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The batteries that go in the trunk took a bit more effort to mount than I thought they would. I had to lower the trunk floor about a half inch first. That was not that difficult the way the car is built. Then I had…

Decided to get a jump on some of the work and made the battery tray for the two batteries that go behind the seat. It is attached to the frame of the car on the back side. I need to get one piece of metal…

I have pretty much decided against using AGM batteries like I wanted to when I started out. LiFePO4 batteries are getting pretty good and prices are dropping so I am thinking by next summer they will be pretty good priced. So for now I just…

The motor came in and it is smaller than I thought so I have tons of room to fit it under the hood. I am going to put it about where the picture shows. The Fuse block and MSD ignition will both have to be…

Latest Updates Click here for a complete list of all posts for this project I am still in the early stages of this project. It is not quite as ambitious as the total rebuild of my XFi into a convertible body. But it should be…

So I have been debating on how to build an electric drive "hybrid" setup to the Metro. I think from the talking on that link that I have a good starting point for the project. I don't know exactly how it is going to work…

The biggest thing most people are missing for these cars is wiring diagrams. I have several diagrams and with what I have it covers a good bit of the wiring combinations in these cars.

I am getting ready to go back to a stock head on the car. Shaving the head seems to make the car run worse so I can't recommend anyone ever shave the head on these engines. But while the car is apart I might as…

Forgot to bring the camera in and get these pictures off the other day, better late than never. I sealed up the front inner fenders much better than how they were before. This time instead of using plastic to seal them I used aluminum flashing…

Been a while since the last update. After getting the car put together good enough for the show I pretty much quit working on it so I could get some house work done. I had other things needing completed before fall and the car had to wait. The last few details have been taken care of over time and today I got a good exhaust installed.