Thanks to all for giving me some basic background to chew over. To Rob,
thanks for the overview of your conversion; to Jake, thanks for the
additional info; to Sam, thanks for providing caveats and reality
checks; to Warren, thanks for basically saying that if a university
professor can do it, nearly anyone can; and to Greg, especial thanks for
suggesting ways to climb hills in hot weather with a  1.9l engine, like
drive naked and slowly.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott