$1200 because you had most of the parts. :-)
If we look at it this way, one could build a Zetec conversion for under
$1000 - if you had all the tubing, aluminum to make the adaptor plate,
and then bought a junkyard engine for say $400. Or a Suby. It's all in
how much you have lying around, which in your case was almost all of it. :-)

Karl

Mark Dearing wrote:

> well karl  it is an increase of hp( not sure of how much but I can  tell it
> is better just by driving it) and I don't know about the mileage  yet but I
> am expecting some increase.  main thing is I built this whole van  with
> conversion and cost of buying the van for under $1200  ,  this  includes new
> starter, clutch , pop top canvas and paint(which I had laying  around the
> shop)   So show me another conversion that can be done this  cheaply.  later
> mark d
>