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By: Jay Kopycinski - 4/2003

The interior and exterior panels were all put together using 0.090" thick aluminum sheet. All panels are secured to tabs welded to the frame using stainless button head bolts, and nyloc nuts or nuts welded to the back of the tabs. All panels are easily removable to provide access to areas of the rig as needed. Here you can also see some of the fuel and tranny fluid lines, and shifter cable running under the center hump in the floor. Seat mounts were also added in the floor area.

Installing driver side floor pans	Passenger side floor pan	Passenger side pan & seat mount	Passenger side pan toward rear

I installed a set of Corbeau Baja SS seats and angled them back slightly. Along with the seats, I added a set of G-Force 5-point harnesses. The lap belts and submarine belts attach to tabs welded or bolted to the chassis, and the shoulder harness belt wraps around the bar behind the seats.

Corbeau Baja SS seats	Seats installed in the rig	G-Force 5-point harness

Since this buggy is meant to be an all-around play rig, I wanted to have some storage where I could carry tools, trail spares, and various other items. I fabricated a box using 16 gauge sheet steel. It mounts behind the seats and contents are accessible using the hinged top. Also, the bottom of the box is notched to clear the rear driveshaft and track bar. Behind the box sits a 1 gallon water jug and a 36" Swamper spare on a tubular rack.

Building storage box in chassis	Completed box, freshly painted	Storage box installed in rig	Another view of the installed box	1 gallon water jug and mount

The dash was completed as mentioned in the Wiring section and a Uniden CB rides on the passenger side next to the dash. A CB antenna mount was installed near the rear of the storage box. A bike shifter hand throttle has been welded to the steering column and is within easy reach.

Completed dash, CB, tach	CB mount behind storage box	Hand throttle on steering column

I use a 10 lb. CO2 Powertank to provide pressure to my front ARB and to run my air rachet or pump up tires. I built a mount to secure it to the passenger side rear fastback tube.

Powertank on fastback bar	Detailed view of tank mounting

This is the final installment showing details of the buildup. Look for a future article where I discuss the overall results and post some photos of it in action.