it. I have now purchased a '73 Westy and intend to transplant my '78 FI engine into it. Has anyone out there ever retrofitted an FI engine into a non-FI body? As I see it the problem areas are: Fuel System: swap gas tanks (after cleaning out the rust) mount electric fuel pump Electric: Strip rear wiring harness from '79 and '73 Install '79 rear wiring harness in '73 Body: chisel off and install air filter support bracket switch fuel tank cover plates (for decel valve anchor arm) Questions: What have I forgotten? Where are the hidden pitfalls? Anyone done a complete rear harness replacement? Am I too old to do something this dumb? ------- YES, it can be done. My first bus was a 73 westy. Unfortunately, it motor died :(. Eventually, I got hold of a 77 bus with bif front collision damage. My friend Larry, as 1) i was a VW idiot a 2) i was on crutches with a broken arm and leg, transferred the motor. Actually the trans too, as the later trans is better. It needed: a hole cut for the brain (sounds gorey, eh) Fuel tank swap (straighforward) fuel pump mounted. new fuel line to and from pump. I didn't realise this at the time- it started leaking later remember- only unleaded. oh they dont sell leaded anymore- nevermind use the starter that came with the later motor. no - dont swap wiring harness at least this didn't have it done. i hope this helps. it was a while ago. but it was cheaper than a new motor clara
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