Where do you live? And where will you ride? What kind of budget? And do you want a AC VW engine or a Water Cooled out of a newer car. Both engines have pros and cons. Alot of it depends on your budget, engine building knowledge and goals for the buggy. A water cooled motor gives reliable power without alot of cost. But you gain weight, have to wire up the ECU and buy an adapter plate setup. Air Cooled VW will give you the best power to weight and a simple setup. But a high-end one is very expensive in comparison to a WC with the same HP. The majority of the guys doing the best in the "HIll climb compititions" run high dollar VW's. Once you have decided on an engine you want you can build the buggy around it. The frame you are looking at is a very nice 2 seater frame. If you are going to build one from scratch I hope you have deep pockets I personally bought one that was 80% of what I wanted then added too it. It saves money but its not as fulfilling as building your own. But if you are new to the sport like I was when I bought mine, its nice to get out there on a cheeper one and ride for a yr or two before you buy a bunch of new parts and realize you want something completely different then what you just built. You won't find 2 buggies alike, unless you go to KY, and everyone has different opinions on whats best. Good luck and welcome to buggies, it will become an obsession. Feel free to ask all the questions you want, the guys on here a pretty good at having the right answers. And if you have some time start reading through all the old post. Tons of knowledge out there to be had.

Welcome to the Forum. You have come to the right place for all the Info you need to build a Buggy. I would have to say that being your first build you may be better off buying an already build Buggy to learn on. This approach will get you in the Woods much quicker and will cost so much less than building from scratch. There are many good deals to be had right now.

Yes you can run front breaks on either setup. And as far as strength, make sure you get 930 cv's in the rear.

Try Drews. Or google them and look at having them shipped. I bought my tweeds straight from Tweed.

Where are you at .you can make k/p to b/g spindles . 2x3 trailing arm 18 3/4 axles 930 or 19 1/4 for 3x3

i have also heard that there are pros and cons on suspension travel... i want all up travel in front and down in rear right?... i've read on here something about differences in hill climbing and trail riding... so whats the happy medium if i want to do both well...

Drews can get those spindles, but keep in mind a Foddrill 3"drop 2 degree king kong spindles are around $1500 a piece. That not a typo. so thats $3,000 for 2 spindles. and the matched set of arms is in the ballpark of $2,000. I suggest looking into woods spindles, they are much cheaper, and still a near bullet-proof design.

Ok if i was gunna run the baja 1000 maybe by those spindles, maybe. Deffinatly want the super diff. I think that WC vanagon is the stronger trans, but let a few of these guys chime in first.

I just bought the tweeds, yet to mount them. Look very strong.