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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
>

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