Delays, delays, the brink of carpal tunnel, delays, DONE.
It turns out that most of the work in an engine swap is getting past the intimidation of the task, for a first timer.
New stuff, besides seals, hoses, and other assorted this 'n' thats:
* Clutchmasters FX100 clutch (which is a lot firmer than whatever was in there)
* ACT Streetlite flywheel (doesn't seem to have an adverse effect so far)
* Group N engine and trans mounts (which transfer in a good share of noise, for those trying to dodge that)
* Phenolic spacers
* Uber cheese red krinkle paint on the gasket-matched intake manifold. There's no excuse for this.
* NGK plugs... the ones everybody loves here. Can't remember now.
After having the car in the air for so long, it blew me away when I took it off the ramps and re-realized how low it is! It's also quite different than my new-to-me Forester (shown above).
Unfair to post like this without pics... Here's a most-of-the-way-done shot:
Not many miles on yet, and I'm still trying to get the clutch engagement at the height I like, but it's good to be driving the thing again!