Fellow Oddballs:

I must apologize.  My hand accidentally grazed the keyboard which caused my
previous post to be sent prematurely.  May Ben Franklin burn in Hell for
inventing bifocals.

We are not smitten with our Vanagons just to be apart from the herd, unless
being apart means to have the prudence to recognize one of the most
intelligent and utilitarian machines ever conceived.  Even with its
inelegant, patchwork cooling system, the Vanagon is a hallmark of form
follows function.  It is certainly far superior to the flabby alternatives.

With that out of the way, I have some questions.
    1)  Are there any 15" STEEL wheels with the correct offset and bolt circle
         pattern to fit the Vanagon?
     2) Has anyone installed a Subaru engine ( the logical choise) in a
Syncro without
         a bunch of compromises or justificatons?  The Syncro/Subaru I have
seen on
         the Internet has a real world problem with its low hanging oilpan.
I want to
         rid myself of the inevitable Curse of the Wasserboxer but not at the
expense
         of refinement.

RgS