4kt turbo conversion pt. 1 (long)

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>]

This is the 1st of 2 posts regarding my 4kqt project.  I will go into the 
technical part in the next post.  

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of those who helped on my 
project over the last 6 months.  

To Pete Kunzler who got a call at 10:00 on a Sunday night when he had to work 
at 5:00 the next morning.  This call was from me who had only known him about 
5 months and kicked off this project when I decided to drown my car.  Pete and 
his lovely wife Terri graciously offered his garage and help and if he would 
have known how involved it became it would still not be any different.  This 
project would have been impossible without him and I cannot thank him enough 
for all the support and help.  His sons Derrick 8 and Chris 6 also helped when 
they could.  What a family.    

 To Sean Upchurch.  Who offered to help after meeting him at a local list 
gathering only once.  He came over on average about 2 times a week and helped 
do the things Pete and I did not need to spend the time on.  I think he 
learned quite a bit (like how to adjust jack stands:-)) and was always there 
when we needed him.

To Joe Rae and Adam Dickerhoff.   AKA Slave Boys.  These guys were our vents.  
When Pete and I needed someone to pick on (other than each other) we would ask 
these guys over and use and abuse them.  I still have not figured out why but 
they always came back.  They incedently got the stuff done that we did not 
want to do.   Thank both of you and without you Pete and I would probably be 
dead by now.

To Orin Eman.  Who bailed our sorry asses out when we got to the starting 
stage.  He also helped us understand the systems which helped a great deal.  
If it is electrical on these cars Orin is the man.  

To all the others.  Scott Mockery, Al Swakhammer, Ned Ritchie, Alex Neckas, 
Andrew Bennett, Chuck Watson, and many others that offered their help for no 
other reason but to help a fellow enthusiast out.  

You will notice a lot of these names are listmembers and I would also like to 
thank Dan Simoes and Eliot Lim for supplying us with these great resources.  
Without them there is no way I would have even met most of these great people 
or even attempted this project.  

I am sure I have butchered at least a few names, and forgotten more so I 
appologize in advance.  I also included the final budget with the numbers of 
costs associated with the conversion.  The total was about $3200.  Before 
anybody chimes in with why did you do this and that, hindsight is always 20/20 
and I am smart enough to realize there are a lot of things that could have 
been done cheaper.  But I am hoping that people will take away a good idea of 
what this project will cost using there own numbers.  
[PARA]tie rod assembly		[PARA]25
clutch/slave cyl/disc/press plate		305
waterpump/thermostat		60
timing belt		20
hoses		50
fluids		50
gasket kit		260
belts		25
tune kit		85
shop supplies		200
engine assembly		860
injectors servicing		140
brake booster		50
flywheel and pilot bearing		215
boost guage		125
oil pressure guage		40
equipment rental		40
exhoust connection		130
head job		420
intake pipes		90
exhaust manifold studs/nuts		30
total conversion parts		3220
		
I hope this gives you an idea of what this might cost you.  It took us 6 
months but I am sure somone could do a good job in 3 without much problem.  I 
would like to think we spent time on the details and did everything as close 
to stock as possible.
If anyone has any specific questions regarding the budget email me and I will 
try to explain.  
For any techincal questions please hold them until I post the more detailed 
post in a few days.
Pat Martin
864000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled rotors 
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates turning it,  K&N and 
uh....
95 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa