If your Serious about waking the Dart Lite from it's nap, contact DusterIdiot over on dot org and see if he has any parts left from his work with them. I know he had a couple Feathers. One had all the aluminum goodies, and Wildcat had a few bits as well. Some were shipped with aluminum deck lids as well as the aluminum hoods. He may also be a good source for a correct Four speed and the parts to convert.
I just sold a '94 Geo Metro 3/5spd with a low mileage '96 long block transplant I did to Luigisir over on slant six dot org for $650. I had a bit over $1K in the car over the last four years. I'd put new brakes, bearings, a windshield, heater controls, lot's of plastic interior bits, window regulators, and blower motor in it.
My father-in-law drove it back and forth over in the Klamath basin getting an average 52 mpg.
The Geo isn't a performance car in the normal sense, but it's a great commuter/parts getter! I rolled it across the scales the other day. 1700#.
I see that the prices are coming up on them again. I could probably have turned it for a profit, but he's my friend, so what the heck.
He's coming up with two new half shafts. We'll put those in it, and he should be good to go for quite some time. Blue Book is nuts low for a driver, so you never know.
Metro's are out there for reasonable prices, but for that kind of money will tend to be a bit rough. This one looks like a poster child for full coverage keying. Nothing through the paint, but it's a 100' car. When it's wet.
CJ