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Gigantor928
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:17 am
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Car(s): 77 TC Gemini Sedan, 06 Mazda MX-5
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This is my mint TC sedan. 1 owner (before me), original sales paperwork and full service history. Totally original, including paint, but I just tried these wheels with HR caps and whitewalls on today. I reckon they look pretty cool. Should I leave them on, or switch back to the original hubcaps? Anyone have a venetian for one of these? Jason  
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| Wed May 12, 2010 7:22 am |
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cdtpf60
Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:26 pm
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Car(s): holden gemini zz/z isuzu pf50 gemini isuzu pf60 race car built by cdt
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ive gotta say i love this wheel set up but then i'm a bit biased as i had a set of 7"steelies back in the day set up like this   but then real nice stock early models are becoming pretty rare
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mrflibbles
Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:39 am
Posts: 1136
Location: Adelaide Hills
Car(s): GU Patrol, AU ute, 1969 florian deluxe, 1976 Luv & 1980 KB 4x4 isuzu
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i like it with the w/walls and chrome caps.
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| Thu May 13, 2010 9:12 am |
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Gigantor928
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:17 am
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Car(s): 77 TC Gemini Sedan, 06 Mazda MX-5
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Yeah, I think I'll leave them on. When I walk towards the car now it makes me smile... that's a good sign I reckon.
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| Thu May 13, 2010 12:42 pm |
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dave
Joined: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:15 am
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Car(s): 1965 Wasp, 1966 Bellett, 1967 Bellett, 1969 Florian, 1973 Bellett GTR, 1976 Buick Opel by Isuzu, 1978 Gemini van
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Those centre caps were fitted to the TX and TC Gemini base model (ie the non "Gemini SL", SL/X or SL/E) with non-painted centres etc.
I remember back in the day, "Red Knight Rob" on the old AM CB network in Adelaide had a tasty little maroon base-model TX sedan with those caps on phat stockies and I remember being very, very excited when he went to sell it....
.... but instead I upgraded my computer to a 486DX2/66 instead with a 1 megabyte Paradise VESA local bus graphics card. It was totally an awesome computer for about 45 minutes.
So while they are technically incorrect from a restorers point of view... they are totally awesome and look great, especially with the white walls and chrome surrounds!
They look really old-school while still being legitiment wheels for that model.... so they don't look out of place at all.
And if they make you smile, then that's the main thing!
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Gigantor928
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:17 am
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Car(s): 77 TC Gemini Sedan, 06 Mazda MX-5
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Geez, a 486 - awesome! I remember racing home from school to stick the cassette tape in my Vic20 and waiting for it to load for an hour before I played pong! I also recall spending $200 on 1 meg of RAM for my Amiga 500! Those were the days...
Thanks for the comments.
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| Fri May 14, 2010 10:43 am |
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm
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Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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White walls all the way!!!
A beautifull Gem like that must have halo's
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Farmer
Joined: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:17 pm
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Location: Rye Park, N.S.W.
Car(s): Doris, AuntyMary, Shrek, Jimmy; GT, Wasp, Flo & Sed unrestos; 65 Elf; 82 Rodeo, 60 TX550, 72 Sport, & a Sigma.
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Yeah, I reckon they look choice. Gotta be better than any plastic caps. Nice original car, I'm hopeing you are going to keep it just like that.
Computer heads! I got no Idea of coarse, but I imagine you're talking about something the size of a bar fridge with a tenth the capacity of one of those camera card thingys??
Cheers, Matt.
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Gigantor928
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:17 am
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Car(s): 77 TC Gemini Sedan, 06 Mazda MX-5
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Don't worry Matt, it'll still be like this in 20 years if I have anything to do with it. I haven't seen another like it for a long long time...
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