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| Project DadMobile; My dad's 93 Metro - My car's twin... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 5 2015, 08:57 PM (3,448 Views) | |
| ZXTjato | Apr 16 2015, 09:47 AM Post #16 |
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Gotta get ya 4 lokos on ha ha ha ha ha ha It's a good lookin car dude I love the color keep the updates comin
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| LT7A | Apr 16 2015, 04:37 PM Post #17 |
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Cool that you're putting together a ride for your dad, and that he has attended meets and wants one. I'm a big fan of the Smurf blue too. Have a good time with it all. |
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| z34-5speed | Apr 25 2015, 06:10 PM Post #18 |
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Been tinkering around with the car since Geos on the Gulf. Found a radio cage and trim surround as well. Installed a new Alpine radio today. I haven't installed the rear speakers yet, so it's just the front Polk 4"s for now. Sounds decent, but definitely needs some more speakers and some type of subwoofer. Pics! ![]()
Edited by z34-5speed, Apr 25 2015, 06:11 PM.
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| t3ragtop | Apr 25 2015, 07:36 PM Post #19 |
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Turbo3 and Twincam Tweaker
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kyle, the simple audio systems i would run in hatchbacks using 5.25" 2 ways in the rear sounded pretty nice. the 5 and a quarter speakers give a pretty nice upper bass extension without all the drama of a sub, even a tube. |
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| z34-5speed | Apr 25 2015, 08:51 PM Post #20 |
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I've got those Nakamichi 6x9s in my rear panels on mine, but even they struggle to be felt over the road noise/vibrations. |
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| tribrid | Apr 25 2015, 09:22 PM Post #21 |
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Those hubcaps look really nice on your dads car. |
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| z34-5speed | Jun 1 2015, 12:26 AM Post #22 |
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Water pump locked up on it about a month back. Just so happened to be pulling into my neighborhood when it did it, so no harm done. Finally got around to replacing it. Changed the timing belt and tensioner while i was at it. Everything turned out well. I'll "probably" get back to daily driving it this week. I need to work on the window situation, as it's getting to hot to drive around with them stuck up and not having A/C. |
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| banginmetro64 | Jun 3 2015, 04:22 PM Post #23 |
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proper placement of speakers and proper tuning with good power can bring out the best audio systems from the basic equipment. location, location, location. the car looks good. love the color blue. thinking of painting mine that color. Edited by banginmetro64, Jun 3 2015, 04:23 PM.
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| nwgeo | Jun 15 2015, 01:18 PM Post #24 |
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Not bad looking, paint, interior, engine all pretty good. Nice your Dad was interested in getting one. |
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| z34-5speed | Oct 21 2015, 02:50 PM Post #25 |
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Haven't updated this in a while. Still driving the car, waiting on it to cool down so my dad will start driving it some. Have done a few things since the last update. I was having an issue with the new radiator and slim-fan to where it would struggle to get up to operating temp, and refused to stay there due to the increased efficiency of the better rad/fan, so back in June I decided to try a "temporary" solution and tape the front of the car up "NASCAR" style. It lasted all summer, through all types of traffic and 100*+ temps and has been great! Mileage has also hovered between 48-50mpg since I taped the front (was around 46-48 before). Since the car is able to "keep its cool" with all the tape on, I'd like to figure out a prettier way to cover the front to make it a bit more permanent looking. ![]() I also installed an 8" tube subwoofer to fill in the lows. It is by far one of the best "bang for your buck" audio things i've done to a Metro. It fills out the lows quite nicely without being overly "boomy". Reminds me of the factory sub in my former 07 Lexus GS. It is a powered tube, so the amp is mounted on the sub itself. Here's a link: http://www.savinglots.com/lotprod.asp?item=BTA8&gclid=CMX5lJql1MgCFdgJgQodnFcNcg I also replaced the Polk DB speakers with NVX 4" speakers. I bought a few sets of NVX 6.5s before I bought these and was extremely impressed with the build quality and the sound quality, ESPECIALLY for the price. I'd put them over the numerous Polk DB series speakers I have owned over the years, and would seriously put them just a notch below my Kove speakers. They fit without any cutting (which i had to do for the Koves in my other Metro), and sound fantastic. I also threw an Alpine KTP-445A "Power Pack" onto my headunit, which basically is a plug/play amplifier for Alpines. Bumped power up to 50wRMS per channel. This is my 4th "Power Pack" i've purchased, lol. I'm still only running front speakers, but don't actually feel like i'm missing much. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_71950_NVX-VSP4.html http://alpine-usa.com/product/view/ktp-445a Since I re-acquired my 95 Sedan, I took my old GTi wheel out of it and put it in this car. Much more comfortable and better looking than the factory Metro wheel. While I was at it, I switched in an extra gauge cluster I had because it had a trip meter, while my original didn't. Lost 25k miles while I was at it! Miracle! Put LEDs in the new cluster while i was doing the swap. ![]() I acquired a very nice set of seats from a 97 hatch at the local Pull A Part to swap in. Soaked them in degreaser and pressure washed them, then threw them in. They even match the color of the car! Much more comfortable as well! ![]() ![]() And finally, since my other Metro is down and out of the moment, I took the upper strut bar off of it and put it on this one. Didn't notice any difference, and I wasn't expecting one either, but it sure looks better, lol. ![]() ![]() I've got an XFi cam laying around and i'm leaking a lot of oil from the cam seal, so when i stop being lazy, i'm going to swap that in while fixing the leak. Also have a spare CS130 Alternator kit sitting around that i'll put on as well. Been trying to get ahold of MACs fabrication to look into getting a header and underbody brace for it as well. I'll try to update this more often! Kyle |
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| sser2 | Oct 21 2015, 07:57 PM Post #26 |
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Your engine should not over-cool no matter how efficient is your radiator. Your thermostat is faulty, replace it. |
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| MR Bill | Oct 21 2015, 08:26 PM Post #27 |
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where you been so long, working OT? |
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| z34-5speed | Oct 21 2015, 08:57 PM Post #28 |
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I'm not going to debate this. |
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| z34-5speed | Oct 21 2015, 08:58 PM Post #29 |
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Still working 50-60hr weeks mandatory. Ive been relatively active on the FB page, just haven't stopped in here for a minute. |
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| MPG | Oct 21 2015, 09:03 PM Post #30 |
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Awsome u guys into blue Great pics of your rides 😊 |
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