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.

Sam and Nate continue to work Nate's 1972 VW Baja Bug, tackling 930 CV joints and shortening the shift rod.

Sam & Nate work installing thicker 28mm torsion bars to handle the increased leverage from the 3x3 trailing arms.

Sam disassembles the engine he built for the 2024 EMPI Engine Battle to assess the damage and salvage what can be reused.

Work on our 2234cc EMPI Engine Battle motor begins! Over the course of four days Sam completes the full assembly of the largest engine he's ever built.