Florian, I'll bet you only about 5%, if that, of those who do Subaru DIY swaps do it in 1-2 weeks. If a person has spent weeks or months studying the conversion, waits for weeks or months after committing to the Subaru conversion to assemble the parts which are often not readily available from the shops that make them, doesn't fabricate any of them, and gets the harness done by someone else, then 2 weeks is a remote possibility for the first time converter. But, very unlikely. This is not to be critical of the Subaru conversion as a DIY project. I just don't think it is correct to portray it as a two week job to a complete novice who has just begun to think about conversions, or really to anyone. I just don't think that you will find many who have done it in that short time period. I've been reading the Subaru list a long time and don't remember many, if any, start to finish in 2 week conversions from first timers. It takes most people far longer than that to become informed and decide which of the parts and configuration options to choose. It take most people longer than two weeks to find the donor car and pull the engine, harness and other needed parts. It takes far longer than two weeks to get the parts from the vendors, or to make them up if you do that yourself. Sam
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