Torn

Hello, I recently bought a 83 Subaru GL wagon! So now that I am the owner of an old Subaru I am finding myself here on this forum and I want to thank everyone in advance for taking the time to help me out!! I'm sure you hear this same question a lot, however the information I have found after searching has left me with more questions than anything as I am not very mechanically inclined. So please if you are so kind to help me out, remember that I have little knowledge on repairing cars. First off... I need a new carburetor! The shop i took it too suggested i rebuild the single barrel carb in my 83 Subaru GL. Which will cost me $750.00 However, after reading some threads I've discovered that the single barrel carbs are not worth rebuilding. If the cost of conversion is comparable I would rather do that. I discovered that a lot of people are very fond of WEBER Carbs!! Especially the fact that you can put a brand new carburetor in which to me is appealing. However the conversions sold from weber are apparently for dual barrel carbs. Now that being said I have found that you can get a intake manifold from HITACHI and then be able to install a WEBER. Unfortunately, that is where I'm left wondering because of my lack of knowledge on fixing cars in general. What i'm trying to do is provide the mechanic with the parts he needs for the converstion and installation. What exactly do i need to give him in order for him to get my car running? Should i convert? or just spend the money on rebuilding? Any help or any tips to some threads that are more straight forward in the exact parts i need would be greatly appreciated! If you need additional information from me , I will gladly do what i can to provide it.