Do's and Dont's

2. When planning your Rail Buggy or getting a roll cage, use someone who has been doing this for a
while and knows what He or She is doing. They need to know the ins and outs of protection so you
will have trouble free years down the road. I have used Neil Decker in the past and the work he does
is quaility. I also know that not one of his frames or cages has ever come apart. You can find him at
Hawkeye Buggies. com.

3. Use and support your local VW Houses. This gives you the ability to drop in and check on how
things are going, parts availability, and a personal friend to answer those questions about your build. I
consider it very poor taste to call your local shop to answer and find a missing part of a kit that you
bought off the internet. You would be surprised how much of this goes on. They don't support the local
guy but rather thinks He should just be ready to jump in there and fix your mess you got from from
some fly by night or used part seller. Then when the local guy has to close up shop, everyone just can
not seem to figure out why!

4. Your local dealer needs to make a profit, If you buy a $5 coffee from Starbucks then you should not
gripe about a $2.00 item that think you can get for a 50 cents off E Bay. If your dealer stays in business,
then you have a source for parts, if you force him out of business over $1 then you have lost not only a
parts source but and friend and a local dealer. Dealers want to build a good client list, so they are not
going to sell you junk. You really take a risk when you trust bubba off ebay, who knows what he looks
like, thinks, or is he honest. I have heard of people buying those "Sweet Deal" carbs from him and all
they got was a book or two about Jesus ( no kidding, this has happened ).

5. NEVER NEVER assume anything on the internet is true, I have seen more tore up front ends by KIDS
who read about how great it is to "drop to the weeds" and then need a kidney belt when they try to
drive it. Here's a thought, ever try to change a flat on one of those silly things "down in the weeds",
you can not get the jack under the CAR! And then there are those wonderful speed bumps yoou drag
the car over when you try to go thru a parking lot.

6. Magazines ARE a valuable information center BUT they do not have the space or time to go through
all the things neccessary to build that "wonder" engine - The stories are to give you ideas, and they
can not possibly list every single thing you need to do. Thats why I go local. You can take a story into
your local dealer and He then can make sure all the things are going to work with what you are going
to buy.

7. Do check every single part during the assembly of your Buggy. Parts do wear out and you might as
well put all new parts in while you have the Buggy apart. Lots of parts can be quaility checked before
you use them should they be used. It is not nice to bring a grease filled, dirt clogged part in to the
dealer and ask him to bring it up to standards. They don't have the time to do your cleaning, unless
you want to pay for it!. I know some dealers who will NOT fly cut a head or do a valve job on a head
just for that reason...... I don't blame them one bit.

8. Observations are important. I have watched many quality guys put engines together and it is nice to
know they are on top of what works together. I would never doubt Qualitat, Air cooled parts.com, or
Hawkeye Buggies. These boys know what they are doing and have doing it for years and years.

9. When you need machine work, go to someone who has the tools, knowledge, and jigs to make it
work right the first time. This kind of work is not for the amature ( and that includes me ).