I mean perhaps, but I also have a lot of familiarity with Subaru. Switching to another brand would have required starting from scratch. Also there's not a whole lot of sedan/wagon fun cars out there. I wanted something my kids could also ride in and i could daily if i wanted.
Oh no, what have I done... Part 2
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Might as well stick it out then and get it the way you want it. At least Subaru's aren't the most expensive to work on.

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Yeah i could have bought an Audi or Fiat or BMW 
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Okay. So you just needs heads again or this a whole engine redo?
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I really don't know what it needs at this point. If the cam seizing threw aluminum shavings into the rest of the engine then....
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I keep looking at the bumper and winch in the garage and the rails for the Subaru. I'll probably install the catch can on the vette and the rails at least on mine Friday.
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Go across the border to the promised land and get some Tim Horten's 
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I'm only like 20 miles away. Lol
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There's a Tim Hortons 5 minutes from my mom's house in the Detroit suburbs. 
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Okay. So if doesn’t cost you anything to tear it apart and start looking what you need though.Chris GTO TT wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:14 am I really don't know what it needs at this point. If the cam seizing threw aluminum shavings into the rest of the engine then....
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Coop is correct. It could be minor, or you could find the whole engine is a write-off. But at least you'd know for sure.
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It’s also important to remind yourself that you do like this stuff. You don’t think so right now, but if you didn’t know how to do this you would hate to pay someone and have much less cool stuff.
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Yeah I get that, but I'm honestly torn between just wanting it running and wanting to do it myself. I also currently feel like I just want it gone.
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Good news is the refund for the FL heads is finally showing pending. As much as I'm done with this thing I'm pretty sure I'm im just going to pick it up on the 2nd.
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Seems like a decent price.
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It's a bit steep some eBay importers have them for like $1200 shipped
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Picking up the car on the 2nd to pull the engine myself. We leave for So-Cal tomorrow, and the shop is closed all next week.
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It's now back in the garage waiting for me to pull the engine again.