

| Subject: | Re: My Van |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:29 -0500 |
Thanks! On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 9:12 AM Pete O <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. >> >
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