

| Subject: | Re: body work vs. mechanical work-Now Engine Conversion |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:29:59 -0700 |
Keep up the good work Ben! Your web site is an inspiration. And it's inspiring me to get my a** in gear to sort out and post the images I have of progress on my ONE conversion! --- ;^) Neil. On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 5:51 AM, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote: > -Subi (low millage) engine are not expensive on the east coast > -Harness is not hard to do, you just need the right plan/sheet from Subaru > -Anyone who is skilled with diagram can do it in a day or 2, the second day > being the easiest one. Just wraping everything nicely (i'm doing one right now). > http://www.benplace.com/subaru25/harness4.jpg > > This may look scary: > http://www.benplace.com/subaru25/harness2.jpg > but with some patience, a pen and some masking tape (to write stuff on it) > it's pretty easy. > > Hans from Vanaru as a new kit out (on top of their cooling system kit), > including the hard to do stuff and no, it's not the harness, he as a guy > working for him now that can put nice kit together. Only Vanaru built the > perfect reverse cooling manifold and the perfect shortnen oil pan and pickup. > > The only problem is that he is booked solid. Me too. I'm doing 2 conversion > at the same time, on top, on one van it's a full restoration work: > http://www.benplace.com/fabian.htm > > I will keep you up to date on all my next Subi conversion page, just for the > curious one. But even if this page is in French (for now) the interested > should bookmark it: > http://www.benplace.com/vanaru.htm > > Check in the center on the page, on the right you will see names, this is > all the conversion comming up in the next few months. With time, every > single one of them will have is own page. And the past one will have better > pages. > > A little hint for now: The 03-04 2.5L have are the easiest Harness to do. :-) > > So the big news now is that me and Hans will work separately now, he as his > new shop in PA and too many conversion to do in the US. I will do my own in > Canada. We still work closely together. > > So for those who have doubt about such an engine conversion... i hope our > trip to Mexico convince more than one (8500 miles). > http://www.benplace.com/mexico2007/zacatecas7.jpg > http://www.benplace.com/mexico2007/zacatecas28.jpg > http://www.benplace.com/mexico2007/zacatecas24.jpg > > In all those upcoming conversion job... one will be very detailed. Enough > pictures and text for the DIYS. > > Cheers, Ben > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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