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Hi

I've just bought a 1981 t25, planning on spending some money (a lot I think) at it but want to know some information.

I plan on taking the old engine out, a 2.0 air cooled, and replacing it for something with a bit more power. I was told the Subaru legacy is a good engine that is pretty easy to fit. Have I been told correctly? And is there a company that would you recommend? This is just the start of the project but just trying to put some costing together.

yup, them scooby's are mint, not quite a simple swap, (well electrics to me are a no no, but I am a numpty) but a lovely motor,loads of bits chucking around for em now, do a search on here or the brick-yard and you will find plenty of help/advice, good luck, wish I was doing that to a bus..

good engine to use,will not be straight forward in fitting,you will have to put a radiator and pipework in for a start

al.tn wrote:Hi

I've just bought a 1981 t25, planning on spending some money (a lot I think) at it but want to know some information.

I plan on taking the old engine out, a 2.0 air cooled, and replacing it for something with a bit more power. I was told the Subaru legacy is a good engine that is pretty easy to fit. Have I been told correctly? And is there a company that would you recommend? This is just the start of the project but just trying to put some costing together.

I'm no expert, I know it can be done. But you are missing a few vital parts including a radiator.

Spannerboy does the conversion from WBX to Subaru for somewhere between £3k - £4k. Drive in, drive out.

Have a look on here http://www.rjes.com/

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0532993415" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If i had a Aircooled and wanted to replace it with an other.This is the engine i would use (ie link provided).You would need to fit a rad&pipes and fit a loom for the ecu and engine mounts + adapter plate for upright or use a diesel bell housing for slant installation and the sump.The 2E engines are cheap and can be found easily