Options on Subaru conversion

Post by **Kent Joker** » 29 Oct 2006, 21:08

Options on Subaru conversion, I have a very solid 1989 Westie pop top I have a gearbox or diff wine the exhaust needs changing and looks unlikely to come off very easily, one of the hydraulic tappets is noisy. I don't want to be plagued with a load of change this change that every time I want to use it. The cost of a new 2.1 is not cheap and with no real improvement in performance other than reliability I have decided to find out more about a Subaru conversion which engine what year and has anybody had one done that would change anything

Thanks Keith

Post by **HarryMann** » 29 Oct 2006, 22:00

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193

2nd post in Alt Engines, Petrol Engines, all about Subaru conversions

also www.rjes.com

also subaruvanagon yahoo forum

Post by **blurb55** » 29 Oct 2006, 22:14

I have recently acquired a sccoby powered Caravelle Syncro.
It has plenty of free revving power. tho I suspect more available from this engine.
The wiring looks nightmarish to me but I hate electrics.
Pics of te loom on the bus website, link in the signature.

Post by **HarryMann** » 29 Oct 2006, 22:45

.. and who's that in the white top on george the Bus Syncro Saturday

and who's in the light blue Doka with white back, no recognisy?

Post by **HarryMann** » 29 Oct 2006, 22:48

P.S. TC should have given you the full size loft of the wiring diagram we gave him (Kennedy one) plus CD + reams of copies of all things Subaru/electrical as documentation of your wiring.

Post by **KevH** » 30 Oct 2006, 13:52

Clive, the white poptop is me, and the doka with canopy is tomanytoys

Post by **HarryMann** » 30 Oct 2006, 14:32

Right, only just worked out that was Simon's Doka

Post by **blurb55** » 30 Oct 2006, 16:48

HarryMann wrote:P.S. TC should have given you the full size loft of the wiring diagram we gave him (Kennedy one) plus CD + reams of copies of all things Subaru/electrical as documentation of your wiring.

T'would appear not, kinda working blind. Will contact TC and ask.

Post by **HarryMann** » 30 Oct 2006, 17:02

Think it might be wise to have them.. particularly the full-size loft blueprint of the loom, whether he followed it exactly or not. As you say like a lot of us, you're not that keen on the electrical wiring side, this drawing is not a schematic, but the actual loom laid out and what sits at each end of the connections - so would make more sense if yo needed to follow a wire. But if it all goes well, and no hitches, then he's done a good job, a lot have a variety of minor problems, though almost every Subie engine did vary month by month with continual mods (improvements

) and some are more sods than others I think.

Post by **Kent Joker** » 30 Oct 2006, 17:12

Thanks guys the links make for interesting reading, I will also need some one to install it, looks like TSR wants about £5000 the time you have had a new box and that is for a 2.0L. Not sure how keen I really am to spend that kind of money.

Keith

Post by **HarryMann** » 30 Oct 2006, 17:24

New box, just put a good 2nd hander in?
Talk to Richard (rjes) and get a quote for all the bits, th engines are usually cheap as chips (well, they're not taht cheap anymore, in the London area anyway

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