i'm on my way to go pick up my daughter and i get rear ended 2 blocks from my house in the geo metro. so i deal with the cops and all that and then go and get the 914 out of the garage, starts fine back it out and shut it off to close the garage door and go to start it again and it turns over catches like it started then bang! nothing! wont turn over nothing!

so i take the truck all 9 mpg at $4.35 a gal.

i need a fuel efficient commuter!!!!

so this weekend i'm going to drop the geo engine and transaxle in the 914. they weigh almost the same so it shouldn't be to bad.

Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Glad you weren't injured.

Your going to put a Geo motor in a 914

Good Luck with that

Troy is great at down grading his 914 instead of upgrading like the rest of us.


Troy-Sorry to hear but glad you're safe.

Those squirrels won't hunt.....they rotate in the wrong direction. Haven't I taught you anything?

1st the infinity, then the squirrel cage, then the teener.
Quit while your ahead! but I guess that is 3.

I'm usimg the geo transaxle, this is gonna work pretty good .

The measurements looks like I can fit eveything in there, radaitor and all with room to spare!

The stock shift rod might even work out 'cause it comes out right at the right spot on the tranny !

It's like this was made to be the prefect swap!

Off to pepboys to find some thing to step donw the half shats to mate the two sizes to tegether, im thinking smat exhaust pipe adapters.

Oh and the wiring hareness out of the geo will be a step up from the old harnes!

Troy,
get to the ER quick. You've suffered a head injury! Call an attorney too. You will need money for your recovery. Both for the 914, GEO, and YOU.

I am worried....

here's a pic of the geo, it still drives .... kinda

I will give you 200.00for it to make a rallyX car out of it.

Troy,

I got Old Smoky sitting on a bench in the garage. turns over by hand. There's a pressure plate and clutch disk on it. It is set op for EDIS and batch fuel injection. It's got a header so no heat. I don't know if I have the ECU but we could put a Megasquirt together in a weekend. It's yours to use for free if you want, but I get it back if you sell the car.

Dave

thanks dave but no need.

the 3cyl of fury is sitting where the 1.8 was and i've got the engine cradle almost done.

the angle iron i'm using is a bitch though, and the flux core 120v that i'm using is making hellashish booger welds.

the elec harness from the geo is so simple, this is gonna be easy to run the stock f/i.

i had to cut a bit of the back wall at the trunk to make the intake fit.

this thing is so much lighter than the 1.8 and transaxle, the car was at about 2100lbs and i'm thinking i'll loose 200lbs off the old set up!!!!

and thinking of the cooling, what way did the air want to move from the engine compartment? i thought it wanted to come out the top ... low pressure? so i think i need to duct the incoming from under and blow out the top right?

Sounds like it's too late now, but the crank-crank-BANG kinda sounds like what happened when my starter jammed. Make sure it isn't something so simple as just getting the starter to retract.

Pics or you are full of it.

Troy is so full of shit it comes out his ears . Glad the motor mount is going well. I can't wait to see this thing flyin

This post is all about Troy taking it in the REAR first thing in the morning?

can't you ass hats read?

the time stamp was last night!!!!!

i don't take it in the rear..... especially in the morning!

it's mostly done, i just took it around the block and the power is really lacking!

i think i can help that out though. i'm scrounging craigslist and think i found what i need!

this is what i'm talking about!

Your Geo is green mister I stomp on it in a 25 MPH residential zone

Don't you know you can't tubo a 914 GEO

Where is the update man? I want to see how you do your radiator. Then see you driving that 45mpg teener

Change of plans, I found this down the street

I almost pulled the trigger on this one

I would have emptied an entire magazine on it

I'm not a mustang fan but i still threw up in my mouth a little bit when I saw that thing coming down the road... Looked like a lot of work for such a horrible outcome! Wonder if it'll be at the show and shine tomorrow, so I can "admire" it up close...

that mustang is a FAIL

the GHIA on the other hand : ))

glad to hear you guys are ok - my wife was in an accident the other day - we were very lucky too.

well stated!

I hope I'm not the only one who sees what this fool cut up to make this awful Ghia!


That is a waste of three Cars... I do admire the craftsmanship though...

356
Ghia
40's Chevy

You have inspired me....

I pulled an all-nighter and built tin work for mine
This should seal the engine compartment and assure the air flow follows the stock configuration.

I'm bolting up to a 915

1000cc's of fury:

Dude .... Shitty weekend bro... Sorry to hear about the geo but I must say I have to tip my hat to you in your noble efforts to make the best of both shitty situations. By the way I've found with now shrouding of a type 4 the air moves from the bottom out the engine lid. Especially at freeway speed. Hope that helps... How close are you to being mobile with this project?

up date!


it pissed me off so i just put a match to it

WTF have you got there, Brant???

Burn baby burn! I was gonna say that I have a little motivation for your metro motor