[ShadeTreeMech]

I have a 4 door Geo Metro collecting rust in the front yard. It has the 4 cyl auto tranny combo under the hood and the engine requires a new piston, which is suprisingly difficult to source. But the body is in decent shape, and suddenly visions of cheap transportation dance through my head.

I'm thinking the slushbox would be very inefficient even if I deleted the torque convertor, so a 5 speed is the idea to go with. I can fabricate a plate in my sleep, but the electronics are a bit above me. Mind you, I can wire basic circuits well enough, or even repair a board with a damaged component, but I've never messed with electric cars which gives me cause for hesitation. That and I'm not sure how much it will cost, especially since I lack a shop at home.

Paul and Sabrina's controller looks enticing, so here I am, on a ledge, with an assumed budget of about 2k, wondering if I can do it...