Yard Art
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Joined: Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:58 pm
my metro daily driver
I thought I would share my metro project, after having posted a few questions and followed this thread for a while.
This is a 1960 metro am120 that I bought last year in Oregon and brought back to BC. I had it stripped bare and painted by a retired body man over the winter (quite a few dents to pull but thankfully no rust issues) while I tinkered with the motor. It just passed the BC out of country mechanical inspection so is now on the road...
I toyed with covering up the side window but in the end, I kinda like the added light and don't mind the look.
I was also fortunate enough to find a strong running spare motor/tranny and axles in Montana from another metro owner who was hot rodding his. So Ive got lots of spare parts and I've already swapped a tie rod end, the carb and the parking brake assembly to make mine a bit sweeter.
So, the only issue I have (other then downloading pictures!!) is changing the gear ratio to squeeze a bit more speed out of her. I'm considering a rear axle swap with an early 80s suburban - but Im curious if anyone has done anything else? Is it possible to leave the rear diff intact and just change out gears? add an overdrive?
A big thank you to everyone who contributes to these forums. I don't think I would have taken this project on without knowing that this community exists.
Markus