After a year of building, rebuilding; trial and error;
blood, sweat, and tears; $8,000; and separation of family, finally: Love is what makes a Subi a Subi. This is the culmination of the first phase of
modifications of an abused, neglected, 1999 Legacy SUS (sport utility sedan).
This is the maiden cross-country voyage of a sedan with all
the bells and whistles. The purpose of the build was to transport an
81-year-old wife with a Doctorate in random riding. Current location: Grand
Canyon.
Next stop: east coast of Texas.
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| Gari Hamilton |
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| Gari Hamilton |
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| Gari Hamilton |
Next stop: east coast of Texas.
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| Half Moon Reef Lighthouse, Port Lavaca, TX Photograph by Gari Hamilton |
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| White Ibis in Port Lavaca Photograph by Gari Hamilton |
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| Gari Hamilton |
All systems are working superbly on a Legacy Sedan dubbed
“Lemon of the Year” by Subaru Corporation of America, and the #1 surprise car
for 2013’s “good job” by Alfa Subaru with good support from corporate.
Important special lessons of the project:
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Stick-to-it-ness
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A supreme confidence of my abilities to engineer
a stem to stern rebuild
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Having a relationship with a vehicle that has a
soul
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Finding out other people’s ignorance of
understanding
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Find out who is a team player in those close to
me
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The ability to go inside a machine with
imagination and diagnosis of malfunctions
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The self satisfaction of completing a
performance project that so far is successful
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The beginning of transforming dreams into
reality
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Don’t make dreams your master, but go for it
Regards
to all project managers and Subi lovers on the battle of 2013.
