Sam's son, Nate, gets his first car. See them get started building a 1972 Baja Bug.
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Sam and Nate get to work cutting down the rear end of the Beetle to convert it into a Baja Bug.
Sam & Nate tear down the seized up engine on Nate's 1972 Baja Bug. What they find is not good news.
Sam and Nate get to work on the trunk and dash of this 1972 Baja Bug cleaning out all of the wiring, dash vents, wiper assembly, and switches.
If you are starting a new restoration project or if you are new to VW restoration, JBugs' own Sam Mebane has some words of wisdom to help you get started.
Sam & Nate get 3 inches of lift by installing factory VW Thing spindles on this 1972 VW Baja Bug.
Sam and Nate picked up this one piece front end for Nate's 1972 Baja Bug. They get it trimmed, sanded, and adjusted to get an almost perfect fit.
Sam and Nate get to work tearing it down this donor engine so that they can rebuild it for Nate's 1972 Baja Bug.
Sam and Nate get started with prepping this old short block engine for a top end rebuild.
Follow along as Sam and Nate get to work rebuilding the top end of this 1600cc engine for Nate's 1972 VW Baja Bug.
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