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| starscream5000 | Oct 5 2011, 12:12 AM Post #31 |
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Got 70 MPG?
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I would be ready to get a spare crank just in case the machine work costs more than a used crank. |
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| JoeBob | Oct 5 2011, 12:24 AM Post #32 |
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Why you Mutt!
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If the crank is toast, I'll probably start shopping used engines... |
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| JoeBob | Oct 14 2012, 01:51 PM Post #33 |
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Why you Mutt!
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UPDATE... OK...it's been a while since I've done anything with my Metro. It's been sitting, neglected, in the driveway...but... I *may* have a line on another engine. Seems a former co-worker is starting a new project...converting a Metro into an electric car. The subject car for his project allegedly has a recently rebuilt engine, however the car has some sort of electrical problem, and won't start. He is being assisted in his project by another co-worker who is also an electric car enthusiast, and who was a GM mechanic during the Metro era, so I hope I can trust his evaluation of the engine. This leads me to a thought...given the light weight of the G10 engine, do I really need to rent an engine hoist, or can I get away with a block and tackle attached to the garage rafters? Also, I have been doing some sanding in preparation for a paint job. My car was originally light metallic green, painted over with latex paint and "Barbershop" painted down the side. Around the letters, someone scratched all the way down to the metal. Then the car was sprayed over with 96 cent cans of wal-mart spray paint. Anyway, as I have been sanding the paint down, I found something interesting, at least to me. Beneath the green paint on the right front door and the roof, there is a coat of blue paint which matches the paint in the engine compartment. Beneath the green paint on the right front fender, there is black paint. Makes me think that fender might have been replaced at one time. That, and a couple odd welds in the engine compartment make me wonder what sort of exciting life this car has led...
Edited by JoeBob, Oct 14 2012, 09:21 PM.
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| MR Bill | Oct 14 2012, 07:28 PM Post #34 |
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Use the block and tackle, or get another strong arm and do it .
Edited by MR Bill, Oct 14 2012, 07:28 PM.
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| JoeBob | Oct 14 2012, 09:25 PM Post #35 |
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Why you Mutt!
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That's what I was thinking...I have a big-ass rafter going across the garage, much larger than the regular 2x4s. Maybe a 12x12? Never measured it. I remember my brother speculating that perhaps it was put there by someone who lived here long ago just for the purpose of attaching a block and tackle and hoisting engines. I'm sure an engine that I can pick up probably won't even make it creak. EDIT: Looks to be a 4x8. Looks just like your beam...should be just fine. Edited by JoeBob, Oct 15 2012, 01:24 AM.
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| billy508 | Oct 14 2012, 09:37 PM Post #36 |
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billy508
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Might be hard to see but you can take a 4x 4 and lay it on top of the rafters. Another advantage you can put the hoist exactly where you need it. Works for me..
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| idmetro | Oct 15 2012, 07:11 AM Post #37 |
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Not too much to worry about with the G10. Very likely you weigh more than it does, if the rafters can support you they can easily support a G10. Keep us posted. |
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| JoeBob | Oct 16 2012, 04:35 AM Post #38 |
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Why you Mutt!
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Unfortunately, found out today that my friend was mistaken...it was a 4 cylinder engine...a lot more work to change over and then the nightmare to get it smogged...gonna keep on looking for another engine... |
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| Memphis metro | Oct 16 2012, 05:25 AM Post #39 |
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A come along will work fine. Save your chain hoist for the chevy big block. lol With any of them, stay out of the way in case the thing were to fall! |
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| JoeBob | Oct 16 2012, 12:46 PM Post #40 |
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Why you Mutt!
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Hopefully, I've spent enough time around cranes to have internalized the rule about not placing body parts under suspended loads! Then again, this is at home, and if there is beer involved...
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| JoeBob | Apr 3 2015, 06:53 PM Post #41 |
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Why you Mutt!
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Well...I finally got the engine out today. Only been, what, 3 1/2 years? Note to self: Engines come out easier when the water pump and AC bracket have been removed. Also...disconnect flex plate from torque converter before trying to remove engine . Blew out most of the dust and cobwebs. Need to scrub out engine bay, touch up any bad paint, and generally make it pretty. Maybe get out to a junkyard and find a 1991 hood (with the right emissions sticker) and no metal fatigue around the latch (maybe with the bolts installed, with any luck). Take some pictures of the engine bay of the parts car, so I can remember how everything fits together (been a long time since I've worked on a Metro). Need to do: * Get exhaust pipe modified so it will clear sway bar * Finish painting (or at least primering) car. * Transplant all the better parts from the parts car to mine. * Get rid of parts car * Get front end alignment. This car has always had a tendency to chew up front tires. Had the same problem with the Mercedes until I finally found a guy who couldn't speak much English, but could speak fluently to the front end of the car, knew his way around the computer alignment system, and double checked everything with a tape measure! Want to do: * Recarpet car, with nice, thick, dense padding. * Replace instrument cluster with one from convertible (with tach). Figure out how to add oil pressure gauge, vacuum gauge, volt meter or ammeter, and clock. * Make plywood cover for spare tire well, with latching mechanism to keep it from rattling. * Replace working factory stereo with CD/MP3 player, with USB port. Would be really nice if it had shortwave as well as AM/FM. * Install rear sway bar. * Install '48 Cadillac rear fenders. (OK...j/k on the '48 Cad fenders...although I did see pictures of a '34 or '35 DeSoto with those fenders...actually looked halfway decent.) Edited by JoeBob, Apr 3 2015, 07:02 PM.
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| Stubby79 | Apr 4 2015, 01:46 AM Post #42 |
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You make me feel much better about my own procrastination!
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| JoeBob | Apr 3 2016, 11:58 PM Post #43 |
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Why you Mutt!
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OK...well, the project got put on hold again for another year. But it seems that the turbo needs some servicing in the Mercedes, so I've decided it's time to swap the engine from the parts car to the good car. In the mean time...seems that no one that rents engine hoists does so on Saturday. Yeah, I probably could pull out the engine by hand, but it's enough of a lean over that I'd probably screw up my back. Last thing I need. Gonna build that a-frame and put a pulley on it...should be fine, and I have other uses for a few 2x4s when I'm done. Hopefully get the engine transplanted this week. In the mean time...I've been taking the car down to the bare metal bit by bit. It was painted with house paint before I got the car...it was for a while a barbershop sign. The paint has cracked under my coat of 97 cent per can WalMart white paint. So now I'm removing paint, sanding, primering and so forth. It's already starting to look a little like a real car, and that's long before actual painting. |
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| econoboxer | Apr 4 2016, 10:36 AM Post #44 |
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I am the one on the left.
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Sometimes real life throws us a curve- glad you're still plugging away at it. |
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| JoeBob | May 7 2016, 04:39 PM Post #45 |
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Why you Mutt!
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Update...engine is loose in the parts car, but I haven't pulled it yet. Right now I've been stripping, sanding, and otherwise preparing the car for a paint job. It's my first attempt at a paint job, and I've been learning as I go along. Lots of little wrinkles to fill in, lots of old paint to be removed (car was a barbershop sign), just lots of work. But something to keep me busy while I'm looking for another job. Mostly what I've learned is that patience, care and hard work seem to be what's necessary. I'll see if I can get some pictures as I go along. |
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