Date:         Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:18:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: body work vs. mechanical work
Comments: To: VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPOEMMFKAB.vw.doka@gmail.com>
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Time? Of course there was time on it and that time didn't cost me a
dime, hell I enjoyed it!
More time than I expected but this isn't about what I or you do with
our free time, it's about "I have never heard of anyone doing a
conversion for less than just replacing the waterboxer with a rebuilt
one".  Now you have.
Now if he had said  that it was a lot faster to buy a ready to go
engine I'd have to agreed with him. Not more fun, not cheaper but faster.
<shrug>

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  3/10/2008 05:38 PM, VW Doka wrote:
>How many hours?  And what is your time worth (be honest)?
>
>I know that some people don't count their own time as part of the conversion
>cost, but does add up.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of Rob
>Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:00 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: body work vs. mechanical work
>
>
>At  3/10/2008 02:55 PM, Kenneth Wilford wrote:
> >Andrew,
> >I have never heard of anyone doing a conversion for less than just
> >replacing the waterboxer with a rebuilt one.
>
>Here is what it cost to put a '91 Subaru 2.2 into my 1987 Vanagon
>after the VW engine put a rod thru the case. This is from a post I
>sent to the Subaruvanagon list after I was done.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
>$2109.87 was the total spent (near as I can tell) including shipping and
>taxes.
>
>The header, mount, wiring guide, throttle kit, PS hose, Shiels thermo
>housing, adapter/flywheel, was $1137.94
>
>When you include a new radiator (my helper over torqued the bleed
>bolt and cracked it), oil psi gauges, clutch & cat converter I spent
>$500.42 at BusDepot.
>These things were not necessarily part of the conversion, just things
>that needed to be done.
>
>$164.08 at the Subaru dealer (on-line). This was a new timing belt
>and assorted seals & o-rings.
>
>The donor ended up costing $185.
>
>I have $122.23 in misc receipts from assorted FLAPS & hardware stores
>including the hoses & hardware.
>
>
>
>
>
>Rob
>becida@comcast.net