

| Subject: | Re: Will an early Subaru engine fit the Vanagon? |
| From: | Rob |
| Date: | Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:20:15 -0800 |
At 11/14/2007 05:28 PM, Benny boy wrote: >I would say that a DIY could do a nice conversion between 3000-4000$ > >Good luck, Ben Here's what I spent on a '91 Subaru 2.2 into my '87 Vanagon (March/April 2006). $2279.87 was the total spent (near as I can tell) including shipping and taxes. The header, mount, wiring guide (from KEP), throttle kit (Mastercraft), PS hose (Smallcar), Shiels thermo housing, adapter/flywheel (KEP from Mastercraft) , was $1137.94 When you include a new radiator (my helper over torqued the bleed bolt and cracked it), oil psi gauges, clutch & cat converter I spent $500.42 at BusDepot. These things were not necessarily part of the conversion, just things that needed to be done. $164.08 at the Subaru dealer (on-line). This was a new timing belt and assorted seals & o-rings. The donor ended up costing $185. I have $122.23 in misc receipts from assorted FLAPS & hardware stores including the hoses & hardware. Later ... I spent $120 on the MasterCraft stainless coolant return line and $50 on two head gaskets (an afternoon job with the engine installed).
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