Driving The Custom Frame VW (Volkswagen) Dune Buggy | ep3

Please subscribe to follow along, and let me know what you think in the comments below, or if you want to point out some huge errors I’m making. This VW Dune Buggy project has been kicking around the Theonomics shop for awhile now, and it’s finally done! This is the chassis from a 1973 Volkswagen beetle. the engine is a rebuilt 1600cc Dual Port. I got this VW chassis from the Bradley GT 2 kitcar that I recently turned into a 4x4 offroader(link below). I decided That a good option would be to build a VW dune buggy using all the left over parts. The chassis was cut and shortened 22 inches. I thought it would be a good idea to build a custom roll cage, because we will likely be rolling this thing! This has a custom made windshield added which was cut from a Toyota van windshield. Most of the parts are from the original VW Beetle, but I did make some additions like the 8th inch diamond plate aluminum used for floors and side panels, a custom stainless steel battery box, some heavy duty mil