Chad had been wheeling on and off with the club for the past few years and was  finally initiated into the club in October 2007.  I suspect if he would have known the initiation was going to last 3 days he may not have accepted the invitation :)

While he didn't build his buggy himself, he is getting to know it very well as he addresses some of the weaknesses of the buggy.

The biggest issue was breaking off the steering arm bolts.  Chad has since installed some ARP studs, then with Jack's help added a 5th stud and tied the upper steering arm to the lower steering arm on the knuckle. 

This particular chassis looks like it was originally setup for leaf springs and as you can see the front bumper is hindering a 90 degree approach angle. Future changes will include shortening the nose of the buggy and eliminating the single shear bolts found throughout the suspension.