Rick (166)

More Interior Work Finished.

I had some other stuff to work on today so I didn't get a lot done. I fit the parking brakes and gear shifter back in the car. The parking brake was easy, I just had to cut the mount out of the old car…

Rear Inner Fenders and More Installed.

Lot more random stuff installed. First thing was to put the rear inner fenders in. I used some plastic garbage cans and cut the bottom 10 inches off it and fit it into the fender. I riveted them in place. I will need to seal…

Sealed up holes, Test Fit Dash

This weekend has been a lot of things that don't photograph well again. I started with sealing up all the holes and gluing shut everything that is no longer being used in the car. I had to seal the cowl opening for fresh air and…

Dashboard Test Fit Up

Figured I would put a quick post on here showing how the dashboard looks right now. I have the rear view mirror replacement screens mounted in the stock vent locations. The center of the dash has been more or less cut away and using the…

Metro Transmission and Speedometer Gear Ratio Information

The Metro has the same transmission as the Suzuki Swift and several other cars made by Suzuki. All of them are more or less a bolt in swap. Usually the only difference is in the shifter rod or shifter brace rod. So if you get a junkyard trans take those two parts as well and you will have no problems.