Sam spends an afternoon getting the mounting point braced on both sides of the shock. This is called a double sheared mount, where both sides of the shock are supported and strong.

Floor pans are one of the biggest rust issues with any old Beetle and Nate's 1972 Beetle was not an exception. Follow along as Sam and Nathan get to work replacing them.

Sam & Nate get stock replacement Bilstein shocks installed in the rear of Nate's 1972 VW Baja Bug.

Sam & Nate continue work on this 1972 Baja Bug. This rear subframe will help support the rear of the chassis and will give the "show cage" a place to tie in to the chassis.

Sam & Nate are back at work on the rear trailing arms. They get the arms and the spring plates set up to clear the torsion housing for more suspension travel.

The chassis work continues with parking brakes, Sam and Nate team up on making custom tabs, brackets and even customize a couple of bolts.

Sam & Nate prep the chassis for A/C by running the pressure lines through the tunnel and then make some adjustments to fix the camber.

Sam guides Nate on cutting out the old rusted floor pans and cleaning out the tunnel to get ready for new pans.

The EMPI Engine Battle has come and gone, and with the 2234 engine pretty much all disassembled, it is time to begin rebuilding it.

There is still a lot of work to do and it is easier done with the body off of this 1972 Baja Bug, so Nate & Sam get the body separated and out of the way.

Sam and Nate get this 1972 VW Baja Bug ready for the road.

This compilation follows the finishing details on this 1972 VW Baja Bug including engine installation, wiring, switches, rear brake calipers, tires, and wheels.