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• Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive. by subsonic on 19 Jul, 2008 14:51
• Bought my plane ticket, and I will be landing in Seattle on the 23rd to pick up my rust free Caddy for the long drive home.  Seattle to Maine.  
  I have also found two more that I would love to buy, but cant figure out how to get three of them home.  I may tow one, but that still leaves me short.  Anyone here live near Seattle?
• #1 by zukgod1 on 19 Jul, 2008 18:23
• 800 miles South East of there.
• #2 by shegel on 19 Jul, 2008 21:04
• im about 30 miles south of seattle. it takes me about an hour to get threre though...
• #3 by shegel on 19 Jul, 2008 21:05
• hit me up and i'll show you my car in person
• #4 by subsonic on 19 Jul, 2008 22:25
• Looks like I will be taking I-90 east for most of the drive.  I am picking the truck up at the airport.  The other two I am looking at are about 30 min south in olympia.  Might need to try and find a good used tow dolly.  Anyone have a good lead on one in the area?
  
  eye candy
  
  
  
  
  
  
• #5 by Turbinepowered on 19 Jul, 2008 22:55
• Nice truck!
• #6 by burn_your_money on 19 Jul, 2008 23:29
• jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous  
• #7 by Kudagra on 20 Jul, 2008 07:43
• What are those silly orange colored things in the front of the head where the Injectors should go?
• #8 by subsonic on 20 Jul, 2008 08:57
• Quote from: "burn_your_money"

  jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous  

  
  
  You know the solution.... :wink:
• #9 by subsonic on 20 Jul, 2008 09:00
• Quote from: "Kudagra"

  What are those silly orange colored things in the front of the head where the Injectors should go?

  
  
  Orange glow plugs :lol:
  
  It's a gasser for now.  It is not the original motor, This one was swapped in a few years ago with 80K on it.
  
  To drop in a MK2 NA or TD I just need to swap the motor mounts right?
• #10 by burn_your_money on 20 Jul, 2008 09:28
• Quote from: "subsonic"

  
  To drop in a MK2 NA or TD I just need to swap the motor mounts right?

  
  
  Give or take a few wires, yes
• #11 by fatmobile on 20 Jul, 2008 23:27
• I'm about an hour south of I-90 so if you have any trouble while going through southern Minnesota let me know.
• #12 by subsonic on 21 Jul, 2008 00:30
• Cool, thanks.  Guess I should set up some emergency "Oh *** !" points along the way.  Why don't you pm me your contact info and I will plot it on the map and in the phone.
• #13 by subsonic on 21 Jul, 2008 00:36
• Quote from: "shegel"

  hit me up and i'll show you my car in person

  
  
  Not sure where it is, but I will be going to look at a second caddy on Kaiser road in olympia.  Guy said it was about 30 min south of the airport.
  
  Send me your contact info. Perhaps we can work something out.
  
  
  Just noticed the radio in my picture.  Is that  still the stock unit!
• #14 by fatmobile on 22 Jul, 2008 04:17
• I saw this on the vortex today:
  http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3022022
   Just tragic,...
  
    put some weight in the back if you are going to tow with this thing.
   I've heard of folks pulling stuff out of the towed vehicle to put in the towing vehicle... for 2 reasons:
   Rear car weighs less, towing car weighs more.