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Old 07-01-2011, 12:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
sgtlethargic
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I wouldn't hack it up unless it was really, really junky anyway. If you want a freak single seater then build it from scratch and save the 1500 lbs.

Pick any drivetrain that returns 40+ mpg stock and you should get pretty close. On a good day a Tempo/Topaz can just hit 40, but it doesn't AVERAGE that. You could go fwd and put a Metro drivetrain in- lots of them are rusted out.
I hear on the 'net that the Suzuki Samurai 5-speed transmission bolts to the Geo Metro 3banger.
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