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And here is my junk. Been in storage for the last three years waiting for me to finish other projects. I'm aiming for this sort of height and tire, with the front tires inside the fender lip.

This one struck my eye a few years ago. If I was building one, this is the style I'd aim for with maybe the addition of an engine skid plate, rear bar and nerf bars. Those look like 3x3 rear arms (3" inches longer and 3" wider than stock).

Along those lines, if you want a Baja, buying one already converted at a lower price than a standard Bug is still a good deal, even if the conversion wasn't done well. If you can't salvage the body conversion parts, most Baja body parts can still be bought new, and the likelyhood for rust or...

The Baja style allows much easier, and better customizing of the suspension and body protection that a Class-11 style car. If you are willing to go that style, you can build a MUCH more capable car with fewer restraints on the tire selection and suspension.

If you want more performance, and less stock components or height, then check out our closest rally competitors to our vintage SAAB, Mark and Mike Hubbee with their vintage class VW Beetle. They've broken just about everything you can break on a Bug, built a better version, and then broken it...

I've had over a hundred air cooled VWs, and am currently building a project similar to what you are looking at. I'm using a '73 Standard. I would have preferred the better looking '69-72, with it's less complicated fresh-air system. But I knew about this car for 15 years and bought it from it's...

Any vintage 8-bolt slots you find are going to be 16.5", which limits your tire selection pretty bad. But, you can buy new slots in 17" for the 8-lug axles. 17x9 and 17x10 available. http://us-mags.com/indy-u101-truck-w-5493.htm

Take a look here: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/no-refrigeration-needed.59235/

LOL, it's for your own protection....son!

Put a nerf bar on the front of the fender. Keeps it from getting folded up against the wheel when you pull it up against a tree/rock/hydrant. Make it stout enough, and it's also a step to get into the trailer. On Edit: something like this one on my old Lotus-7. I ran the bar inside the fender...

I also use a ToughWedge paired with an 8" arm and lightweight EZ-Rollr mount for my fullsize 5th-Gen Ipad in a 2002 Sierra. I'm always slightly annoyed by the typical movement in RAM mounts, but between the length of the arm, weight of the Ipad, and the 1" balls, there is more movement than...

We used Mickey Thompson Mini-Mag tires. Worked great. To increase the traction, I had to hand groove them so they had some cross bars in the tread. They are 27" tall, which is about all you can use without cutting. http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/light-truck-tires/mini-mag On the exhaust...

Were these the cars posted in dire need to be rescued on the Vintage Saab Facebook group? FWIW, we just sold our two-stroke rally car. I already miss it.

Two that I have been looking at for different purposes. Fold up charcoal grate similar the one on the first page of the topic, but larger and heavier duty. https://shop.firesense.com/products/60508 The Aussie Campfire fire pit can be used with a propane burner, wood or charcoal...

That would make more sense. Edit: Yep, found it. A search of "Fire Sense Notebook 11.82-in Charcoal Grill" show it for sale.

Can anyone identify the sink in this photo? The stool-like item between the two chairs. Or recommend a similar item?

Converting a van also allows you to widen your scope for potential donor bodies. If you only want a factory converted version, and only want the HD version, you may be looking a LONG time for one in decent shape. And good luck finding a pre '73 4x4. Seems that they really didn't take off until...

FWIW, many of the current DIY kits can be better executed than some of the old-school aftermarket conversions, and it would give you the opportunity to use parts that are best for what you want to do. http://boulderoffroadvans.com/4x4-conversion-kits

Either of those bags would be more attractive without giant logos on them.

Having used a modified bug sprayer bottle with a kitchen sink side sprayer for a shower, I typically used about two gallons. About a half gallon to wet down, then I soap up, and the remaining gallon and a half to rinse off. Having a spray head with a trigger allows you to conserve the water. To...