07-28-2014, 09:41 AM
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Take off any usable parts and call a scrapper or haul it yourself to one.
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07-28-2014, 10:19 AM
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Well that's no fun!
OK, ultimately that's the end game.
But before I do that, I keep wondering how to connect a bicycle chain to that transmission input shaft...  |
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11-20-2024, 08:36 PM
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Epilogue...
Last flight of the ForkenSwift...
I've held on to the shell for all these years because I really wanted to turn it into either (A) a pedal car, or; (B) yard art.
But if it hasn't happened by now, it's probably not going to happen!
It hurt a wee bit to say goodbye.
The wreckers eased the pain by giving me $91 for the carcass, which was honestly more than I was expecting. It was mostly iron oxide with a bit of blue paint on it! |
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11-21-2024, 02:14 AM
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End of an era. 
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11-21-2024, 02:17 AM
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I still have two Metros in the woods that I need to get rid of!
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11-21-2024, 02:19 AM
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We need a virtual EcoModder museum of retired vehicles!
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11-21-2024, 02:41 AM
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11-21-2024, 01:14 PM
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Retired or recycled?
I had a few people through the years ask me if the FS was for sale. I had to explain that it was not save-able. I had to coat-hanger one of the rust-liberated rear control arms in place in order to drag the car to the wreckers!
(Unlike the convertible Firefly I got rid of a couple of years ago, which I genuinely think a patient welder could have saved.) |
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11-21-2024, 01:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freebeard
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I don't mind the NEW era!
These days, you can buy a used, decade-old OEM EV with a degraded battery for the same amount of money we put into the ForkenSwift.
Same or better range as the FS (~40-50 km / 25-30 mi.), with vastly better performance & all the creature comforts!
EG. this used hard, put away wet 2012 Leaf for $1500...
I've been half-assedly looking for a used Leaf for my folks. 95% of their transportation needs are short trips, town driving.
You can find well cared for ones for $3k - $4k.
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11-21-2024, 04:17 PM
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I think it was appropriate that a forklift hauled the Forkenswift on its final journey. Farewell friend and one of the reasons I enjoyed Metros for eight years.
Me and my Metro.
Andy
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