Bay engine to 91 vanagon

[grapegrower]

I have a 75 Bay with a good carbureted engine (no digifant etc) but busted front end. I have the opportunity to buy a 91 vanagon with a siezed engine.
Is the engine a straight swap except for the electrical wiring? I would like to be able to be driving the 91 with about a weekend's work and minimal
cost. Thanks in advance for your input. ( Yes, I'm a yank)

[big red bus]

1600 or 2000 cu air cooled. Should be relatively straight forward but you loose the heating which is nice in the winter and on cold morning. Also this is only my opinion but that may de value the van slightly. Would need to make sure you have all the right tin ware to keep it cool aas well. Wiring is there any apart from oil light which is already there, coil, and poss dizzy if it is electronic or may just be points. What engine is in the vanagon? 1.9 or 2.1 you can pick secondhand ones up for a reasonable amount pos £250-£500. I would personnaly look more at that option than the other.

[toomanytoys]

Is it in the USA?? your local smog will have something to say about it..

BUT........ the biggest issue is that the tinware from a bay (if its a type 4 engine) will be useless without major mods in the back of the "vanagon"... it will be a lot of work (I installed a 1.7 411 engine and cooling into an early 1.6 Aircooled "vanagon".. so I know its a lot ofwork) to get the engine bay sealed and engine mounted at the right hieght for the wrong tinware.. the heat exchangers are different too and wont fit the vanagon chassis very well.. heating will need installing and thats all "vanagon" specific..

in reality, it would be easier to part out the bay and buy a good replacement engine for the "vanagon"..

a totally backwards step regardless of how cost effective it mght seem in my opinion..