Part 13 - VW BUS with SUBARU ENGINE- FIRST TEST DRIVE!!!

[@candyrosefreeman7232]

OMG!!!! This Is Awesome. My 2 Favorite Vehicles Together. So Groovy. Thanks. Blessings And Truth For All.

[@LeopardBsod]

KZbin recommends me your channel just yesterday. I've watched all this series and i'm really impressed with your skills and the way that you resolve all the problems faced. This Bus is really a winner!! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. Can't wait for the next video. Saludos desde Chile!

[@WolfofWisco]

Thanks so much Pedro! I really appreciate your positive comments. It’s a new channel and I’ll do my best to keep it interesting. I gotta lot of cool projects to share and the bus is running and more to come with that too!!

[@air_cooled_andy]

Fantastic work buddy, really stoked for you, great build, built in record time and an inspiration for my build too. 😎👌

[@BoatAlley]

Hey Wolfman! Awesome! Work out the bugs and a burnout in the driveway! Can’t wait to come back up, Florida is hot! She’s a beauty!

[@cennsa140driver]

You went the right way going with the Subaru tranny. They are made for each other! 😊 I have a 84 Westy with the 2.5 and 5 speed. It's a totally different vehicle. For air in the cooling system I start the engine up and bring it up to temp then let it sit overnight pulling coolant from the over flow tank. I do that a couple of times and it purges all the air. Yeah, it takes a little time but I'm not in a hurry. Now you're gonna have to update the brakes to match the engine!

[@anesu.gilbertmatenje4832]

This is a great conversation bro and in record time too

[@WolfofWisco]

Thanks! My first VW conversion- next one will be a lot easier!

[@craigmonteforte1478]

in all honesty on these two test drives , i would call the Swap a success the few items you want to troubleshoot or address. don’t appear to be too big of a problem perhaps a few r weeks and changes is to be expected i do like the floor selector set up. ! it’s the right Old School look Congrats in a good job BTW i’m a binge watcher yes

[@WolfofWisco]

Thanks ! I’ve worked out most of the bugs, driving it a lot lately. I had overheating and changed to a belly radiator setup. Video coming soon on that!

[@glotube1028]

Good job wolf! Pretty cool conversion. I have 2 automatic busses 1974 ready for you to convert for me! 2500rpm at 60 pretty nice.

[@WolfofWisco]

Thanks Jed! Haha! I don’t think I’ll be going into business doing VW/Subaru swaps! Takes a lot of time, of course it would be quicker if I bought all the parts vs fabrication!

[@adanzenteno9404]

It looks pretty good boss, nice work 👍🏼

[@WolfofWisco]

Thank you! Thanks for watching too!

[@SJ-rj2qm]

Hello great work. Are you happy with how the Subarugears reverse Auto kit? I have heard some mixed reviews about noise and the chain breaking.

[@ibrahimyasarkyc1971]

👏👏👏CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL WAITING FOR YOU TO FIT THIS VEHICLE WITH AIR CONDITIONING. GOOD LUCK FROM IZMIR, TURKEY.

[@VanaConn]

RMW bay rad kit works great . If you don't seal and shroud the rads it will never work. Need the proper fans too. I personally saw Mike Labates subie 2.2L 77 westy with AC and his bay rads. He said 30k miles and no issues

[@KoryBrooks]

You could try using gauges feeding on the can bus via DLC. This build has been awesome

[@WolfofWisco]

Can bus and DLC are not in my vocabulary! Lol. I wanted an analog tachometer, it had coolant and oil pressure as well as your meter. It was a $42 tach. I’ll look into your suggestions- thanks!

[@martintrend301]

Electric power steering conversion next ?? I know kits are available but interesting to see a DIY conversion, pretty sure easily do-able ? 👌

[@WolfofWisco]

Electric power steering is a great idea! With this big steering wheel and most of the weight over the rear axle , the front steers fairly easily! Cheers!

[@martintrend301]

@@WolfofWisco I'm pretty sure I've watched a video on YT of someone in the US , iirc they used Toyota Prius bits. They sell the bus specific kits here in the UK but they are $$$

[@boostedpower5417]

Man isn't this a blast. I am currently looking for a bus to do exactly this. My suby swapped beetle is a rocket 😂

[@cennsa140driver]

Get the neutral switch hooked up and you might smooth out the idle. My 5sp conversation needed it. With out it the computer gets confused.

[@WolfofWisco]

Thanks for the tip. After running a bit the idle smoothed out nicely. Upon cold startup, it goes high idle for 3-4 seconds and then drops to proper idle. I think the switch is hooked up correctly-

[@cennsa140driver]

@@WolfofWisco OK sorry, I must of misheard your comment on the neutral switch. Mine does the same at startup. It runs so smoothly I sometimes don't know it's idling back there!

[@bradleylutz3219]

Yay! She's a runner!

[@WolfofWisco]

It’s a whole new ball game, double the power and the auto transmission is sweet

[@harveymuthomi8647]

Hi, whats the size of tue tachometer? Interested in utilizing the blank just like you have

[@dmcnamara9859]

Vehicles difficult to bleed just drill a few 1/8th inch ish holes on thermostat,added benefit,limp home cooling if/ when thermostat fails.

[@WolfofWisco]

The stock thermostat has a 3/16” hole, I also tried a thermostat plate with a 5/8 hole (instead of a thermostat)… still wouldn’t bleed the air , finally I got the air out by drilling a hole in the crossover pipe in the highest point , and that did the trick. Each system is different but some are tough to bleed quickly.

[@waynesitarz424]

Fix for the idle surge?

[@WolfofWisco]

Yes- I had a bad connection on the MAF sensor, I extended the wire harness and had a bad solder joint. Now after I start the engine , RPMs initially climb to 1500 and aftern2-3 seconds the idle drops to around 600-700.

[@davidkidd3975]

I will bring it over tomorrow lily x