chad barker

hello mt briankk, my name is chad and your story is interesting. im sorry i cant help you on corvairs as i am a hardcore vw guy and they kinda rule in my world which brings me to you. i am in the beginnings of removing my ea82 out of my 87 gl wagon, purchased for the same reasons you got yours, big snowy hill, 100 bucks bought it, and i have a ea81 engine that has tested great but thers a lot i dont know about the diffrentces of these 2 motors, like my alt and ac brackets that came off the 82 dont fit on the 81 as there is no threaded holes cast into the block or casing. would any of your books or papers help me? would you have time or interest in sending pages ar some articles pertaining to this specific case? a while back i was on engineswap.com, they have a lot of weird stuff, you might check it out. also, if you wish to call, feel free at 208 989 5641, im in sw idaho and am anxiously await hearing from you. thanks so much...

so to anyone thats willing to help answer a couple bracket questions... on the ea82 {looking at the front of the car/engine} the ac comp is between the alt,on right and pwr steering pump, on left in front of carb and the dist is far right back corner. on the ea81 motor the dist is on the front left corner and the threaded holes for ac and alt brackets are not there as well as one of the three bolt holes for the pwr steering bracket are not cast into the block or housing.am i correct for the proper subie lingo so far? im sorry this is the first time i have ever worked around,on in or anythang on these cars. is there ac on ea81's? is the bracketery reversed? please help as i dont want to continue until i found out. i did remove the complete intake of the 82 and all wires and hoses are marked for i.d. thanlks

can you tell me a tidbit more about an ej 22- whats it out of, hprating,ect? thank you for the info and hope all is well...

who has any experiance doing a transplant with a subaru engine in a super beetle? the vw super beetle by the way is the same in the rear end, its the front doors foreward that dont let vw parts to swap over. the vw 1600 engine i have is stock and runs well but is 60 hp and ok heater in winter i have a nice fan setup or blowers if u will but the subie would be better. i would not need a turbo engine as a standard 81 or newer engine is 90ish hp ive read. so.... ideas were to start? thanks everone for any help....

my only other option is to find a set of good used heads and gasket set ibelieve this is the problem because the engine ran very well fr a teen girl and all of a sudden it acted like it does now so it was given to the farmer that i got it from he took it to a small shop that said it was head issues since then they quoted me 700ish to change out a head so i found the used 81 and trans for 300.00 and thought i would swap motors- am i making a mistake with tons of uneeded work because i dont have money for heads that price! unless someone has trading in mind that would work...

so i guess the other thing thats bothering me is changing the intake from the 82 and using it on the new good 81 engine-im guessing it bolts on with new gaskets and what of ALL THOSE BLACK THINGIES called vacuum hoses- does some go by-by or do they hopefully plug into the 81? holy beschissen! thanks to all fer das ideas...

any engine swap tips you come up with you could send them to chad barker it would be greatly appreciated! danke

well thanks for the heads up grossgary? cool name! lol i am even thinking about selling the soobie, nice book set and put the engine in my 74 super beetle. probably be waaay more work than worth it.any more tidbits of info like the motormount situation with the swap? i guess i need a push in the rite direction to start this kind of project and i have no shop no garage barley a makeshift carport on the edge of the desert. thanks again

thank you so much mr. bennie for the reply with awesome helpful info. im very reluctant to even pursue this project not sure if it would work and all the little glitches to go thru. te size of the block and motor mounts the same? the 4 speed trans the way to go vs. the 5? im an avid air cooled vw guy i have 5 so this is a big technology jump ahead for me. im not looking for mass power, just the best economy and longevity. obviously this will be almost 2 vw engines worth of power! so should i use the factory vaccum assy as it is huge complex and intimidating to look at or a weber eliminate most of it? p.s. what season is it there down under now? and your weather? here in marsing 50 miles southwest of boise idaho it is mid summer 95ish all week thanks again mate hope to chat soon hope imnot a burden...

has anybody have any ideas on removing a 87 gl wagon engine that is barely running,shaking horrificly an blowing all colors of smoke mostly white. i worked for a guy and he owed me 100 dollars and i took the car knowing it needed work. the car is in superb shape inside and out. i found a motor on craigslist that is suposed to be from an 84 model that has timing chains an adjustable valves versus the engine in my car with dual belts. the new engine i purchased even has the 4 speed trans which i dont want to use, i want the 5 speed dual hi lo that is in the car. so now u know most of my story i had the new engine checked out before purchase and the leakdown test was good. i have been told this motor will be a sucess swap and others have said no it will not. im not shure of the year or model of my new engine other than what i was told. i bought a set of factory books for my 87. please heeelp with acurate ideas very sincerly- chad

hello i am brand new to a forum site dont know how to use it but if anybody can help me it would be soo appreciated. am trying to find out about an engine swap from the stock engine in 87 gl wagon to a great condition 84 engine will this work? any help info ect even call if serious 208 989 5641 thanks chad in idaho