Date:         Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:29 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Van
Comments: To: Pete O <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com>
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Thanks!

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 9:12 AM Pete O <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Quite the legacy!
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> Happy trails!
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> Pete Owsianowski
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> On Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 7:17 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> As said before, 4 years ago I started out to do a Subie conversion on my
>> '88 GL, but somewhere  just after midstream,  I found it necessary to
>> replace it.. I took on a  1991 Carat that wasn't in the best of shape
>> mechanically. Interestingly, it had in it the very last Boston Bob Engine
>> he ever built. It only had 50,000 miles on it. BUT, i was well into that
>> Subaru engine and decided to continue. I had been injured in several
>> different ways and could no longer do the job myself, so I worked a  trade
>> with a fellow I knew who had done a number of conversions.He got the BB
>> engine and he would give me a turnkey job. That's  what I got. And he did
>> a
>> jam up good job, too. In the bargain I got a complete front end rebuild.
>> Before the engine went in, I had it completely rebuilt. All new bearings,
>> including mains, new rings, heads, valves, guides. All the internals. So
>> if
>> these are 300,000 mile engines, I'll prol'ly give up the ghost before it
>> does.
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>> Work on the van continues. Power windows have been fixed. Working the
>> electric door locks now. Put in a new headlight switch. Soon to get a Jay
>> Brown headlight relay kit and install it. It's getting new GoWesty led
>> shifter lights. So the fun continues. Still much to do. but relatively
>> simple stuff.
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>> I best get on with it.
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