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 PackY
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| posted on June 16th, 2004 at 07:04 PM |
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Recommendations???
Hey All... i got a 74 kombi given to me (its my first VeeDubb) and was wondering what engines are available and roughly how much would it cost for a
conversion??? From others experience what would you recommend???
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| posted on June 16th, 2004 at 07:21 PM |
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starting point - what is your budget and what do you want the engine to do?
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| posted on June 16th, 2004 at 08:26 PM |
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i would like something with a bit more power... probably looking to spend bout $1500-$2000 |
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| posted on June 17th, 2004 at 01:10 AM |
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For that amount of money you will be able to fully reco the top end, new barrels and pistons etc. This will get you some reliability but no more power
than you have got other than removing any wear.
You may be able to buy a Subaru motor for that money, but you will spend thousands more fitting it?
I cant think of any actual conversions you would be able to do for that money.
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| posted on June 17th, 2004 at 07:01 AM |
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thanks for the help... it gives an idea... Cheers |
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| posted on June 18th, 2004 at 03:41 PM |
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I can...and I have all of it...
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| posted on June 18th, 2004 at 03:49 PM |
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You could also go for nissan or toyota or mazda engine they are cheaper and do a good job
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 08:25 PM |
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mmmmm....
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 10:05 AM |
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Hi PackY and welcome to the Forum. You will have to excuse dakdat for being a wanker and not just telling you he has a 2L Nissan Conversion for sale
to suit a Bay Window Kombi. He must think it is some sort of funny to avoid answering your question. Anyway since he is in Sydney and you are up here
in God's Country we will continue.
For that sort of money I would be looking at an EA 82 ( Subaru 1.8L ) conversion. You can pick them up pretty cheap and they are a great fit. Also the
2L Nissan / Datsun Motors are also good but you often have to modify the engine cover by adding a few inches to get at everything.
Anyway do a search on here and you will find a few examples
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 10:32 AM |
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It ain't 4 sale..I would not recommend it...and NO to modifing the engine cover by adding a few inches to get at everything.
Brad...it's been a few years..I see nothing as changed..just thought you might have grown up...o'well not the case.
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 01:24 PM |
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mmm grown up ... nah not me .. then again it isn't me who feels a need to have several ids in an attempt to rip people off and hide who he is.... now
is it wanted, 3.5lte Buggy, DakDat, Dak Dat Buggy and no doubt a few more if I bother to look. So you gunna change again soon since your cover is
blown ... ???:cry
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 02:04 PM |
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Thanks Bradley...i was wondering how to explain the name change...you saved me a lot of typing...that is if anyone gives a toss....
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 03:45 PM |
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Who is this Dak Dat guy anyway brad?
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 04:38 PM |
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BACK TO THE TOPIC! i would have to say that the Ea82 or 81 is the way to go with your budget. if you are clever you can get the conversion done quite
cheaply. the Ea82 is the higher powered of the engines, but the 81 is much simpler to work with. i am currently fitting an Ea81 to my bus, it is
just about up and running (a couple of electrical problems and a starter motos shim to sort out) and it so far owes me about $900 total, including
engine and all conversion bits (not counting labour (mine and friends) and the engine mount, as that came with the car).
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 04:39 PM |
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you are best off getting a rusty or crashed complete subi with a low kays original or imported engine as you are guaranteed to have all of the parts
that you need, plus a few that can be adapted for other purposes (such as the aircon and heater from the subi and the nice front bucket seats).
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 06:32 PM |
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Just to let everyone know -
dakdat buggy's other names have been amalagated into just the one account, so he will not be using the previous names from here on in.
Brad / dakdat - please keep it civil and on topic or I will delete this thread, even though it is useful.
Andrew
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| posted on June 20th, 2004 at 06:59 PM |
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Thanks everyone... i'll suss out some subi's and see what i can find... yeah i am doing the body work that has to be done and hoping to get that
finished within the next month or so... so it gives me a while to work out what i am gonna do...
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| posted on June 21st, 2004 at 09:59 AM |
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There is a bloke in a 71 odd beetle in perth who runs an EA81 (jap spec, twin carby version) - licence plate subdub. It seemed to get along pretty
swiftly - he ran in a few classic rally's. Looked like a real neat conversion - the EA81 is a very compact motor too.
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| posted on June 21st, 2004 at 04:56 PM |
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will let u know how one goes in about a month when i get mine on the road:thumb
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| posted on July 29th, 2004 at 10:25 PM |
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Just an additional question...
What's the most costly part, the adaptor bits, or the motor?
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| posted on August 1st, 2004 at 09:46 PM |
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have a look at 71 superbug three down will give you some idea as I did a cost sheet for him.
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| posted on August 2nd, 2004 at 09:12 AM |
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adaptor is cheap about $600, motor is the dearest part depending on what you do to your gearbox.
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