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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-30-2014, 01:32 AM
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Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Interior build pics

The last two photos show the interior in the 5 door before we pulled it.

Difference in the interiors: the 5 door rear bench has rounded corners; the 3 door is straight. When we dropped in the new...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-25-2014, 10:39 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Tires

Tires are Thunderer City 155/80R13. Read about the brand on Geo Metro Forum or somewhere ages ago, can't find the link now. (Maybe not actually LRR? Wish I had taken notes on everything over the last...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-24-2014, 11:51 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Progess report - tire pressure, turn signals etc

I found a MAJOR reason for poor MPG, namely bought a new tire pressure gauge and it turns out... I was running 20 PSI. Ugh. Amazing I even got 50mpg. Bought a handy roadside emergency kit at Costco...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-16-2014, 02:07 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Finished engine

Looks great in the posts, but the paint we used later peeled under heat. Ugh. Should have left the brushed aluminum alone.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15865&d=1410890794...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-16-2014, 12:49 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Finished unpainted Kammback

Here's the skin on and done - before paint and body, of course.

We set the slope of the Kamm based on threads off this site -- thank you, Ecomodders, for sharing!
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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-16-2014, 12:47 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Kamm skin

Here's the skin going on.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15846&d=1410886033

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15847&d=1410886033
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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-16-2014, 12:46 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Kammback under construction

We scored an extra hatch at Pick n Pull (well, if $130 counts as "scored,") and thus felt free in taking a welder to the hatch on the car to create the Kammback. After debating materials, Johnny...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-16-2014, 12:33 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Antenna delete

Johnny pulled the antenna and welded the opening shut. Good work -- after paint and body work, you literally cannot tell that that opening was filled.
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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-16-2014, 12:31 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Original vehicle(s)

Here are pics of the car when it arrived. Wish I had taken more, because man, it looked trashed and is a great reminder of just how low the bar was when we started! Johnny snagged it at auction for...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-15-2014, 07:13 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
3/4 LH rear view

This pic gives a much better view of the Kammback.

All steel with some finish filler. Johnny welded it up himself. Action pics to follow...
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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-15-2014, 02:15 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
Kammback hatch

Oh, nearly forgot (I didn't take a rear-angle shot of the car). Here's a little ecoporn to whet your collective appetite for build posts.
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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-15-2014, 02:08 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
(Almost) finished product

I'll just spoil the whole thing by posting pics of where I am at today. Build history to follow.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15824&d=1410804482
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Forum: EcoModding Central 09-15-2014, 12:36 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,648
Posted By StudeChamp
How to spend $5k on a $2k econobox = NOT SWIFT (Geo Metro restoration & mods)

I promised a very long time ago that I would document a 1991 Geo Metro faux xfi build... And in keeping with y "binge viewing" tradition, the build is 98% done and I'm going to recreate a two-year...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-23-2014, 12:33 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,595
Posted By StudeChamp
Unfortunately, this is where the (re-)engineering...

Unfortunately, this is where the (re-)engineering starts getting sticky. Since we reproduced the original Geo geometry, and the engine sits in front of the axle, moving that assembly to the back...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-22-2014, 07:01 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,595
Posted By StudeChamp
Cooler for sure. The other idea is to stick my...

Cooler for sure. The other idea is to stick my neighbor's hamster wheel (with hamster) under the hood and then invite them to open it.
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-22-2014, 06:56 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,595
Posted By StudeChamp
Oh man, that's hilarious! The style is what drew...

Oh man, that's hilarious! The style is what drew me, too -- I am obviously biased, but I like it more than the Ford and Willys front ends. Ramond Loewy was a fantastic designer who drew some real...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-21-2014, 09:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,595
Posted By StudeChamp
1939 Studebaker + Geo 1.0L drivetrain swap = Studeo

I'm a car addict and am building two vehicles at a time: a 1991 Geo Metro lsi retrofitted with xfi gear and custom kammback (to be documented in another thread) and a bone stock 1940 Studebaker...
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