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Originally Posted by BarelyAWake

However, much as I may love that product of a bygone era... I would like to suggest there's a more modernized rough equivalent, while still DIY street rails share each and every one of the aspects previously listed while providing a better CG, handling, ergonomics, aerodynamics and safety - while they cannot compete with a T's history, if the primary goals are as listed the street rails hold great potential for ecomodder experimentation, even starting with just a basic air cooled boxer, a turnkey 1600cc can be had for around $2000 (lots more or less depending on options), aftermarket VW mechanicals are plentiful & cheap and a chassis like the following averages around $700, though I would strongly recommend the less common mid-engine design;

Me and my dad, we love those sand-rails. Back here the VW boxer air-cooled engine was mainstream in those vehicles, but nowadays many folks are using the water-cooled EA-827.