Agreed. Welcome to the site, BTW. I'm Rick, one of the moderators and an associate to the owner of the Sterling company. The forum here has just about all the information you could want to help rebuild your car. Read up on VW's - the Samba is a fantastic resource of all things Volkswagen. As Roger says, get the primary things in line first - chassis, bushings, brakes, etc etc. Engines are the easy part.