Date:         Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:22:37 -0400
Reply-To:     Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
Comments: To: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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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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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside
85 Westy Weekender
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