Yes, don't forget the pilot bearing....I did, when I swapped over to the
ABA block....and it oiled up my clutch due to the output shaft bearing
being abused by the shaft with no pilot bearing...

   In my hybrid motor, I did have to swap my distributor drive gear, in
order to keep the digifant engine management system....Techtonic's Tuning
has  the few needed  specialty parts to put a cross flow head onto an ABA
block...I did have to do some finessing to remove all the power steering,
AC, etc from the ABA motor...Pulleys and belts and a bracket fix for the
alternator...and the hoses were a challenge....
  There are many many diesel vans now running gas motors.....it IS one of
the original mods done to vanagons over the years...swapping out the
expensive and slow diesel inline for a gas motor...
   Highly recommend...as Jim says...make ME smile, too

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> And pilot bearing! Don’t forget the pilot bearing in the flywheel.
>
> Jim
>
> > On Oct 25, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Rob, Stephen et al;
> >
> > I’ve done it. ’84 Adventurewagen with a ’97 Jetta ABA motor.  Absolutely
> love it.  It’s been a couple years now and it still puts a smile on my face
> when I press the loud pedal. It’s nice to be able to pass easily on the two
> lane highways around eastern Oregon. It’s nice to be able to go over passes
> at 60-70 MPH. (Redline for the motor is further to the right than the
> Vanagon tach goes. (I hit the rev limiter in 2nd once. At about 50.)) Fuel
> economy improved about 3 mpg.
> >
> > What Stephen says is correct.
> >
> > Off the top of my head:
> > ’83 (or later) carrier bars & engine mounts
> > Diesel bell housing & shield, starter, input shaft, clutch & flywheel
> > Oil pan & pump (with pickup)
> > ’83 or later dipstick & tube
> > Windage tray (stock Jetta from FLAPS)
> > VR6 waterpump pulley
> > Jetta coolant bottle
> > A friend at the FLAPS to let you pick through the hose collection for
> the right ones
> > A good radiator shop to build the connectors for hoses attaching to hoses
> > Metal engine cover
> > Engine management system (EMS) of your choice. (I used the Jetta’s
> Motronic system)
> > Miscellaneous bracketry and tubing to deal with ancillaries.
> > ’98 Ford Focus air cleaner (paper element readily available)
> > $500 worth of good hotrod muffler shop with resident artist that can
> follow instructions
> > A couple of good friends to put it all together for you. (Thanks again
> Matthew & Jason)
> >
> > You can also swap out the crossflow head for a counterflow and keep it
> all below the deck. Doing so allows the use of the Digifant EMS and makes
> it an easier swap all around. It also raises the compression ratio a point
> or so (I’m told) but with the right EMS, you’ll have a knock sensor so it’s
> not really a concern. That’s not what I did.  You want to do that, talk to
> Don Hanson or Robert Keizer.
> >
> > Pictures from start to finish here:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/104201992525683280598/FollyABAInstall
> >
> > Jim
>