) purchased a project T25 from eBay that comes pretty much as a rolling shell and am looking at what engine / gearbox I should be putting in. I'll start by saying that my mechanical knowledge is very limited but I'm under no time constraint to get the van back on the road so happy to take things slowly and learn as I go.As well as the project van we already own a T25 auto sleeper with an Impreza conversion (done by spanner boy, who I'd happily use again but Mrs VF has set a strict restoration budget) which we are very pleased with and there seems to be a wealth of information around the net around the conversion so Subaru seems like the logical choice, much as I'd love to put a Porsche engine in. So, a few of questions;
Reading various forums the only other "mainstream" choice for a conversion seems to be the Golf Gti are there any benefits to that over the Subaru route and are the costs broadly similar?
If I do decide to go to Subaru I'd likely be buying a complete car (sober from ebay this time!) are there any particular models / years to aim for or avoid is there any issue with picking up an auto to fit in a manual van?
Is a 2.5 conversion more challenging to fit over a 2.0 (2.5 would be my preference)
I would expect that engine choice will dictate gearbox choice, at least to a degree, but if I go down the 2.5 Legacy route and wanted a 5 speed box any recommendations?
Finally, I've discovered RJES online and they seem to sell conversion kits, which with my limited ability will likely be a godsend, I'll be calling them later but are they and their components well thought of? (Main worry is that the website is last updated in 2008)
Apologies for waffling, any help or advice will be gratefully received
