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| 92 Silver Geo Metro LSi; Modding 'Bullet' for FE. Lots of pix. Solar Experiment, Body Mods. LEDs, Comments welcome! | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 9 2009, 01:11 AM (3,702 Views) | |
| Bad Bent | Jan 18 2010, 01:11 AM Post #46 |
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I have not used it but have used similar epoxy type stuff. Should work, if not it's an inexpensive gamble, eh. A chance to say congrats on the 63 mpg!  I tried the LEDs, used red with the red filter, and it's OK. I live with hyper-flash. Only the 1157-24 LED bulbs were not as bright as the original 1157s. I'm looking at a pair I keep on my desk that I'm not going to use.  Well, maybe some day or as emergency spares.  Good luck with the project! 
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| Metro Fanatic | Jan 21 2010, 04:06 AM Post #47 |
 
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20 Jan 2010, I did the true shade tree mechanic fix the other day. JB Weld. I had a broken radiator mount. The 'L' bracket had broken off the radiator. I applied a little 4 minute set JB Weld, let it sit overnight and retightened the bolt.  Ta Dah.  Bullet's ride is a little more smooth. I love it. Edited by Metro Fanatic, Jan 24 2010, 09:16 PM.
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| Metro Fanatic | Jan 23 2010, 11:26 PM Post #48 |
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Just a note to myself here. Explore an interior, corded temp gage for the air temperature of the engine compartment. Use as a part of the future grill block mods (to be complete with adjustable (from the drivers seat) opening panels, louvre like)). Also need to build a simple battery insulation kit. Edited by Metro Fanatic, Jan 25 2010, 10:11 PM.
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| Metro Fanatic | Jan 24 2010, 11:55 PM Post #49 |
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I actually did this mod a few months ago, back in November 2009 I think. I posted this on ecomodder but forgot to bring it up on our forum. This was a quick and simple mod to streamline Bullet a bit more. Since Bullet's an LSi, she's equipped with composite headlights, an aerodynmamic plus. I noticed however, that when the hood was down, there was a gap between the top of the headlight casing and the hood that in some places measured up to 5/16 of an inch. This gap ran the entire headlight / hood line. I had some extra weatherstripping (1 inch wide, 7/16ths thick) that I ran on top of each light.  Now when the hood is down, the weather stripping is slightly compressed and the previous gap is sealed nicely. I've had this in for about 4 months and the material is still in excellent condition. Cheap and easy and may save a few ml of fuel for you hypermilers out there. Edited by Metro Fanatic, Jun 18 2010, 08:05 PM.
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| Metro Fanatic | Feb 3 2010, 11:52 AM Post #50 |
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Okay, nothing to do with modding my Bullet here. Just a crazy note. I've been getting some quotes from Auto shippers to move my two Metros. You know you've got the GEO bug bad when you're footing a ~$4,000 bill to get 2, 1992 Geo Metros shipped from Hawaii to Maryland. Gotta love these cars! |
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| Bad Bent | Feb 3 2010, 01:26 PM Post #51 |
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That's  A cross country road trip: 3000 miles=7 tanks(fill at end)@50mpg@$3/gal=~$210, plus motel(wife)@$70/6 nights=~$450 plus food@$40/day/2person=$200=$850-$900/2 people - 1 car. Rounding up for calcs. Not counting ocean mileage. So $3000 for 2 cars and a 5200 mile road trip? Google maps says it's 2,200 about to L.A. They recommend taking a kayak across the ocean and if you walk, there might not be sidewalks.  I kid you not...   #22
Edited by Bad Bent, Feb 3 2010, 01:49 PM.
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| Metro Fanatic | Feb 3 2010, 02:30 PM Post #52 |
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I've seen the Kayak thing before. Funny! Your math makes sense but somehow we'd have to insert 3 dogs (2 Jack Russell Terriers and an apricot poodle) into the mix. Can't leave Sam, Parker or Lady behind! And that, my friend would turn a road trip into a smelly endeavor I can't do! |
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| Bad Bent | Feb 3 2010, 06:23 PM Post #53 |
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Thus, like, totally justifying the shipping expense!  I've suggested http://www.dogfriendly.com/? |
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| Woodie | Feb 3 2010, 06:48 PM Post #54 |
 
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Ouch. I'm thinking about taking my Metro to England, not good to hear that it costs that much. |
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| Metro Fanatic | Feb 9 2010, 02:20 AM Post #55 |
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Not so bad Woodie. I got it for $1,750. Bullet leaves on Wednesday. Ruby ( my 92 basic) leaves friday. You may still want to ship yours to England. We're flying to Dallas for the dogs sake (has to be at least 45 degrees to ship pets), then driving up to Wisconsin to see a house I got a few years ago ( and see my XFI)...but a 2 day rental is a killer...like $400!. |
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| Woodie | Feb 9 2010, 07:38 AM Post #56 |
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Well, only one car and England is closer than Hawaii, so maybe it won't be that bad. Now if I can just figure out how hard it will be to get it legal to drive in England, I could make a decision. Just think it would be cool to have a North American Swift over there where they were never sold. |
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| Metro Fanatic | Mar 25 2010, 06:36 PM Post #57 |
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Okay Metro Fans, I'm back! Finally getting settled after uprooting the family and dragging them 5,000 miles from Hawaii to Maryland. Found a nice new homestead in a little town called Bowie outside the beltway. I'm not in Bowie proper, but in an old rail station called Huntington that's been annexed by Bowie. (Seems like the town of Red Bud from the Chevy Chase movie "Funny Farm"). I just had the second 92 metro shipped in last Friday so I'm almost ready to start tinkering again. My first project however is to get my 90' John Deere Riding Mower up and running. I may have to ask for some non-metro assistance from you all on this one. It's good to be back! |
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| Bad Bent | Mar 25 2010, 07:17 PM Post #58 |
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Hey! Welcome back! Yes, grass, looks are everything. I occasionally put some Lucas gas treatment in the snowblower, maybe some Seafoam? |
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| Woodie | Mar 26 2010, 05:54 AM Post #59 |
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Welcome to the neighborhood, Dan. Right down the street, but I guess you know that, having already spotted my car. :-) Used to buzz through there all the time, before they built the "bypass", 197 used to go through there. I lived at 197 and the BW Parkway, and my best friend lived in Bowie. |
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| Metro Fanatic | May 29 2010, 06:02 AM Post #60 |
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Thanks Woodie, It's taking longer to get settled that I thought it would. We moved to Hawaii to raise the young kids and put a lot of stuff in storage...now we're still going through all that stuff...and having garage sales, slowly selling it on Craigslist and eBay but it's taking forever. The good news is that the traffic here in MD is very nice. DC is pretty good too...heard bad stories about it but nothing comes close to Hawaii traffic. I'm still able to get ~56 or 57 MPG without tinkering with bullet yet. This morning...after this post, I'm hitting the garage to unclutter there. |
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