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December 06, 2009, 09:11:15 pm

riceatingrabbit

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on to the next.... 82 Diesel caddy...
« on: December 06, 2009, 09:11:15 pm »
today I started in on my caddy that I picked up a couple months ago...

Plans are to fix it up and daily it while I paint my brown rabbit... then sell it.. just a rough plan though :laugh:

Some pics of how I found it:







how I got it home:







first order of business it to get it sanitized enough to work on... it had some furry friends living in it for a while, and their "stuff" need to be moved out..

I worked on it for a few hours today and ended up with this:




oh, and for all of you rust belt dewlers: its lived in SOCAL all of its life.... NO RUST SUCKAS!!

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Reply #1December 06, 2009, 09:36:31 pm

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Re: on to the next.... 82 Diesel caddy...
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2009, 09:36:31 pm »
ooOOOooo... Blue Plate Special! Sweet find. :D
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Reply #2December 06, 2009, 09:55:36 pm

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Re: on to the next.... 82 Diesel caddy...
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2009, 09:55:36 pm »
Gawd I miss my Caddy so bad.   :'(

FWD pickmeup truck would be perfect for our wonderful Edmonton snowstorm, and I got a ton of old parts that need to go to the metal recyclers.  ::)
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Reply #3December 06, 2009, 11:03:41 pm

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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2009, 11:03:41 pm »
I bought a clean caddy axle from that guy a few weeks ago , it's now being powder coated with the spring's

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Reply #4December 06, 2009, 11:26:23 pm

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Re: on to the next.... 82 Diesel caddy...
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2009, 11:26:23 pm »
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I bought a clean caddy axle from that guy a few weeks ago , it's now being powder coated with the spring's


glad to hear its being put to good use!!

the caddy it came from has gone off to be turned into rebar...

I tried to sell it, and its brother together for $200 for a month... no one wanted it..



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Reply #5December 07, 2009, 05:40:42 am

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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2009, 05:40:42 am »
Its beautiful.
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Reply #6December 07, 2009, 06:18:52 pm

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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2009, 06:18:52 pm »
Looks like mine. I would check for raintray rust on the passenger side. Water might have gone down between the seam sealer and in between the wheel well arch's double steel plating. Very nice find though. 8)
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Reply #7December 08, 2009, 05:44:09 am

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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2009, 05:44:09 am »
Quote from: truckoSaurus08 on December 07, 2009, 06:18:52 pm
Looks like mine. I would check for raintray rust on the passenger side. Water might have gone down between the seam sealer and in between the wheel well arch's double steel plating. Very nice find though. 8)

Caught mine in time. Thats great info. Wonder if the FAQ has model specific inspection for these old beasts.
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Reply #8December 08, 2009, 09:23:21 am

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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2009, 09:23:21 am »
Quote from: truckoSaurus08 on December 07, 2009, 06:18:52 pm
Looks like mine. I would check for raintray rust on the passenger side. Water might have gone down between the seam sealer and in between the wheel well arch's double steel plating. Very nice find though. 8)


I will def take a look... thanks!
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