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Reply #30May 17, 2010, 03:35:49 pm

theman53

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Re: 1980 Caddy TD Build
« Reply #30 on: May 17, 2010, 03:35:49 pm »
Why no cylinder head paint?

Reply #31May 17, 2010, 04:15:09 pm

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Re: 1980 Caddy TD Build
« Reply #31 on: May 17, 2010, 04:15:09 pm »
Black or bavarian silver for the head paint please....

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Reply #32May 17, 2010, 04:57:16 pm

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Re: 1980 Caddy TD Build
« Reply #32 on: May 17, 2010, 04:57:16 pm »
Uh I really don't know. I like the black idea. I will see what goes on.
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Reply #33May 23, 2010, 03:52:03 pm

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« Reply #33 on: May 23, 2010, 03:52:03 pm »
I got a little work in this weekend.

First off I painted the head, and cam cover. I also got a new bottle of argon for the TIG and finished DE-EGR'ing the AHU manifold. I glass beaded my cam cover and removed the factory oil screen/baffle for the vent in the top of it, I replaced it with a step baffle that I made from a couple pieces of sheet metal.

I also started working on tearing my struts down to make air-struts out of them. I'll post pictures later once i get my bags and other supplies.

Here are some pictures.

























Thats about all for now. I am currently deciding whether or not I want to make this truck rear wheel drive or not. I plan on running a 2wd Suzuki sidekick transmission and an acme adapter plate. This is going to be hard decision, but I will know sooner or later. 
1991 Jetta 1.6TD
1980 Caddy 1.6TD