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1998 Metro Rebuild; New Headliner & Tint
Topic Started: Jan 25 2010, 12:42 AM (953 Views)
billy508	Jan 26 2010, 10:32 AM Post #16
billy508 Posts: 1,165 Group: Valued Members Member #192 Joined: Nov 10, 2008 Location Pensacola Florida Year/Make/Model 93 geo metro vert, 1980 f150 truck, 85 toyota celica	I know this might sound silly but your work area projects a sense of Calmness and order. You dont have parts and junk scattered all over the place. (like me) Everything is very clean. Looks like you were well focused on the project. Again I say Job well done. ................................



undgsx-R	Jan 26 2010, 01:40 PM Post #17
Self Certified Garage Mechanic Posts: 170 Group: Members Member #1,414 Joined: Nov 11, 2009 Location Grand Forks/ Hutchinson Year/Make/Model '02 Nissan Altima	I can't wait to get done with my rebuild, hopefully I will get it half as clean as yours.



Dgeo	Mar 7 2010, 07:51 PM Post #18
Advanced Member Posts: 134 Group: Members Member #1,422 Joined: Nov 14, 2009 Location South Carolina Year/Make/Model 1998 Metro	Started the aero mods today. Removed the passenger mirror, cardboard grill block, and cardboard wheel skirts. I'm going to drive this week and see how the MPG's turn out. Drove it for 10 miles and the temp remained as it always has at 204. My final wheel skirts and grill block will be fiberglass. I'll incorperate an air dam in with the grill block when I layup the fiberglass. Maybe I'll top 60 mpg this week....



Coche Blanco	Mar 7 2010, 07:53 PM Post #19
Captain Slow Posts: 3,093 Group: Valued Members Member #982 Joined: Jul 15, 2009 Location North Alabama Year/Make/Model 93 geo 5speed	Gotta love cardboard.



bogs	Mar 8 2010, 02:18 AM Post #20
Duct tape heals all wounds Posts: 2,743 Group: Valued Members Member #1,286 Joined: Oct 5, 2009	Heh, having worked in a corrugated manufacturing place, we used to love to watch the old mans face when a new worker would slip up and say 'cardboard'. Probably no one outside of the industry would understand it, but its a fair insult to the initiated, he would always look like he was about to go into apoplectic shock



Dgeo	Mar 8 2010, 06:06 AM Post #21
Advanced Member Posts: 134 Group: Members Member #1,422 Joined: Nov 14, 2009 Location South Carolina Year/Make/Model 1998 Metro	bogs Mar 8 2010, 02:18 AM Heh, having worked in a corrugated manufacturing place, we used to love to watch the old mans face when a new worker would slip up and say 'cardboard'. Probably no one outside of the industry would understand it, but its a fair insult to the initiated, he would always look like he was about to go into apoplectic shock I use to work for the largest independent producer of corrugated medium and liner board in the country. I guess its been a while.... Edited by Dgeo, Mar 8 2010, 07:57 PM.



Dgeo	Mar 8 2010, 06:40 PM Post #22
Advanced Member Posts: 134 Group: Members Member #1,422 Joined: Nov 14, 2009 Location South Carolina Year/Make/Model 1998 Metro	Well the $0.97 cardboard worked well today. I got home with an average of 61.8 mpg. . That is a 12.8% gain over best mpg from work. This was with a combination of checking air pressure and changing the last break in oil to synthetic 5w30 yesterday. It's also the first warm day since I've had the car, 70 degrees driving home. I'm really pleased so far and would to like thank the people on this forum for a lot of great advice. I did notice the fan coming on when I got home. What size hole do people recommend for the radiator area? Now I need to form up permanent skirts and grill block, then it will be on to the kamm back and belly pan



dimetrodon	Mar 8 2010, 10:03 PM Post #23
Posts: 473 Group: Valued Members Member #311 Joined: Dec 14, 2008 Location Northern Illinois Year/Make/Model 1990 and 1992 Geo Metros	Congratulations on a first class car repair job!



bogs	Mar 8 2010, 10:14 PM Post #24
Duct tape heals all wounds Posts: 2,743 Group: Valued Members Member #1,286 Joined: Oct 5, 2009	You know, with all the skirting going on, I'm fairly surprised I haven't seen anyone mention using ordinary roofing flashing to make them. You'd have to of course seperate the dissimilar metals, probably with rubber, but with some artful ribbing it would be easy to mold into almost any shape and should be extremely light. Curious if anyone else had a similar thought.



Switchblade8588	Mar 9 2010, 03:15 AM Post #25
Member Posts: 62 Group: Members Member #1,903 Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Location Corn Field in Iowa Year/Make/Model 1994 Geo Metro XFI	looking good can't wait to see the finished fiberglass airdam/grille block combo that will be really neat and hopefully you see even better gains. You should show a step-by-step of making the airdam/grille block bumper and wheel skirts. Are you going to do front wheel shirts also? at this rate you might make 70MPG good luck!!!



Dgeo	Mar 9 2010, 06:47 AM Post #26
Advanced Member Posts: 134 Group: Members Member #1,422 Joined: Nov 14, 2009 Location South Carolina Year/Make/Model 1998 Metro	Switchblade8588 Mar 9 2010, 03:15 AM looking good can't wait to see the finished fiberglass airdam/grille block combo that will be really neat and hopefully you see even better gains. You should show a step-by-step of making the airdam/grille block bumper and wheel skirts. Are you going to do front wheel shirts also? at this rate you might make 70MPG good luck!!! I will do my best on a guide for the fiberglass front grill block/air dam and wheel skirts. I did the fiberglass on my sled a few years back and it worked out well. Now I need to get some foam and start forming up the buck. No plans to do front wheel skirts, but the air dam will be done such a way to direct air around the front tires. This project has been great and I hope to drive it to GeoPalooza.



Dgeo	May 4 2010, 08:22 PM Post #27
Advanced Member Posts: 134 Group: Members Member #1,422 Joined: Nov 14, 2009 Location South Carolina Year/Make/Model 1998 Metro	I got some more done to PC. Had the windows tinted this past weekend and my wife and I put a new headliner in. She picked out the fabric. It came out nice, very easy to do in these cars. I still need to get the skirts and grill block complete. Been tied up with other things and keeping my sons '94 rolling. Headliner out and old fabric off. It was drooping real bad. Fabric cut and glued in place. All trimmed up with edges glued and ready to go. Installed. She will be covering the sun visors also.



bogs	May 5 2010, 12:46 AM Post #28
Duct tape heals all wounds Posts: 2,743 Group: Valued Members Member #1,286 Joined: Oct 5, 2009	Now THAT is different !



Bad Bent	May 5 2010, 08:34 PM Post #29
Facetious Educated Donkey Posts: 3,847 Group: Moderator Member #334 Joined: Dec 26, 2008 Location Native of SoCal, existing in McCall, Idaho Year/Make/Model 1991 and 1996 Geo Metros	I like it! Nice sense of style.



drdan52000	May 5 2010, 08:50 PM Post #30
Old Wrench Posts: 120 Group: Members Member #2,101 Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Location Souther Oregon Year/Make/Model 1992 LSI convertibles G10/ 5sp	Very good job. I'm interested in the mpg you'll get, out of the higher gear trans. And that headliner is really nice. I like it. Edited by drdan52000, May 5 2010, 11:56 PM.



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