Issues and progress

I've been running into some issues with my license plate mount. Apparently one of the plate screws broke off on the previous owner and instead of fixing the issue himself (or warning me about it, which is somewhat understandable), I've been dealing with ways to mount my plate to my vehicle. As it stands... the plate is duct taped to the back windshield, which seems to be doing the job so far.

Last night, I sprayed some PB Blaster on the spot to help loosen it up. The screw is broken off on the outside of the plate cover, so the only way to get to the screw is from the underside of the car. The is absolutely NO space under the car to get tools in there to work around. I did manage to get a pair of vise grips in there, but it still wouldn't turn. Determined not to give up, I ended up banging out the screw and mount from the (fiberglass) bumper mount. So now I'm stuck with a hole in the bumper and still no reasonable way to get the plate mounted. On top of that, the screws I bought for the side that is okay... well... they don't fit. Awesome.

In other news... I'm in the search for a center console from a 1995 or older Dodge Neon. Apparently they fit like a glove inside Geo Metros. Junk yard, here I come!

I'm also in the market for some wheels. Here are 15" wheels that will fit my Metro and they look really nice on another Metro I've seen:



Shown here is the 5 lug option. Looking into seeing if they still make a 4 lug option, which is what I need. Crossing my fingers I can track them down!

Still running on the first tank of gas. The plan is to have a spare gallon of gas on hand for when she runs out. I want to calculate how many MPG I'm getting with this thing since there is no mile trip indicator built into the instrument panel. (Unless I upgrade to the tach instrumental panel, which I'm considering).

That's it for now... a lot of little things to work on.

Oh... just bought a CD player for the thing. Install should be a snap, according to Jeremy, We'll see!

Be seeing you.