Instrument Panel and Switch gear: While assembling this car I have tried to use the original Geo Metro driver inputs. Gas pedal, Brake pedal, Clutch pedal, shifter and steering wheel are all original Geo Metro. For the gas pedal the Geo throttle cable mates with the motorcycle cable with a simple connector. A similar approach was taken with the clutch cable and the shifter linkage.
For the gauges and ignition I have taken a different approach. These are not Geo Metro parts. All the Geo gauges and switches were tossed and I have mounted the motorcycle parts in the driver compartment.
Also I have followed the “bake-ware as hardware” approach. This time I used a 16 inch pizza pan as the instrument panel.
The first photo shows the components from the Suzuki GSXR750 which are the tach/instrument piece and the switch module from the right hand end of the handlebar. Also shown is the uncut pizza pan. I think it cost about $7 on sale at the local supermarket.
The tricky part was mounting the switch module. I created a stub handle bar piece from a short section of aluminum tube left over from a busted panhard bar. The fit was not tight so I added a bolt to prevent the module from rotating on the bar. The bolt in the photo was replaced with one that was the correct size. Two ¼ inch bolts through the bar ends secure the module to the pizza pan.
I added some light aluminum angle stock to stiffen the panel.
I like this approach because it is simple, cheap, and puts the on off switch near my right hand while holding the steering wheel. I may add a toggle switch to kill power to the fuel pump. Hitting the kill switch should will also shut down the fuel pump so the toggle switch for fuel pump will only be needed if the main switch fails.
The panel attaches to the steering column with a u bolt.
I am using an Woodcraft Keyswitch Eliminator harness to directly wire the right bar switch module to serve as the sole on/off control.