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Cheers Karlos - the bus is not meant to be a speed machine, wanted the torque and pulling power to safely and reliably pull the Rapido up and down the country. Yours will be scary quick looking at those figures! The impreza box is a little more sedate than the old aircooled one too so makes for...

Will have to look at dates and talk to you this weekend ref action Paul. Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment on the thread - I know a Scooby engine/box isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it’s been a long and sometimes difficult conversion so wanted to document the journey even if it...

No worries Karlos - its a lovely bit of kit and in spot on condition. Fits like a dream Drag race haha - you'd have my pants down in first and second without a doubt but would be interesting to see how Murphy behaved with a rolling pull from 30 upwards. First time ive driven a properly quick...

Thanks mate - havent really put enough miles on the bus yet to give you a firm answer, there is a large enough gap between the back of the rad and the crossmember to let the hot air out and we were cruising at 70 mph pulling the rapido over towards newark maintaining around 90 degrees without...

Got our old one from GSF - worked great for 5 years no issues https://www.gsfcarparts.com/901vg0070 If you use the discount code CLUBGSF it comes in at £95.70 which isnt too bad for a new starter motor

The identified gremlins were a sticking caliper that was dragging on the passenger front wheel, seemed the sliders had stuck and needed lubricating and in addition to that there was a lift off backfire occasionally when the engine was up to temp which sounded to me like it was coming from an air...

After a day or two and approximately 3 days before Clare wanted to head off camping (no pressure) the replacement UJ arrived. Was a much better fit and after some adjustment of the Gene Berg shifter I had reverse. And so began my very first on the road drive. Short and scary is the best way to...

After pressure bleeding the air out - took an hour or so i happily had around 12 litres of 50/50 coolant mix in the engine. Decided this stuff was up to the job We ran the system upto temp and checked to see if the fans kicked in as they should - they worked but in doing so a fuse blew and...

With the fuel system quietened, engine starting and running on the button it was time to tidy the wiring in the dash and install another gauge. As some of you well know - gauges make me happy and another VDO gauge added to the brace already installed was another sweet moment Coolant VDO in the...

After a few days recuperation and the delivery of a new Subaru oil pressure switch I removed the alternator, reinstalled the relocating oil pressure sender kit that leaked on the first attempt and gave it another start. This time with the correct dash light coming on with ignition and going off...

As the fuel system was now hooked up for the first time since I isolated it in October Matt kindly agreed to assist me in one last push to get the bus actually running. This involved joining some of the Subaru wiring to the old vw loom, hooking up power for the starter motor and fuel pump and...

With the brakes upto muster and in the best state they could be in it was time to bite the bullet and tackle the fuel pump situation. Months before I had a little too much gin and made a rather hasty purchase of a Bosch 044 Racing fuel pump - they can supply enough fuel to satisfy the needs...

With the bus flying high on the drive without wheels, a working fuel system any coolant lines or actual wiring connected to the VW side of the loom it was time for me to get cracking on some of the more often overlooked areas such as brakes! As we were looking at increasing the power from a...

After a small settling in period at the new property I decided to try and tackle the elephant in the room or more accurately the one sat out on the drive! The problem was one of chicken and egg. Needed to get cracking on the coolant system however didn’t know where the exhaust was going to run...

It was at this point the conversion stalled a little as Clare decided now was a great time to move house to a property without a useable garage 🤦‍♂️ Murphy prepped ready to be towed to the new house pic above Upon arrival at the new house and after unpacking I wasn’t sure how to proceed...

Nick Tune does an epic job with the loom conversions and makes the installation of the Subaru wiring as simple as possible however for some reason my brain refuses to accept wiring and how it works on some base level so I wasn’t the most confident! But I soldiered on as best I could. My loom...

Cheers buddy - been a long journey but worth it. Hope the info is helpful for anyone interested in my efforts. [emoji41]🤙🏻[emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Matt kindly brought over a spare engine block that is used to mock up the position for the engine mount to be installed to. As you can imagine it’s not something you want to have to reposition once it’s welded into place. With the engine mount in place and cooled off I single handily fitted...

With the gearbox mount the correct way round unlike in the pics it was time to turn my attention to actually looking at the bus. Despite all the engine and gearbox work I hadn’t done a thing to Murphy who was languishing unloved in the garage with his heart ripped out. One of the main concerns...

The gearbox was an expensive option for me despite costing very little to purchase initially (circa £350) - SubaruGears is an effective solution if you want to run a 5 speed box that has the correct ratios related to the engine output and has a variable speed sensor mounted to it that talks to...