"It's like when you "Break-up" with someone, it's hard at first, but as soon
as you meet a new exciting new person, you forget real quick about the last
one....

This is what is happening to me now, after a hard winter, too many days
working like a dog, put my real blood on that van, i had the good new this
weekend that Hans from Vanaru.com was comming today with my new 2.5L Subaru
engine... so i push my customers farter this week and took 2 days FOR
MYSELF! So today, i removed the "2.1L Tornado red" engine out of my van (50
minutes), remove the old harness and PS pump (1 hour), push the van on the
lift (45 minutes, he he), remove gaz tank, change main metal water pipe for
Syncro platic pipe, change engine to front heater hoses, took a coolant
shower, no, 2! Put new fuel tank in, took fuel shower (yea, long story), fix
some little things.. a good 6-7 hours.

I felt kind of sad in some ways, i have work hard on that 2.1L (pretty
powerfull also... i'm giving up "part" of the van...yea, it's ok, i'm no
purist, we are in 2007, those engine were design in the 70'.. time to move
foward.

Anyway, short story, Hans call me and he had to leave PA later (1pm), so i
had all day to prepare the van (40 pictures tomorrow).. so i close the shop
and go home and i hope for the best for Hans who will pass custom soon... of
course, i get THE call when close to home: Ben, i'm at the border, they want
700$!!! for custom fee's (Canadian taxes, remember, the free trade between
Canada, USA and Mexico... yea!) and i have forget my Credit card....
Grrrr... So i turn around and leave for the US/Canada custom (30 min)... i
pay Custom fee, i go see Hans who is waithing for me patiently.. we say HI
and talk some, like we always do (he is a cool dude, believe me! Hans love
what he does, no, he is crasy about it!, so we understand each other)..

So, I WANNA SEE MY ENGINE!!!!!!!!!! (i'm the one buiding engine normally???)

He open the door of that beautifull Silver 87 Westy.... he said WAIT! i have
a surprise... YEAAAAAAAAAA! i little touch from Vanaru! Power coated Tornado
Red intake.... Power coated black Alternator!!! Mmmmmm.....  what a nice
engine, i see all the nicely built harness, parts (thanks John!)... Men, you
made my month!

I can wait for tomorrow! This Tornado Red Subaru powered Vanagon will be my
dream camper van...

In French, we say: "La cerise sur le sunday", now, figure out what in mean!

Ben
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