I purchased parts from small car And did it on my own. 

It took me around 150 hours to complete. The only part I didn't do was the harness and some welding, which I paid for someone to do. I had more time than money then, so some of the money was saved by doing things like finding parts for the cooling systems rather than buying the kits. 

Cost me around $3500 to put in an 2001 2.5L. With the engine being a little over half the cost. A cheap 2.2 could have saved quite a bit - I actually purchased a '94 legacy for $300, but liked the car. So I decided to fix it and get a different engine.

I don't know that I'd attempt the swap right now. It would be tough to fit it in between work and 3 small kids, but I'd assume a shop could do it in far less than half the time it took me. 

-Aaron

> On Feb 15, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Ken <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> 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