These are some older photos I have of my buggy. No progress has really been made since these photos were taken. The body is pretty straight, but we've had to fill in a lot of holes (for the odd antenna, radio, guages, etc.) and we've still got a lot of stress cracks to work on.

The back seat area is quite roomy for a buggy. You can't see it from this angle, but there is a recess in the passenger side for a battery the size of a standard 6V battery. I'm going to see if I can find a 12V one with enough cranking amps that will fit there. If I can't, I'll probably get a battery mount that goes to the torsion housing and use one of those Optima dry cell batterys.

This shot was taken to showcase the side panels. This was ithe first time I had ever seen a dune buggy with flat side panels with integrated mud flaps. The mudflaps are only on the front of the body, protecting the painted side panel from receiving a pelting from the rocks/dirt kicked up from the front tires.

You can also see the modest dashboard from this angle. The dash will be painted the same color as the body, and it will feature an in-dash Autometer speedometer, fuel guage and voltmeter. An Autometer Monster (5") tachometer will be mounted somewhere on/under the dash, but where I haven't determined yet.

Here's the chassis. It's a '66 Beetle floorpan. A friend of mine had an old beatup '66 Baja that was stripped (no doors, fenders, hood, nose, etc.). I bought it for a song and stripped the body off. After many hours of scraping with a propane torch, putty knife, and wire brushes, we had all of the tar, dirt and undercoating removed.

After that was done, my cousin Todd shortened the floorpan to match the body. He did a great job, even overlapping the center tunnel to make it stronger than it was stock. We then brought it over to be sandblasted and powdercoasted gloss black. It's quite a sight to see. I ran a 3/8" aluminum fuel line through the pan, but it was ruined in the garage, so I will have to run another one.

The adjustable beam has also been powdercoated, and various items have been chromeplated or colormatched. The orange seen on the steering box, beam bolts, spindles and tie rod ends is the color the body will be painted. You'll also notice the turn signals located on the beam; I had light tabs welded to the beam and used a set of accessory turn signals.

The floopan has also been converted to dual circuit brakes, in the name of increased safety. I will have to fabricate a mount for the reservoir. The front brakes are stock KG disks with ATE calipers and replacement Brembo rotors.