I made a set of traction bars for our
V8 beetle with a ford 8.8" rear end, it wasn't too bad to do. I had to buy the tubing, but I had the rest of the steel laying around, and the heim joints came from McMaster Carr.
You can see more pics of them on my website at:
http://www.v8beetleresource.com/chassis19.html
and
http://www.v8beetleresource.com/chassis20.html
Zachb
V8 Beetle Website:
v8beetleresource.com
Hovercraft Website:
zbcreations.com