This is from a recent post to the SubaruVanagon Group ~

                sadlerbeagles478

        My wife and I did a Subaru conversion on our 1985 tintop using a 1995 legacy 2.2 and RMW conversion items, My wife did our harness Modification I did the rest, total cost was $1,698.02, we had the donor car so no costs there , took exactly 21 days from start to finish , started and ran great on first start up , Re-bleed the cooling system after first 100 miles and have never looked back , has now performed flawlessly for over 6000 miles. We could not be happier............... Steve & Linda 

On 15 Feb , 2016, at 3:57 PM, Ken wrote:

> This sounds like a lot of money but you get your van back in a couple weeks.
> Otherwise.....what is the shortest amount of time for a  DIY completion? I
> know someone who has been working on it for a bunch of years. 4,5,6years?
> Ken L.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> BenT
> Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 9:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Small Car Conversions
> 
> I was chatting with someone this morning who is just getting his van back
> from Small Car. $15K out the door.
> 
> 
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
> 
>> On Feb 1, 2016, at 6:32 PM, Grant Johnson <smiley.grant@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Just wondering if anyone has any experiences to share about Subaru
>> conversions done by Small Car? I'm in the market for a new motor for
>> my syncro westy, and I'm trying to decide if I should have a local
>> shop put a
>> 2.2 waterboxer in, or pay the cash to have them put a subie in