1970 Westfalia S Turbo

[mychatype3]

Hello all,

First some introduction I'm almost 37years old and living with my wife and daughter (6months) in the Netherlands. I'm a vw-fan for almost 20years, i droved beetles, typeIII (fastback, notch and squarebacks) this is my first van. Bought it in 2009 from ebay-usa and updated along the way.

See my threat here for all the details:
http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21827

Some futures are Porsche 944 brakes all around, power steering, custom interior and updated camping interior (cooking stove, gas/220/12 fridge)

Done a Wasserboxer notchback in the past and now it's time for some Subaru Turbo power..................... My Westy is going S-Turbo.

I've bought a 2000 Forester with front damage, EJ205 engine, 150.000km on the clock. The plan is to install this with the original 5-speed(reversed) gearbox.

The plan is to collect parts and start the build when engine, loom, gearbox and all the small stuff are inn and detailed.
Rough plan is winter 2013 for the big switch. Now some photo's:





















Kind regards from Holland, mycha

[ElusiveStranger]

Welcome fella.

Sweet ride

Ask away. I'm looking forward to a Subaru gearbox conversion.
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[richbaker78]

Hi and welcome, great project and a great bus to start with. Like the steering...is that a t25/t3 bevel box you have used?

[mychatype3]

THANKS,

The bevel box is T25/T3 with Peugeot 106 pomp and a Vauxhall (rhd) steering rack.

Greetz Mycha

[Obonobo]

Hei Mycha,

good to see you here too: you have come to the right place for your convo!
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Driving a '75 Bay with a EJ22 '93 and 091 6-rib box.

And it's a long time since it looked anything like this!

[hanzzz...]

Couldn't be long before your showed up here!
Can't wait to see this happen...

[madmick]

Hello from sunny Scotland

Love the van, very nice detail work and some real nice photos

Looking forward to the engine transplant.

[mychatype3]

Yesterday evening was demolition time Cleaned up the front, all the bent metal is away, i can now pull the engine out from the front !!!

First up is to replace all the broken parts and let the engine run. I hope the valves etc. are fine. I have to replace the timing belt and bearings. When the engine is ok a friend will do the wiring-loom and i will pull the engine, gearbox, gas tank and everything that is useful.

Parts that need replacing:

Timing belt kit;
Canister;
Left exhaust Pulley;
Timing belt covers;
repair or chance oil heat exchanger;





Greetings Mycha

[ricola]

Great bus, looks like you will obviously be doing a quality job. Love your garage too, must make things a lot easier having a lift!
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[paulvandenton]

awesomeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mychatype3]

Collecting parts, got a used exhaust pulley in from flea bay
And some new badges arrived from the earlybay threat



Also looking for the following parts (don’t now how they are called )



And a complete timing belt cover (left/right/middle, front and rear)
As anybody has these parts please let me now.

Greetings from Holland mycha

[southcoastcruiser]

HI Mycha

for the timing belt cover , I 'll have a set in carbon if you want , I ll send you pictures if you want when I'll receive mine......

You need to check and change some parts on the flywheel side, the plate at right , the flywheel joint, and some small rubber joint at the screw for checking the rod

thierry