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My SVX lives again...
I spent all Saturday doing it, but I got the closet full of removed parts back into the SVX.
I made sure everything was hooked up right, topped off all the fluids and had my wife climb in to start the car. I suppose it would have been nice to start it on my own, but I really wanted to be right there watching in case anything was going to fly off, burst or otherwise break. Plus, I was really, REALLY dirty. :P But it started, first try, nearly first crank. I let it run for a minute or so, shut it off and checked everything again. No leaks, nothing loose. So I put the bumper cover, lights and grille back on, lowered the car to the ground, and went in to clean up. I had to be quick about the shower - we were going out to a movie. I could have cared less about another Hugh Grant flick - it was the first trip in the SVX in over two months that I was excited about! The car runs and drives perfectly. Really, it's a total dream and I am just thrilled to have it again. I'm having the front left axle replaced tomorrow morning. I'll replace the rotors and pads all around when I get back from Wisconsin. But other than that, this does not feel like a nine year old car. I missed this car terribly. I'm so happy to have it back that I'll be relegating it to commuting duty all week so I can 'make sure everything's okay' before our trip this weekend. Thanks to everybody who answered my questions and helped my out with my car. I wouldn't have even tried the work that I did if I had never found this group.
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Congrats to ya, Nick!
I agree. What a ride!
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congrats. i am glad that you can still ride the "ride". good luck with it.
Kelli
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Thanks, guys. I wasn't really concerned about the car itself. I was pretty confident that, if I got it back together correctly, the car would run as it did.
I'm just relieved that I did, in fact, get it back together correctly.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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i know the feeling - had the SVX in the garage for a week and a half doing tranny cooler/filter/gauge and wiring/sub. took my good 'ol time. i was glad to get it done, especially since the AC in the SVX works a hell of a lot better than my other cars!
Alan
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Can you fix your car? Sure you can, I knew you could!
Made a few contacts tonight and should have a fitting celebratory toast lined up for the 10th. (dang, do you realize how many times I had to type this to remove all all of the typo's?)(hic)(cup)
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