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Latest Updates Click here for a complete list of all posts for this project This is the project page for my Geo Metro XFi Convertible Project. My old XFi hatchback body was rusted out badly, and the unibody was starting to flex. I was planning…
I put the car back in the garage and turned it up on it's side. I cut away the rust on the passenger side and have it ready to lay out the new frame. I used a section of fence post that is about 1.6"…
I have a bit of a warm day today so I moved the car out of the garage into the yard and took the pressure washer to it at full power to see if I could uncover any more rust holes.
The wiring harness and the last of the accessories bolted to the shell were removed. I am leaving the steering, brakes, and suspension on the car for now. I am not sure if I will need them on the car right now but there is no point in removing them until I know for sure they need removed.
Well there were lots of rusty bolts on the front end. Some of them I managed to get out with some work. Some of them had to be cut out. Fenders, hood, engine, and trans are out of the car now.
Time to start stripping down the car and seeing what all is wrong with it and what is rusted out. I took the entire interior out of it and found very little rust on the back half of the car. The front half has holes in the floor though. I will pull the front end apart later and get it down to basically a rolling shell.
Now that I have a car that looks like it is in usable shape it is time to plan a big metro buildup. I will be building a tube chassis for the convertible. I plan on stripping all the extra weight out of it that…
I picked this car up for almost nothing. It actually runs good, it is a 3 cyl automatic. It has A/C and a bunch of other crap in it. I am probably going to rebuild it and lighten it as much as possible. Once I…
Bunch of pics that don't really need a full post
The windage tray was not hard to install, Just cut the old factory tray out if you want and stick the new one in place. Test fit it and make sure it clears everything then weld it down in a few spots.