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My Metro has about a 10" diameter motor in it. That is the BIGGEST motor you can put in a Metro.
One thing to make sure of - motor size vs where your wheel driveshafts are on a front wheel drive car! (This car is front wheel drive, right?)
If it is, measure from the driven shaft on the transmission out to the front wheel drive-shaft on the engine/motor size. Make sure your motor is a smaller diameter than that, if not, your driveshaft and motor will be in the way of each other, and you can never put the car together!
On a rear-wheel drive car, it's really not an issue at all. In fact, a rear-wheel drive conversion is great because you CAN put in a huge motor!
Also on the motor, look at the brushes. They should be nice and beefy looking. More brushes are better. 6 of them, or 4 pairs, are better than 4 single brushes.
Motors can have bolt holes on the face of the drive end of the motor, or under the motor as a "foot". Bolt holes on the face make it a little easier for mounting straight to an adapter plate on the transmission.
If you have a "foot" under the motor, you will need to custom-build some sort of support that goes under it.
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