The Battle of 2013

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.

Gari Hamilton

Gari Hamilton

Gari Hamilton

Next stop: east coast of Texas.

Half Moon Reef Lighthouse, Port Lavaca, TX                                                                           Photograph by Gari Hamilton

White Ibis in Port Lavaca                                                                                                         Photograph by Gari Hamilton

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:

·       Stick-to-it-ness

·       A supreme confidence of my abilities to engineer a stem to stern rebuild

·       Having a relationship with a vehicle that has a soul

·       Finding out other people’s ignorance of understanding

·       Find out who is a team player in those close to me

·       The ability to go inside a machine with imagination and diagnosis of malfunctions

·       The self satisfaction of completing a performance project that so far is successful

·       The beginning of transforming dreams into reality

·       Don’t make dreams your master, but go for it

Regards to all project managers and Subi lovers on the battle of 2013.