Quite the legacy!

Happy trails!

Pete Owsianowski

On Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 7:17 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> I best get on with it.
>