Pictures of the broken frame on my 95 Geo Metro

Filed under: 1995 Geo Metro, Automobile Hell

A few days ago, the frame on my ‘95 Geo Metro broke. Here’s some pictures of the broken area for future reference.

1995 Geo Metro Restoration Project

Filed under: 1995 Geo Metro, Automobile Hell

I recently bought a 1995 Geo Metro, with a 1.0 litre 3 cylinder engine (the fire breathing G10!)

Sadly, its frame broke today. Well, yesterday actually, it’s 1.25AM now. I have a lot of work to do. I need to remove the engine and gear box, so I can get into the engine bay to weld the frame. Supposedly, the engine and gear box together weigh less than 200 pounds – I’m sure with a couple friends to assist me that I’ll be able to get those suckers out without a hoist!

I’m going to use starscream5000’s G10 engine removal guide at GeoMetroForum.com to do this.

At least I have some projects to keep me busy.

Stripping wallpaper and repairing wall damage

Filed under: Projects

I’ve started renovations on our downstairs room that will be our bedroom when I’m finished.

Stripping wallpaper is a horrible job, but someone has to do it! I’ve realised the following:

• Running around and stripping as much wallpaper off as possible quickly is a good idea. Don’t worry about pieces of wallpaper that appear stubborn. Making progress is important, and makes you feel better about yourself.
• Use a wallpaper scraper while peeling paper off. Peel with one hand and ’stab’ the underneath with your other hand.
• For stubborn paper, use a wallpaper steamer or get a bucket of boiling hot water and a sponge, and wipe down the walls. The paper scrapes off easy afterwards.
• Keep a sack beside you for the wallpaper you remove. Don’t leave it on the floor, the big bits are easy to clean up but the small bits are a nightmare!

What I’ve peeled off so far has revealed wall damage – take a look at the pictures. At the worst, I’m going to have to remove some of the dry wall and relay it. This’ll be an experience.

It’s 2010 and I’m finally going to start work on the KZ550

Filed under: KZ550

OK – I feel some guilt about my KZ550 restoration project. That post was written in March of 2009 – oh boy! I had every intention of working on that bike, except that I didn’t have a place to work on it. The fact that it’d leak fuel intermittently didn’t help me when pleading my case to friends and family – they really didn’t want their garages burned to the ground.

Since then, the plethora of problems with the bike have remained intact, and I’m sure more rust has begun to eat at its heart. Luckily though, we now rent a large house with a basement – where the bike now resides! Except I’ve removed the fuel tank.

An advantage to this is that the basement is always relatively warm, a garage wouldn’t be this time of year. I’m hoping to get down there in the next couple weeks and actually start working on the bike. I’ll be tearing it apart and cleaning it up. I can already see where the wiring has been eaten by mice – it’s going to need a lot of work.

Wish me luck guys.