Pictured: 65 Horsepowers of Fury!

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 10/23/2016 at 15:28 • Filed to: Because rally car

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Combined these two make about 65 horsepower... tops. I reckon it’s time to try this “slow car fast” thing I keep hearing about.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:30

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Is that Geo as clean as it looks?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:33

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It depends on the year and what engine. The later Chevy Metros had an optional 79HP SOHC 16V 4cyl engine.

PS9 > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:33

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LS9 swap.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/23/2016 at 15:34

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IIRC the passenger rear quarter panel has a sizeable dent in it. So no.

XJDano > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/23/2016 at 15:35

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No.

Although someone washed it for the first time in years.

TheHondaBro > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/23/2016 at 15:38

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OHHHH SHIT WATCH OUT!

XJDano > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/23/2016 at 15:38

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It’s the 3cyl 55 hp version. Base.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/23/2016 at 15:40

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Nope. The left side rocker has a rust hole in it, the right side is a bit smashed, and the interior is missing some of the panels and the passenger side carpet. Not that I’m complaining, I paid $140 for a running driving car. Much to my surprise, it even has working AC!

The plan is to give it a Viking funeral by rallycrossing it to death. The question is what happens first: a major mechanical failure, or the front lower A-arm mounts breaking in half (they are also very rusty).

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:40

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I my one SV makes about 75....

shop-teacher > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/23/2016 at 15:41

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It’s a 3-cylinder. The engine is adorable.

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/23/2016 at 15:44

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I know myself well enough to know that I have no business on a 75 hp motorcycle.

shop-teacher > PS9 10/23/2016 at 15:44

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Not in the budget.

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:45

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and its ‘slow’

The next bike I’m looking at has 160hp. before mods.

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/23/2016 at 15:46

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Dammmnnnn!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > TheHondaBro 10/23/2016 at 15:47

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Yup... you have to treat those 79 horses with RESPECT!!!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > PS9 10/23/2016 at 15:48

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Nah... Viper V10 swap!!!

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:51

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the dankesrt of whoolies.

Actually, this will be more powerful then my dads car lol.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:53

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See, if you had sprung for a four cylinder Metro you could have had a whopping 75hp between the two.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:54

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turbo ecotec

PS9 > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 15:55

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LS1/2 swap?

shop-teacher > PS9 10/23/2016 at 15:57

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You buying?

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/23/2016 at 15:59

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When this one is done, if I find a 4-banger Metro for $140, I’ll buy it.

shop-teacher > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 10/23/2016 at 16:01

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Can that be completed for $200? Because that’s my budget.

PS9 > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 16:58

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I’m starting a gofundme for shop-teacher’s LS 1/2 powered geo metro rally car. WHO’S WITH ME!

shop-teacher > PS9 10/23/2016 at 16:59

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Hahahaha!

Oh boy... :)

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 17:05

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probably not

Tristan > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 17:37

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I replaced a head on a 3-cylinder Metro for a friend once. I felt like I was building a model kit. All the parts were so little and easy to work on.

shop-teacher > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 10/23/2016 at 18:26

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Dang! That would be stupid fun.

shop-teacher > Tristan 10/23/2016 at 18:31

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Yep. Even the entire trans was small enough to simply bench pressed into place. It’s such a departure working on something so small and light. I’m used to working on vehicles that weigh over two tons, not less than one ton. Jacking my other vehicles up is work, but this thing is a breeze.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 18:47

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Fun fact: the Metro was the last vehicle sold in the U.S. with throttle body injection.

fryguy > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 20:18

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A thang of beauty. O t0 60 in....???? Did you finish on Saturday?

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/23/2016 at 20:18

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That is a fun fact! I was perusing the factory service manual earlier today, was surprised to read it had TBI.

shop-teacher > fryguy 10/23/2016 at 20:20

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Yes, but not without a bit of drama. We were able to drive it under its own power in time to get XJDano to the airport. It wasn’t looking good at one point.

fryguy > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 20:27

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When I left,it was a missing nut. Thanks again for the beer and brats.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 20:39

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My first car was a ‘96 sedan.

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/23/2016 at 22:45

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Did they sell sedans with the 3-cylinder? Or were those 4-cylinders only? The service manual said (at least for ‘98) that the 4-cylinder had MPFI.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > shop-teacher 10/23/2016 at 22:58

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I think mine had MPFI, but the sedans were 4cyl only.

shop-teacher > fryguy 10/23/2016 at 23:32

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We found a nut on the old transmission that would work. We got it all buttoned up, and it wouldn’t shift into neutral or 2nd, 4th, and reverse. Had to jack it back up, drain the gear oil back out of it, pull the linkage partially back apart, and flip a piece of it over.

fryguy > shop-teacher 10/24/2016 at 07:24

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All that work to reverse a piece. Yowwzaa.

shop-teacher > fryguy 10/24/2016 at 08:59

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Well, it was inside the transmission, so ....

Spridget > shop-teacher 10/25/2016 at 20:40

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If this thing is still living after all of this, let me know. I want it.

shop-teacher > Spridget 10/25/2016 at 23:18

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Will do.