EJ22 + 091 in T2b 1975 camper van

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Vehicle & model: VW Bay type 22/camper van
Year: 1975
Engine details:
EJ22 NA from Subaru Legacy 1993

Transmission:
091 6-rib ‘long’ gearing (as found in 2l Bays) and RJES bellhousing

MPG: 35 MPG (± 10KM/L)
1/4 mile time: unmeasured
0-60: unmeasured
Top speed: over 140KM/H

Cooling system details:
- belly mounted rad: (Citroen Xsara)
- expansion tank (Golf III or similar)
- heaters: VW Polo (in front, ducted to totem)and T25 (under R&R bed)
- reversed cooling manifold (RJES)
- dual slim fans. Fans are switched by separate temperature sensor and switch on at 95C. In city driving and during traffic they turn on. Otherwise temperature sits around 92C. There's a LED on the dash showing status of the fans and a manual override switch (never needed sofar)

Other non conversion mods:
solar panel to charge leisure battery, central doorlocking

Drove it for over 1500km now without major issues, other than tightening a clamp here and there. Scoop doesn't foul speed bumps.

Approx cost of conversion.

- Subaru complete car € 500
- Sales of Subaru parts -€ 200
- Bellhousing ± € 700
- 6-rib € 500
- radiator (new) € 50
- expansion tank Golf/Seat/Audi € 5
- bits and bobs € 200
- official paper registration/certification € 80
- sold aircooled lump + tranny €750 +
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Total ± € 1085

The van:


Engine:
- air intake on the left as near the vent opening as possible with open air filter
- on the right the expansion tank and the fuel filter on the firewall
- homemade engine support using Subaru rubbers



Exhaust: bits and bobs lying around using shortened subaru headers without the heat shields




Adapted transmission mount:


Baffle in tank:


Original Subaru fuel pump welded in Bay tank:


Shortened and widened oil pan:


Throttle body reverser (original gas cable entry in engine compartment can be kept this way):


Cooling diagram:


Radiator setup (fans are underneath now):
















And credits where credits due: without this forum and its great posters I wouldn’t have pulled is off! Thanks all!
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Greetings from Sietze
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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!