This is what the rail looked like when I first got a hold of it. Actually, this is after my initial sanding and priming.
At first it was black, orange, and rust. The photo was taken at Kent's house, where we made some frame modifications.

Next, the entire rail was stripped to the bare frame, sand blasted, primed, and painted. I installed an all new link pin front suspension,

Getting closer to completion. At this point I have the front and rear suspension installed, gas tank,
steering components, and the tires. I am running 165 R15 street tires on spindle rims in the front, and
30" x 11.5" R15 Super Swampers on 15" x 10" aluminum wheels on the rear. The buggy now has
Neal hydraulic pedals and a new t-handle shifter..

Here is the motor. 1641 cc displacement. It is basically stock with a mild aftermarket cam, solid rocker shafts,
and swivel foot adjusters. Dual 40mm carbs, Bosch 009 distributor, coil, and alternator, Tri-Mil exhaust.
I also run a Kennedy stage 2 clutch.

The motor is now installed, tuned, and ready to rock. At this stage I have installed the floor and a tool box for
lockable storage and a to house all of my electrical components like relays and fuses. I finally installed the lights.
My low beams are "Blazer" 55 watt driving lights, and the highs are stainless steel Procomp 6" rubber isolated spotlights.
I also added some stronger seat belt mounts to the upper roll cage.

Check out my "Rock Crusher" bumper (yeah right). Most likely it won't hold up, but it looks a lot better than
the VW front beams. I also had to remove the roll bar padding because the dog decided to chew on them a bit.

Here are some pics of the test run at Madagorda Beach. The buggy did really well for it's first run. A few bolts
fell out here and there, but other than that it kicked it ass. The bug suspension actually has a lot of wheel travel. It
took the bumps so well that I could do 40mph when the jeeps that were following were hard pressed to do 15mph.
It is definitely an odd sight to watch a swing axle suspension move :)