This is the sort of expertise you just can't get without decades of practice.
we love you Al. We miss you.
The confidence (well earned) Al has. What a legend.
One thing that I really like about MCM is they are so genuine. The friendships they have made over the years and continue to have is just amazing and says allot about these two gents. Al "Turbo Yoda" is a LEGEND and honestly is SO GOOD at what he does, to have him as a mentor would be like having Albert Einstein as your Math Tutor. He's that good. Then, Marty goes and talks to regular people that are the BEST at what they do, goes to their garage and asks for help. Having a Father and Son who builds these engines take the time out of their schedule to do this? LEGENDS. This show, I have been watching since the driveway days, has SO MANY Amazing People, to see them all come out to help MCM over the years is a testament to how the car community is not only in Australia but around the world. I for one, being from the USA, and admiring from afar not only the cars you build, but the friendships that you have made over the years. All I can say is, You Guys are Amazing, and you help so many people have a better day by just putting out a video and having these VERY SPECIAL people come on and help. All I can say is Thank You, and I SO MUCH appreciate how Humble Marty and Moog still are after all their success. Cheers to MCM and the whole car culture community from wherever you're from nothing but Respect to you all😎👍
Couldn't agree more. In fact that's what puts the lie to many other YT channels, that are on some level jokes. Marty and Moog are the real deal, to the bone. Not just skilled, not just passionate, but GENUINE -- just as you said.
Couldn't've said that any better man. Cheers from Finland and have a great day/night wherever you are guys & gals ☺️❣️
this should be the top commenr
As another non-downunder viewer I love these shows. They are far removed from the typical American show that feature 6 liter V8s at minimum and thousand HP daily drivers commonplace. Well to them maybe. Our open rules anything go's cars and trucks get boring after awhile. A monkey can build a hot LS or Hemi or Ford from a crate and online parts. Stuff them in the vehicle of choice and results on the timeslip depends on the weight of your wallet. That's not hot rodding to me. It's you taking the parts "cheaply" available and figuring out how to make them work. 30's cars with flathead and early small blocks. Moving to my age, rebuilding 396s to stuff in my 66 Chevelle or shoehorning a hot small block into Little Scott's Vega wagon. Putting headers on a 71 Mopar while flat on your back on a hot ass concrete driveway. That's hot rodding. What you guys do, while modern, is much more in keeping of hot rodding I grew up with. We swapped windshields in a car with a valid inspection sticker into our very not inspected Vega. The obstacles you have to overcome make it much more interesting. I fear that when rules like what you have to deal with come to the States there won't be the skills still around to get around them. Hot rodding will be dead in its birth place. But I think you blokes will still be working at it. Good on you, as they say.
"Why would you turbo one of these, Alan?"
"Because it's an engine"
Nice to see Al. Loving the progress on the build :)
Good answer but the actual correct answer to "Why would you turbo one of these" is "Why Not".....
Almost fell off my chair. Gotta love Alan's style, man!
@@x_warhog_x8701 or "because I can"
Legend
This needs to be a T-shirt.
Adding Al to a build is the automotive equivalent of going full nuclear. No task is safe, and he will decimate all problems.
I lost my dad just a week ago, he used to paint the Gems at GMH Acacia Ridge and had some of the best stories of the hijinks that went on among the guys and was one of the guys responsible for finding the problem with the 2 doors loose rear guard. And yes, he was shocked when they just fixed it with a lump of wood.
I really wanted to share this build series with him, just to hear him tell me more stories but sadly cancer got him before we had the chance. I still have some of his old paint inspector coats and a bunch of GMH memorabilia to remind me, but it is not the same as seeing him tell me with the joy and enthusiasm it brought him of being a part of Aussie history.
Sorry for your loss mate. My dad didn’t know much about cars but he was always happy to hear me yabber on about them or give
Me a lift to get parts or rego or whatever. He did teach me how to edit videos when I was 12 which was super early in the NLE game.
Very cool your old man worked at Holden! So much history there.
@@mightycarmods Thanks mate! Too say it has been hard saying goodbye just doesn't say enough. He is one of the coolest most easy-going guys I have ever known who always had a joke or cool story to tell when I was feeling down. He was always willing to help out his mates and taught me everything I know about being a man. He is my hero and I only hope that I can make him proud.
@@someyoungguy6990 Sorry for the loss of your Dad mate. I am sure you have made him proud.
Deadpan: "Just drive the car backwards" LMAO 😆😆😆
Yeah that was piss funny ey
You could mount the engine South/North instead of North/South too, that'd work :)
I have a feeling he's heard that joke many many times :p
Darren has been quick witted as long as I've known him lol
"What a Legend"
Alan's smile when talking about turbocharging stuff is just wholesome 😄
Marty was so proud of his FWD piston joke and no one was giving him anything! Hahaha. It’s ok mate I laughed 😂
Haha the one guy did say to drive it backwards.
He did say it’s meant to be awd?!?!
@@mediocreman2Sure did....
📼 ➡️ Back in the day we used a button on Cassette tape and some CD players to skip or advance the tape called Fast Forward/ FFWD …. FWD 😊
(For any of the youngn’s who might not know) 🤜🏼🤛🏻
that trick with the little piece of aluminum to drill with the hole saw is really smart just learnt something new. thanks al loving the series boys and amazing music Blair
That’s an Alan classic that one!
Just seeing Turbo Yoda just lights up the day.❤
Absolutely, and now that he’s retired from the skid factory it’s even more special to see him on screen again
Couldn't click fast enough 😂
He looks way more relaxed now too, good to see. YT is all good and whatnot but there's stress to hit times and dates and sometimes life just doesn't work that way. Great to see Al again for sure 👍
Truly miss watching him every week, would love to see him come back on a regular basis.
I stan Alan
That blue liberty looks nice. Marty is full blown going back his roots. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. 😅
I was thinking the same thing! Future build content or just a daily beater?
@@AirmanJackIt's from a previous episode, marty bought that to fix it and sell it.
@@Tbe4r dont think so the one in that vid was a darker blue and didnt have a hood scoop this one has the hood scoop so its likely a twinturbo one and looks to have the black leather seats
@@scoobkelly You are right, the wheels are different also, maybe it's a next project
@@Tbe4r it looks like a 3rd gen twin turbo GT-B E-Tune legacy - S edition with the factory option BBS wheels
I love Alan's enthusiastic nod when Marty exclaims they will be drinking beer and staring at pictures of the car later!
Lemon squash..
@@feral4mr2 i was gonna say this exactly. a nice cold lemon squash.
I can relate to that haha
One thing I love about MCM is that you don't have to wait years to see a full restoration! They obviously restored this Gemini over months of work but waited to launch the videos until the series was complete (well we do not know if it's complete yet of cause)❤
Not quite complete, maybe 80%
@@mightycarmods close enought❤
@@LostYogi binky is kinda annoying 😅
😂
"Why would you turbo this?"
"Because it's an engine."
The deadpan delivery had me in stitches. Love you, Alan!
the other version that we in the US use is "why not?"
@@ghomerhust That would most of the time also be the german way. But I think Alan's version is way better, as it is an actual answer instead of a counterquestion.
They should make a motivational poster of this nugget of wisdom...
@@CneyTMSor the next T-shirt design…
Straight forward process.
I'm always awe struck by engine builders who try to produce the "perfect" engine (i.e. to exact spec). Those guys built a stunning engine - measure, grind polish to perfection.
I do love that across Australia (and the world?), regardless of how specialist the shop is, the universal tool for knocking pistons in is the handle of the mallet.
Funny thing is there is probably a proper tool or someone tried to invent one but building an engine you are almost always going to have a rubber mallet of some kind close to hand haha
it's funny because even when you're watching top fuel engines or cosworth dfv's that's just the tool to be used
i wonder what ferrari uses in f1
Can confirm in the States it is indeed the universal tool to knock pistons in hehe
@@Mister_Brown Yep - Ferrari Knockrometer Tool - P/N: 42-0LO-L6969
Bloody expensive if u buy the F1 tool tho! :P
🤣
definetely the whole world, we do that in europe too. Back then I learned to it with the handle of a mallet in my apprenticeship. Also seen the americans do it that way.
Darren and Corey are two of the nicest guys in the car scene, nice work team :)
the high speed shot of the crank grinding was super cool. that manifold's symmetry is pleasing
My absolute favourite type of MCM video is when you go spend time with legends just doing their thing.
I see Turbo Yoda back in action, i click.
The amount of planning that went it to this build is awesome. Just watching and knowing how long ago Marty picked up this car, until the build series started was a long time. Now it’s evident why it took so long. So much prep, and planning will make for an awesome car that I hope, he keeps forever.
So bloody stoked to see Corey and Darren at Gemracing part of this build.
Thanks Higgo!
they have some proper equipment in that little shed, they know these little engines hardcore!!
Older cars like this seem to have all the room you want in the engine bay and in front of the radiator until you put a turbo on it 😂
I had to move the grill out on my 4G63 powered Datsun 510 (1600) just to fit a 2.25" intercooler core after adding an ac condensor. These are the things we do for turbos 🥰
Holy crap this episode is like a melding of so many people I know. Darren from WA, the Hunters from Melbourne, Lee Thomas getting a mention (he's the original Turbo Yoda of Geminis and guided me a lot in the early 2000's), Al I went to TAFE with in 1996, and to top it off Shannon from Plazmaman who I know well from the Starion scene and also having bought my own Plazmaman intake through him for my Gemini coupe. Wild! can't wait to see what it makes. I have a pretty good idea from that combo what it'll do, but I won't spoil it haha :)
Don't you dare Dave haha
And there’s more Gemini people coming later too, so much talent out there and so lucky to have them help me!
You and I, and Gemini !
i rember the holden Advertisments very well , i was in my teens during the 1980s and the geminis where every where. i was a 4 cyl guy. loved the gemini and datsun 1600s, i was either going to own a gemini or a 1600, eventually i brought a 1600, twin delortoes on a 2 ltr l20 , eventually turned that into a z18turbo with a 2.4 litr block, sadly never got the gemini, after the 1600 i had a 180b SSS, with z20 turbo , then a starion i hill climbed and super sprinted , 2.4 ltr engine with multipoint efi with a microtec ecu , always did my own work, couldnt aford to pay any one and due to this i learnt a lot along the way, plenty of tafe time through my 20s and 30s, with trade experience as a engine reconditioner, mechanic, auto electrics, bike mechanic, metal fab welding, , turbo charging , tig welding , wiring and tuning efi, haltecs, microtec, morristec , factory efi stuff, ls1 edit, hp tuners, suzuki hyabusa efi .
i had a moto, learn what you need to know then do it until you was good at it, saved a tone of money and learnt lots of stuff .
Alan is so calm, he oozes, absolutely OOZES confidence.
"This will work - wonderfully. Trust me, let me show you the path"
I was scared for the front right there. Happy you gave it back for a paint refresh.
Aussie Car culture - at its finest.
Many many times he has said to me and Benny ‘believe’… and we do, and it works.
It is just nuts and bolts.
its called years of experience
@@Woodie-xq1ew and mistakes leading to success
@@mightycarmodssuper nice to see Al but what did you actually need him for on this build?
I can not express enough how pure MCM is in this new space of automotive UA-cam. We like watching cool people build cool cars even if it’s low horsepower, it’s about the build not the HP. Not about super cars, or “how much HP an actual horse has” or “how much HP can we make out of one car. Keep up the fantastic work boys!!
Gents. You took me back to 16yo. As the cork valve cover gasket was being freed, I thought, "I haven't seen one of those since..." My mind was quiet, as I watched younger me do the same thing. Then, with the first glimpse of the valve cover I knew exactly what that engine was. My first car (1979 Chevy LUV) developed a bad rod knock, and I got a clipped motor from Japan to replace it with. I had to swap almost everything over so it fit in my engine bay. I borrowed a shop in the back of my local parts house. I did the work (mostly) myself, and made a lot of mistakes. A couple months later the head gasket gave way, and I was back into it again. That little 1.8L Isuzu was perfect to learn on. At the time I was just frustrated, but now I see it was a turning point. So many times in my life I've thought, "I swapped an engine at 16yo, I can do this." Thanks for the trip down memory lane fellas!
Awh man the cork, I found a rubber one back in the day after many many attempts to get the cork to seal
Two layers of a cereal box and some ally foil... drove it for another 200,000 km and never leaked.
@9.32 Gotta appreciate the shed with the race car over there and the poster of it doing a wheelie on the wall!
To this day, I still have random moments where the “Turbo Yoda” intro song plays in my head! Always happy to see him!
Haven't watched MCM for a VERY long time, I'm back for this because the Gemini community turns up! and Darren, Darren and Cory are the best in the business
I'm a minute in. Turboyoda's entrance music, "there's a bolt missing" , and "Calibra motor" already
I'm in heaven here, lads🍿
that hole saw guide is absolute genius!
39 minutes in realise the ear to ear smile on my face been an absolute minute since I've genuinely felt pure happiness thanks guys
LOVE when you guys venture out to local fab shops and include the videos for us !! local supporting local !! 🤘🖤🤘
The OG GemRacing, setting the bar for gems for decades!!
Loving this, yes I owned a TX Gem sedan that I paid peanuts for and loved it. Fixed the dreaded door rust, rebuilt the 1600 and ended up with 7 inch rears and plenty of poke and good times.
My wife also enjoyed a TX coupe auto with extractors and smiles.
Great to see Alan and Marty working together.
A good honest and very relatable build and some reminiscing of simpler times. Cheers
Kinda disappointed that the Opel C20XE didn't make the cut, but I can't be too disappointed with the G200 either, and using Corey to help assemble it is a genius level move. Those guys know what they're doing and that little red Gemini is a weapon. I've skimmed the episode right now. I'll watch it in full tonight.
Just heard a few highest strung C20XEs last weekend at a hill climb event, open trumpets, 9k rpm... better Yoda doesn't get his hands on those 😢
@AccAkut1987 we had one in the Barina. Amazing little engine, but yeah, all the parts would need to be imported from the UK.
Great story about the C20XE and the Cosworth developed head. Bulletproof internals & forged pistons. While the smaller C16XE was developed by Lotus. They delivered it to Vauxhall with 150bhp. The suits at Vauxhall decided they couldn't have a 1.6lt overshadowing the bigger 2.0lt engines. Therefore it was strangled down to 109bhp by fitting the complicated inlet manifold, Milder cams, and they adjusted a few other things including the very aggressive map on the ecu.
Awesome built engines that can handle & deliver big power
@@blownhemiabsolutely Scotty. They become an expensive exercise here in Oz. I've used the calibra 20xe head on a 2.4 100mm stroke rodeo based bottom end... lots and lots of custom bits.... it ads up pretty quick!
yeah they are pretty much everywhere over here in the uk. A lot of vauxhalls/opels had them fitted and you can even get the C20LET
I love the music, I love watching this channel, what a mix of excellence!
Every time I think MCM can't get any better, I also have my few favourite builds they throw a curve ball and make me fall in love all over again...this build is going to be epic and I 100% believe that this car will remain in the MCM garage and rightfully so....was so good seeing Al again too he is a master of his craft....
We love what you do fellas, but it’s really awesome that you give us a look behind the scenes to see what goes into everything from paint restoration to engine rebuilding and fabrication to engine tuning. So cool to know we have so much local talent. Makes you proud to be Aussie 🥲
keep seeing the RX7 in the corner waiting for something to happen lol
LS swap coming soon
@@samteks125hope not
@@matenagypal7322 This pair of "Australians" wont ever touch a holden or a v8 because they don't like vehicles with over 500 rwkw so you don't need to be worried buddy
@joshford3960 you didn't see the LS swapped E30 then? Black chops I think they called it.
@@perrinclowes8090 e30 ls swap ain’t the greatest thing but don’t ruin the Gemini
Thanks for showcasing your Gemini build, the little gem legend lives on for the new generation to see them .. ❤
loving seeing the Gemini community getting together on this build
Great to see another G series turbo welcome to the club
I actually believe Turbo Yoda has had that Gemini book since new ❤
Had 3 mates with gemini's back in the day that book had been touched by more hands than anyone in Thailand
You've got all the best people chipping in on this build, and I love it.
That paint is so nice it won't matter that you're driving it backwards either!
One of the best MCM vids of all time. Thanks lads.
Love how they don't even promise what's gonna be in next ep 😂😂fair play to them tho it's such a big and unpredictable job but they killing it so far 👌
Why are we turboing this Al? because it's an engine! Gold!
Turbocharging FTW
Yay for Al! He has taught me so much but mostly not to be afraid of wiring! Thanks, Al!
At 2:22 you mention that a lot of good stuff comes out of Vic. Very true, but not Geminis. Every last Oz built Gem was from the Acacia Ridge plant in sunny Brisbane, Queensland. My old man started there in 1966 and was Plant Manager from 1979 until it closed in 1984. He is still going at 95 and still sharp. I used to go to work with him on Saturdays. I played in the factory and explored while he did his thing. I had the best set of cars to play with as a kid anyone could hope for. I will be showing him this build progress tonight.
Would love to see your old man behind the wheel of this Gem
Great work the build is coming along nicely. Great to see Al on the channel.
I'm so stoked to see this build continue! Love the nostalgia that's fueling the passion on this build! It's making me want to buy a crappy 90's Nissan and do the same thing. I delivered so many pizzas in my 1998 Nissan Sentra, and also had an SR20 swapped one for a while too. Keep up the good work fellas! Y'all are legends! Time to crack open a shit beer and watch some MCM!!
The amount of detail and craftsmanship that is going on here is wild! Love it
It's great that you guys are doing this.
Because certainly no one else is crazy enough to.
And now the Gemini name can live on in Oztralia!
Oooohhh there's quite a few of us ;) They are a cult car for sure!
Hello from the US to Marty, Moog and all that watch and enjoy with me. My comment isn't as much a auto related comment but a thank you. I have been watching for years and I feel like we are all friends and I have never met any of you. I was hoping that this video would come out yesterday but today was almost as good. We had to put our beloved Bernice Mountain Dog down yesterday. He lived 11.5 years which is very long for the breed. I am glad that your video and the below comments brought some comfort and normality to my day. Keep doing what you do my friends. God Bless all.
16:30 "All the Gemini guys" *sigh* this makes me miss all the old Corolla guys 😢
I still have a really clean 2nd gen Camry, not the same but close :(
What a fantastic build! Lovely seeing Al back and the Gemracing guys are legends, I bet they love the Plazaman intake, and seeing it being made was great. Al needs to get his hands on a C20XE for a build, he'd love that.
Soon as i heard Drag Gem and Melbourne, i knew right away Darren & Corey from Gemracing :D So glad you kept a G series in it
So unreal to see you both together thx Al great to see your amazing work..I had a Gemini in 1981 1982
All the collabs are amazing showing people from all over coming in to help with the build and showing us there awesome skills. This car is going to be sick 🤙
In all the years of watching MCM, I think this is probably my favourite build series. Great job everyone involved, car is looking amazing.
Turbo Yoda strikes back
episode 27? haha disney TAKE NOTE
We had the Vauxhall Chevette here in the UK, the first car I remember my old man driving, it used to break down a lot, and some of my earliest memories are with him trying to fix the bloody thing. Exhausts used to rust off in a few months, dodgy brakes, etc, I'd have been about 5 at the time (getting in the way probably), and I'm sure that's what kick started my passion for all things automotive. Love this series boys!
Vauxhall still hasn't changed have they 😂
The level of technical expertise and attention to detail demonstrated here is complete beyond my comprehension.
Thank you for the upload lads, I've been channel hopping for the last 40 mins...
And always a treat watching turbo Yoda work his magic
Marty: " what we going to do with a FWD piston?"
Darren: " jusrt drive backwards":😂😂
I absolutely love seeing local manufacturing either bigger companies in sydney or the ranfom father son in the suburbs.
Makes me proud
Good bedtime stuff to watch 😌
Hahah seriously just plugged my phone in to got to bed and this popped up on the screen 😂 bedtimes later now
@@AHG93but it’s mid day
I can't express how much I cherish this channel.
Super stoked to see turbo yoda working on this one.
20secs in and Alan spots a missing bolt!, love the passion you guys have to supporting eachother and getting this project running again. One of the best MCM builds.
As soon as you said you were going to Melbourne to build the engine I thought you better be going to the hunters and you didn’t disappoint 👌
Marty has a Gen 3 Legacy!!! That is soo cool! Surely we get a video dedicated to that at some point. Driving around talking about the car. We need this!!
Love seeing Al in the vids!
I appreciate you Marty, you build rad shit. And that definition of rad isn’t the normal you see all over the road or UA-cam. ❤
M: "why would you turbo this?" Al: "because its an engine." dead. hahahahaha
18 minutes 45 seconds in , Alan, you are a legend, I have kept my TG gemini book I bought when I owned my first gemini, back in 1999, and because I have loved the TG shape forever , and I always knew I would come back to one in the future after I eventually raced the coupe for a year at Perth events.
You Legend! ( for not making me feel like a loser holding onto this book for 20 years lmfao )
If Bad Obsession Motorsports was making this build, this episode would be 6 different episodes over 2 years.
That build is very cool, but I had to give up following for that exact reason you said!
First time buyer on the shop, poster ordered, thanks for all the entertainment over the years guys 🙏
10:47 love this music
The most valuable part of this whole project is the LEARNING -- the opportunity to get better at a whole range of skills, and the incentive to improve. That's way bigger than car mods; it's about life itself. Stout work.
The disappointment in it not being a C20XE is immeasurable, I would have loved to finally see my favourite engine get some love internationally 😂
The G series' are still pretty cool though.
Same also bro, love the whole family II series of engines! A c24se out of a rodeo with a c20xe head would be insane!
It's all about the PuRiTy
You should have mailed Marty some rods and pistons then.
@@ChristopherHallett best i could find is aliexpress 🤣
@@HeartLessGem_that's what I've done
Old mate in his shed reminds me of my father. Expert mechanic and man of few words, taught me everything about building motors and working on cars. You can see that he has imbued all of his skills into his son and would be immensely proud of him.
As I try to do the same thing with my young children, this has reminded me to express my gratitude to my dad for teaching me. I am slightly depressed that these skills will become even less common as electrification of vehicles may make a good chunk of it redundant in the future :/
Everything I know about cars is courtesy of my old man & I wouldn’t have it any other way!
We’re just a couple of blokes who love these cars, and engines who try to give other people the smiles they give us when there’s some forced induction throw down its guts! haha.
I’m hoping the future generation get to learn stuff like this, but it isn’t looking too promising unfortunately!
That rock song playing during the engine built reminded me so much of playing atv off-road fury back in the day same vibe
Scrolling the comments to see if it's one Moog has released, cause I wanna hear it again 😂
This has to be one of the best MCM builds/series in a while, loving every minute guys 🤙🏻
Turbo Yoda!
Meeting those guys in the shed was awesome. Hearing him pipe up just to thank others says it all. This is what makes this channel the best.
Front wheel dr🤮 pistons??!
You gotta love the shot when Turbo Yoda held up the turbo and the sun hit him like the turbo saint that he is!!!
Good to see Al back!
Legends!!! So nice of you to be showing what can be done now a days combining modern manufacturing of custom parts and old school engines!
It's gonna look AND GO awesome!!!!!!!!!
I've been blanning to do a build like this with an old SAAB 99 turbo notchback; this series could be just the push I need to do it!
Thanks!
This is probably my favourite build the boys have ever done, and working with mates and the pro's to show what can be done. This is dream build material regardless of the vehicle.
I have been following since the pissing on the mudguard days of MCM. This series is the best one yet, doing up a classic car properly. Love how grounded you have remained through your climb to success! Thank you for all these years of great content, ideas (no one appreciated my push to start button in a 1 litre blender of a Polo I had back then) and most of all the company! Keep it up!
for some reason it really hit me when the quiet gemini dude shouted out the community
As soon as I saw those dished pistons, I KNEW you'd be bolting a snail to her
Great Collab guys!! My favourite Gemini episode so far. It's almost the perfect project car... If it was panel van model would be even better 😉
Loving this build series, guys! Great work on the music placement too, glad to hear 'Amnesia'. Brings me right back to 2014...