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Originally Posted by mythrenegade

9 Days :-)

I live in the high desert of socal, an unincorporated area of sbcounty known as Oak Hills. It's off the I-15 between LA and Vegas near Victorville.

I love the _idea_ of a manual conversion, but it's beyond me as a mechanic. I want to get this car back to what it *should* be and enjoy it.

I did some reading on here a few months ago and thought the whining might be the wheel bearing as well. If so, then I will either take it to a subaru dealer Suby Specialties in Monrovia. Anyone used them? I am thinking of taking the car to them pretty early on just to get a sense of what needs to be done.

Joel

Another SoCal SVXer? Good news. I've heard great things about Suby Specialties as well, but when I called to inquire about working on my car they laughed and said they won't touch an SVX if they can help it. They're also booked about 2 months in advance, so if you don't have a ton of money to pour into a WRX (like so many around here do), then they probably won't give you the time of day. There's another member here from Victorville, who I believe works at a shop, so he may be able to help you locally. Otherwise, good luck finding a mechanic. I've found that owning this car has gotten me more mechanical experience than all of my other cars combined. Use the search, and How-To section and you should be able to figure out just about any task on this car from the simple to the major medical.

And welcome to the site.