The GeoZuki got totalled.....

Well, never EVER let your gf drive your car. I let her take my car to her cousin's on saturday night, and she called me at 3am to tell me she lost control and threw my car into a concrete wall. :disappoin Then she lied to me and told me she wasn't speeding. She was on a 25mph freeway ramp. You can't do the damage she did goin 25mph. She had to be going at LEAST 50, or even faster. Oh well, what can ya do. I'll post some pics of the poor thing when I get home from work tonight. I'll be selling some of the good parts I won't be needing soon. Let me know what ya want. Doors, interior, rims, and all of the rear end is still good. I have 2 spare gauge clusters also. 1 has KM/H, the other is MPH. Both are MK2, with tach.

OMG!!! That is Horrible! I am so sorry. You had a dynamite little car - I saw the pics.

Hate to be a scavenger but I may indeed be looking for some interior parts.

On my convertible I'm thinking I may be missing something. Is there supposed to be a large panel behind the seats that separates the seating area from the trunk? Right now we have the vinyl tarp thing that hangs down but it seems like there should be some hard center panel.

Also I'm interested in any of the original manuals for the car.

But please - first take some time to grieve!!!! This is a real tragedy.
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And all that does go between the front and the back of the car is just that little tarp piece. You should be able to reach into the trunk from the front, lol. Helps for when ya leave your keys in the trunk, not like i've ever done that to know :pimp:

WHat year was it? 1991/1993?
My son needs a drivers door(4 door). His window winder dont work any more and the spot welds have failed letting the glass fall.
He also needs a cylinder head, Trunk lid Shocks too.
Email me if you can help.

Well, mine's a convertible, so the door wouldn't work, my truck struts are blown too, and i have a GTi 1.3L dohc motor in mine, so the head wouldn't be right, sorry.

dam... i hope your g\f was not hurt

but it is too bad that your patetic excuse for a sports car is broken..
but hey how about looking into a camaro :iceslolan

best wishes
-inspiron

Heh, well, thanks for the kind words there Inspiron, lol. I'm getting a new body for the engine, doin a port and polish on the head, and skimming the head, and a lower compression headgasket. Should dip it into the 14's with no problem.

Heh, well, thanks for the kind words there Inspiron, lol. I'm getting a new body for the engine, doin a port and polish on the head, and skimming the head, and a lower compression headgasket. Should dip it into the 14's with no problem.


NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

please, it is calling your name (14s stock!!!! and a ,T top, corvette engine, roomy and a scary name)http://www.rivercityf-bodies.com/images/members/mikec.jpg

Cameros are like opinions every ones got one.

man that sucks...all i know is it was my car and my gf totalled it i would have dis-owned her LOL that was the coolest metro i ever saw and heard of. never thought a metro could run that well!! sorry man about your luck

lol, that Camaro also comes with an astronomical insurance rate ($340/month), and the gas mileage of a truck :). The new geo is in progress. I have the motor apart, rebuilding it, new hone job, high compression head gasket on it's way, and the head is in the shop right now getting milled and ported.

your could get a 6 banger camaro

oh and if you got a 5.7liter V8 you could gain huge amounts of power from mods such as a turbo, supercharger or elctronic upgrade

(twin turbo=400hp gain)
(turbo=100\170hp gain)
(hi rise cams= 50hp gain)
(K&N air filter=30hp gain)

Well, I had a v-6 camaro, and it really sucked. And the insurance was still terrible, and so was the gas mileage. Plus they're still a lil expensive to mod for my taste. I love the LS1 camaros, but can't really afford a car payment, and insurance, and thousands in mods. Besides, sleepers are more fun, and so are convertibles, heh.

ok, ok what if you got a v6 camaro swap the 3.8 for a lt1, ls6 or ls1 out of a old chevy new chevy pontiac, buick, or any orther gm car

then if the engine is more than 20 years old tune it up (old engines were tuned down to pathetic lows)

the insureance comany will think you have the the v6 and you get one of the potent 350 in your machine

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Dude, go with the geo, way better car, even better looking than the last generation suppositories that they called camaros. More fun too. I ice race them. I don't bother with the gt/gti conversions, just 3 cylinders, set up to breathe a bit, and some proper tires. and a six point cage. My GF totalled my first race car a couple weeks ago, in a traffic accident. ( i leave them road legal ) So I am in process of building #2. Good luck on the new car, keep us posted.

ok i was not going to fight this fight agian but i can't let it go it is killing me insideand i must do something.


i will porve without a doubt that the camaro is a better car in almost every single way than a geo metro. now time for the STOCK numbers

1997 geo metro hatchback (lsi)
engine=1liter I3 sohc 55hp 58lbs of tourqe(1.3 soch 70hp 73lbs)
mpg= 44city 49 highway
seating=4
front wheel drive
1\4mile 19.4?(18.8)
cargo volume 8.4cu ft
passanger volume 77.4 cu ft
gas tank 10.6 gallons
cost(new) $8,500($9,500)

2002 camaro (ss)
engine= 3.8 liter ovh V6 200hp 220lbs(5.7liter 320hp 350lbs V8)
mpg19\30 (18\25)
seating 4
rear wheel drive
1\4mile 15.7 (13.6)
cargo volume 13cu ft
passenger volume 82 cu ft
gas tank 16.8 gallons
price(new) $18,000 ($21,000 )

lol. Well, no doubt a camaro will stomp a stock geo metro. They're at 2 ends of the car spectrum. Econobox -vs- sports car. But i'm not running a stock sohc metro, i'm running a 1.3 DOHC 16v. 100hp stock, (at about 130 before my port and polish is done, 155+ after), 15.3s 1/4 mile(again, before the new port and polish on the head), and only $500 body plus existing motor. Plus it's cheaper to insure, and much better on gas (for those $3 prices we're gonna get soon). Sure, it's more work, and a scapegoat car, but hey, it's what I like to do. And i've never seen a v6 camaro beat 16s in a 1/4 mile, lol. My buddy had a 2001 3.8L, and with a cold air intake, exhaust, and lighter rims, he ran a 16.4. His old auto ran mid 17's. No doubt, i love camaros. If I could afford one, i'd be drivin it! But a poor man's gotta get his kicks somewhere, and for me, it's the Geo. The suspension I have will also pull .94g lateral acceleration. Which is a wicked handler. FWD is also better for autocross. Point taken about the camaro being a better sports car. An SS also will run wayyy over $22,000 for a used one. A convertible will be more in the lines of $31,000 used. Basically, in BMW price rance. And the part that is most important to me is this..
mpg= 44city 49 highway
not
mpg=19\30 (18\25)

My GTi motor is rated stock at 26/39 on the sticker. I looked it up, and in order to get a Camaro SS in the 12" 1/4 mile range, I'd need a $9,800 supercharger, $5000 trans to hold up to the torque, (SS already has LSD diff) and $600 for better tires. In order to get my metro into the 12's, all I need is a $1600 turbo setup, $50 copper headgasket, $1200 Limited slip diff, $500 for better rubber, and some spare time. Not to mention the 1.3L DOHC has a forged and balanced crank(cast iron in the pushrod chevy 350) , a DOHC pentroof hemispherical 16v head(chevy pushrod 8v heads on SS), and the entire car only weighs 1800lbs. Half the weight of a camaro. So that would mean, if I was running 150 wheel hp@1800lbs, and the camaro was pushing 320hp@3500lbs, means I have 12lbs per HP, and the camaro has 11.875. So my lightly modded metro is almost equal to the SS in power/weight. Which would bring me to an estimated 1s slower in the 1/4 mile. Now, add the turbo, lightened flywheel, under-drive pulley, MSD digital ignition, and a AFM modulator(way less than 1yr of insurance payments on the camaro), I could be pushing 240whp. Which would bring me down to 7.5Lbs/hp. Now, if I add the same 90hp to a camaro, it's weight is the downfall. Cause that 90hp brings it to a 8.5lbs/hp. And the mods alone for the 90hp on the camaro would set me back $4000, or the metro's which would be a max of about $2000.

A camaro is more of a rich man's car. People can drop 10k into a camaro, and get it running 10's. If I took my $500 body, and about $500 motor and such from my metro, i have $1000 total invested. $20,000 short of what I was gonna spend on the camaro. So if I was stupid enough(yes, i said stupid. Who would invest that kinda cash into a Metro! lol.)to put $20k into my vert, i guarantee it wouldn't be street legal anymore, and prolly break 10s easily.

Long story short. If I had $20k at my fingertips, hell yea, i'd get the camaro. But I don't, and don't forsee it in the near future. So the metro it is. And no, i don't plan on making my car a big sponsored race car. It's gonna be my daily driver that I can have fun with. And make fun of the kids in their $20k cars when I tell em they got smoked by a Metro. I bet they didn't see that coming :)

Oh, and the engine isn't a Geo Metro engine, it's a 91 Suzuki Swift GT engine

Hey, come on, there is no comparing the two, and besides, at no point did I even attempt to say that the geo is a better sports car than a camaro, I merely seiad they are better looking. And more fun for the dollar too. If someone who needs a prosthetic ding ding sees fit to trash talk the geos, ok, thats cool. You aren't a Geo fan, I'm not a camaro fan, it happens. I appreciate the time and energy that goes into any custom vehicle, having built more than a few in my time. So, go with whatever wets your wheaties. :lol2:

Otherwise, like I said, I use them for ice racing. This is another venue, like autox where bigger cars are no good. And, its not about power, its all about traction out on the lakes. You can have 1000 hp if you like, try and hook it up, I can guarantee, its not going to work. On the ice, its not the size of your pencil that counts, its how you sign your name.

The musclecars are great if you're cruising for lot lizards, or tire biters, or whatever you like to call the pneumatic young things that go after the guys that drive those cars. I'll stick with something that is somewhat practical. Both you guys make lots of good points for your own cars, and more power to you. On the other hand, this is a Geo forum, and people here own and drive geos. Funny how that works. Bet people at the camaro forum own and drive camaros. I am seeing a connection here.

Anyway, rather than trash talk other people's rides, take time to appreciate what goes into them, and what comes out in the end, and keep up the good work. :iceslolan

ok lets think about it this way the geo pumps out lets say...oh..250hp out of a 1.3 liter. there are sevral unreversealbe probloms that the geo has
1. front wheel drive, when you floor it all the weght is shifted to the back and away from the driveing wheels (wasted power)

2. very small engine, look at champ cars they have 2.5 liter engines and pump out 1000hp but only last 1\3 of a sesion. Alsocars that produce too much boost (3000gt) do not last long

3 looks, everyone has there opinion on looks but most people do not think the geo is a sporty looking car

Hey, did I say it was sporty? no, i said its better looking than the last generation camaro.
As far as your other arguements, keep trying, eventually you will see that its ok if you win, just like the special olympics, everyone gets the gold. Take care

the geo is in no way a better looking car than a camaro

camaro=low, lean streamlined
geo= box with wheels

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you=need to go away and stop opening old threads

Well, never EVER let your gf drive your car. I let her take my car to her cousin's on saturday night, and she called me at 3am to tell me she lost control and threw my car into a concrete wall. :disappoin Then she lied to me and told me she wasn't speeding. She was on a 25mph freeway ramp. You can't do the damage she did goin 25mph. She had to be going at LEAST 50, or even faster. Oh well, what can ya do. I'll post some pics of the poor thing when I get home from work tonight. I'll be selling some of the good parts I won't be needing soon. Let me know what ya want. Doors, interior, rims, and all of the rear end is still good. I have 2 spare gauge clusters also. 1 has KM/H, the other is MPH. Both are MK2, with tach.
are u selling the swift engine?

I'm not selling my swift engine, but my buddy is selling his for $250 if you're interested. It's the 1.3DOHC like mine is.

I'm not selling my swift engine, but my buddy is selling his for $250 if you're interested. It's the 1.3DOHC like mine is.
yeah im VERY interested how many miles are on it? will he ship it? where does he live?

He lives in Adrian, MI. He could probably ship it, but it would have to be crated. It also has the auto tranny, wiring harness, and computer.

He lives in Adrian, MI. He could probably ship it, but it would have to be crated. It also has the auto tranny, wiring harness, and computer.
ok talk to him see if hell ship it and let me know how much. i dont need the tranny just the engine wiring harness and computer, its going to be used in a twin cam conversion for my tracker!

He lives in Adrian, MI. He could probably ship it, but it would have to be crated. It also has the auto tranny, wiring harness, and computer.
just wonering if u talked to your buddy yet about the engine

hey man! yes, lesson learned.... never let a woman drive a fast car. i learned my lesson three years ago when my g/f ran my 69 pontiac into a concrete pillar (the ones beside gas pumps) and mangled my chrome bumper. i was huge mad. she lied to me about it too. she said someone hit in in the parking lot, but i called her bluff when upon inspection of the dammage. therewas still that easily recognizable yellow warning paint still stuck to the chrome. but, i will have to say in your case, its a blessing that your g/f didnt die. cars can be replaced and true love cant. thats what i think anyway. yeah, i know its sappy, but im sure your girlfriend learned her lesson. mine did. she doesnt even touch the pontiac after i showed her what it would cost to fix the dammage....

I feel that one! She did the same thing to me. 2 weeks after I had the body painted, she brought the black vert with the front bumper all cracked. Told me someone backed into her in a parking lot. I could never get her to tell me the truth about it. She didn't tell me she had rear ended someone with it until she wrecked it....

:eek: Geozukigti:
Bro I share your tragedy. Nice to know your GF is ok and there was not any human lost, just material.

Not to worry. You did it twice already (I can still remember the "black tiny monster" story yet). So, there is no reason for not doing it a third time. In fact, the best of all this is the better it gets!!!

Have to renew your pilot license!! :devil:

Keep going pal!! If there is anything I can help you with, just let me know.

MC
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BTW, I couldn't see any pic, they seem to be removed. Also, now you don't have to fix the not working blower ;)

Heh, well, you're wayyyyy behind! The not working blower is on the new one. Just got it up and running 3 weeks ago. Check out the link in my signature to my Teamswift site.

I still don't get it. Do you have two metros?? Which one was totalled? What is the one you have your "old blackie" spirit on? How tall is your GF? How old is your mother? Naaa.. stop kidding, for real I missed the the two metros part of the story. :confused:

Besides, help us putting some dates info on your teamswift page cause I have no idea when was the "1st day".

Also BTW... swap blowers to see what happen :D

MC
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Lol, well, It started when I built the black one a couple years ago. My gf totalled that one last winter, so I stripped what was stil usable from it, and bought a new body(the new blue one). I rebuilt, and built up the motor, and did the swap from all the old parts, into the new car. I really didn't record dates. The "day 1" and stuff is just to seperate the days of "major work" on the car. A.K.A., days I put more than 20 minutes on it.

hey geozukigti did u ever get your car back from the impound? did they catch who stole it!

Lol, well, It started when I built the black one a couple years ago. My gf totalled that one last winter, so I stripped what was stil usable from it, and bought a new body(the new blue one). I rebuilt, and built up the motor, and did the swap from all the old parts, into the new car. I really didn't record dates. The "day 1" and stuff is just to seperate the days of "major work" on the car. A.K.A., days I put more than 20 minutes on it.

Geozukigti:
I believe all this situation is so easy to resolve. JUST KEEP YOUR GF AWAY FROM METRO's :rofl: Should I say MetroSmasherWoman?

Just kidding.. what now, new metro?

MC
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No, not outta the pound yet. Went to court yesterday to get it, and brought my title. Apparently, the Secretary of State didn't change the VIN number on the plate when I registered it. So now the plate has a different VIN than the dash. So now I gotta deal with more sh@# from this retarded police department. And gotta wait for officer doofy detective dumbass to call me back.

No, not outta the pound yet. Went to court yesterday to get it, and brought my title. Apparently, the Secretary of State didn't change the VIN number on the plate when I registered it. So now the plate has a different VIN than the dash. So now I gotta deal with more sh@# from this retarded police department. And gotta wait for officer doofy detective dumbass to call me back.

damn gotta love the pigs! did u ever find out who stole it

Nope. never found who did it. BUT, i did get it back finally. Bumper was a bit hit tho :(. Anyone wanna help me find a 93 Suzuki Swift GT front lower bumper?? I need a passenger fender too :banghead:

Geozukigti:
A recommendation in here pal. Post your part needs as a new thread to get more people reading the advice. You know, the metrosmasherwoman tale is getting long. :D

MC
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