The Subaru conversion into an Air Cooled can be done.
It requires lots of parts from a donor WBXer for the radiator, coolant
lines, front and rear heater cores, wireloom for heater blower system, fresh
air distributor with heater box and lots of water/coolant related parts in
the engine bay.
I think it's better to use a WBXer to make the Subaru conversion simply
because a dead WBXer and a dead Air Cooled are about the same price if you
go looking for one.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Stevens" <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: aircooled to subaru

> Actually the cooling system DOES NOT use the same channel/duct as the AC
> heat system.
>
> my 1980 model camper still has the OG heattube front to back runs
> centrally over the fuel tank
> the H2o lines run across the tank top on the pass side thru a tight
> opening, you can manage to slip a pair of pipes in w/o dropping the
> tank.
> albeit thats all you'll do that night, took some time, and great
> wriggling efforts to get the 2 pipes thru w/o dropping the tank.
>
> as for the front rad, all of the mount holes are present on the AC
> models and I just cut a new lower opening, the mounting of the grill is
> easy enough.
>
> as for heat I used a rear unit from a american conversion van, has AC
> and heat in 1 core w/2 high volume squirrel cage fans.  or you can use
> the OG westy one from a later vanagon.
>
> feel free to e_me with any questions.
>
> Dan stevens 1980 TD conversion
>
___________________________________________________________________________
> From:    Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
> Subject: Re: 1980 Camper for sale, not mine
>
> would you really want to convert an air-cooled van to Subaru?  Seems
> like
> there would be a lot of advantages with starting with a newer
> water-cooled van.
> Edward
>
> At 11:17 PM 6/12/2005, you wrote:
> >Only problem with the heater is it has to go if you want to convert to
> subie
> >power.  You need the same path the heater and the heater ducts take to
> run
> >your plumbing.
> >
> >jimt
> >
> >On 6/12/05 7:09 PM, "Edward Maglott" <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
> wrote:
> >
> > > My friend Sam has this van on the samba.  See link below.  It is
> located
> > > near Asheville, NC.  It is one of the more deluxe models available
> in 1980
> > > and has the gasoline Eberspacher heater.
> > > Edward
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=183679
>
>
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