The ones we pulled out looked like they barely had any miles on them (which makes sense, the whole car is pretty low mileage) and despite a few weeks of searching in America, Japan and England (for the Lotus Elan M100), we kept couldn’t find anyone that had new ones in stock.While the engine was at the machine shop, I dismantled the front end to get at a bit of rust that I knew was going to need work from when I saw it in person. The coolant channels around cylinders three and four were completely clogged up and nasty.
Now we’re talking! The higher trim level packages offered "ZZ handling by Lotus" and "specification Irmscher" as the performance models in the lineup, but was carryovered from previous generations.

I’ve still got a lot of work to do from here, but here’s a rare picture of when all four of my Isuzus were running at the same time.
After installing the new clutch disc, pressure plated and resurfaced flywheel, it was time to put the transmission with transfer back on.Done and done! I still miss that car on the occasion, but I sold it to an awesome kid nearby, so I still get to play with it on the occasion!With the RX-7 sold, I started the long, arduous journey of getting it back to here.

So, I cut out the old rust, welded in some new steel and coated it. 1991 Isuzu Gemini Irmscher specifications database.

Fortunately, I was flying out to Japan a few months later for business and it would give me the perfect opportunity to check it out.Once I saw it in person, I was sold – I needed it. 1991 Isuzu Gemini Irmscher R specifications database.

This model offered 110 PS (81 kW), although this output dropped to 105 PS (77 kW) if an automatic transmission was fitted.In October 1982 a version of the diesel with Bosch VE electronic fuel injection was also added; this provided 8% more power than the regular version (66 versus 61 PS) and was fitted to the LT-E and LJ-E models.

Unfortunately for everyone involved, Isuzu presented the designs to GM prior to freezing them, and GM ordered a number of detail changes to them without ever consulting the designer, Giugiaro, which was taken as an insult, and ended the long relationship between the noted Italian designer and Japan's second oldest car builder. Gemini Irmscher R - it is a Lancer EVO TME or an Impreza STI Spec-C MY'1991. Now, here’s the right way to remove and install the transmission: Remove the axles, remove the transfer case, then remove the transmission; reverse for installation. In June 1977 the Gemini received its first, light, facelift.

The series name was called the type JT641S, the type JT641F, and the 4WD car is the same type JT191S. I had a 1979 Mazda RX-7 at the time and it’s the one that left. Additionally, the entire head got dismantled, decked, and fully rebuilt. As the recession began to take hold in Japan, known as the "The total production volume of vehicles was 406,625 units at the end of the third generation (from HQ Isuzu), with 17,754 units sold in the United States (from Ward's Automotive Yearbook). Technically, not supposed to be doable, but big screwdrivers, a lot of kicking and a whole lot of swearing got it done. All these names were used on the last of the Geminis — Isuzu Impulse, Isuzu Piazza, Isuzu Gemini MkII, Isuzu Stylus, and Asüna Sunfire. The top model was the "Irmscher-R" JT191S type, equipped with a high-power turbocharged engine and full-time 4WD. It took me three days of disconnecting and removing bits and pieces just to get the head off.

So, I removed the transmission the hard way – with the transfer still attached. Technical data: fuel consumption, engine specs, interior, exterior, transmission, dimensions and weight This car could be a rally champion, but Isuzu've chosen another way. The Geo versions lacked some of the more expensive and advanced features of the Isuzu (and Asüna) versions. I probably could have cleaned it out and flushed the entire cooling system and been alright, but I’d come this far and figured I might as well do it right. For GM, this was an entry level vehicle to attract young buyers and to compete with Japanese midsize cars in the US market. The block on the other hand needed some love. Japanese batteries tended to leak and the battery acid just ate away paint and metal, causing the underside of battery trays to rust out. So, another day worth of work and I had the bottom end outWith the engine fully out, I dropped it off at the rebuilders to have the block hot-tanked, decked, honed and new main /connecting rod bearings and rings put in. The top-line Stylus RS model had either a 1.6 L naturally aspirated engine (1991) or the 1.8 L naturally aspirated engine (1992). This one in particular is a 1992 Isuzu Gemini Irmscher R. In the US we got this bodystyle as the Isuzu Stylus, and normally I wouldn’t entertain importing a car that we got here. Chevrolet's Spectrum lacked many of the options and equipment of the I-Mark, although with the exception of a brief run of decontented hatchbacks in 1988 dubbed "Spectrum Express" they were not as austere as the base trim levels of contemporary The Gemini was redesigned for 1990, and the coupé version was now renamed the A 4-door sedan with similar mechanical components was sold as the Isuzu Stylus in the United States and Canada. So, I just left them attached, slid the hoist over and pulled the cylinder head out with the turbo and intake manifold still attached.The head looked surprisingly good for something that had been having troubles with getting hot.