barn find 81 caddy...

[vwroadkill]

how is this for rims
I pick them up on portex...lol

[ORCoaster]

who's poor now?  I hope those came with tires,  Picture is dark so I can't tell.

[vwroadkill]

yeah they did.. 15 .nexxen.. tires and rims..450.00 I gota deal.

now... on to struts and springs .any ideas
folks, yall been helping me alot.. thanks

[ORCoaster]

I'll be of no help there.  I have only added a spacer between the springs and the support to get enough lift to support heavier loads in the Rabbit.  Front struts replaced with too soft of a strut so I bottom out on the potholes I drive over.  Needs more resistance.

I think CRSMP had advice before on this item.  Hit the search box for some answers.  We don't know it all you know. 

[hillfolk'r]

I do like the neuspeed sport springs in sooty.
id use em in the 79 when i need to do that.
bilstiens are good struts,they got a massive piston shaft
Big$  there...
but ya get wat ya pay for.
im runnin the sachs middle of the road struts from gap
it actually bottoms less with the sports cause they r stiffer and progressive
used to have jamex springs in my old gti..same deal therr...
hey hillfolk it like my old truck lol,like a 3-4 inch lift up front and a little more in back for a rake..i dont even have a pic but i bet someone does

[745 turbogreasel]

My Caddy had  a 30 gal fuel tank, and carried heavy loads.
The rear had the bumpstop moved 1 1/2"  closer to the axle with a small peice of square tube.
Shocks were alirlift  units of unknown origin, but hey went to the original mounts just fine.
It worked great for what I did with the car, and I never changed that.
I did add a lower strut brace, and GTI sway bar to even things out.

[hillfolk'r]

My truck was hillfolk cause im hillfolk
i used 3 inch blocks in the rear
i also made extended shackles, that were about 3-4 inches longer than stock...but they didnt give me even a half inch lift....that was the first lift mod i did........
oh i did find a pic of my truck...its on my wall
heres a pic of a pic



Sootin it up yoe

[vwroadkill]

well I got a new front suspenseion installed. I found coilovers at a local racers house.. got them off an ITB rabbit.. and I put new outer and inner tierods as well as ball joints. then cleaned and painted.. forgot to get lugnuts and studs. so the old *** went back on.. I will get some pic's monday..
going to make lowering blocks monday.. I will be moving the rear axle spindle up 1 " should look good and clear the wheel wheels... now just need to find the lip roller..

[vwroadkill]

Finally got the car painted and now for
a newer transmission. Scored a 2h out of a scirocco
Gonna change out some odds and end and install it today.
Question. After searching and reading about turboing. I am going to install a k14
And AWIC this coming week.
ANY THOUGHTS WOULD BE HELPFUL

[theman53]

I personally hate the 2H trans. It is the closest of all the close ratios available and IIRC was only in the 83 year. All the gears are 500 rpm apart and 55mph is right at 3100 rpm, couple it with a K14 and it would be everything I hate to drive...it would get up and go really fast but that is it. Plus mileage was always an issue with mine. It was in an 83 GTI and I could do no better than 31 and it averaged about 27-28mpg. That is all the advice I have for you. If I were you I would look for an FF or FN for the MK1 cars.

[vwroadkill]

well now that sucks... I have a FN installed, well laying on the floor. with a syncro problem. so the 2h was sitting in the corner minding its own business. didn't know about the close ratio.. after all I have read... had a 9a but then I have to change cups and pretty much said to hell with that... tried finding seals..
so.. what if I change the fifth gear out? I have a MK3 2.0 tranny.. would that make it any better? or take the fifth out of the FN.

[flowmastergfunk]

I love the mk3 tranny. The final drive of an FF would make it peppier, but other than that, the gear ratio is pretty similar. I swapped the 5th out of my CHE eventually, but I enjoyed the .8 for quite some time. The point .8 is actually a much better upgrade for the close ratio trannies...but I wouldn't recommend using any of those in a diesel. I hardly like them in a gasser :p

[vwroadkill]

well I end up taking the fifth out of the MK3. the FN was fifth gear selector arm swegged on there.. don't have a tool or patience tonight to mess with it... cleaned it up and installed. I hope this will make it better than what was described to me earlier... my hope any ways...
should have the turbo installed tomorrow night... just waiting on the government shut down to happen so I can have more time off..

[theman53]

If you swap the 5th then you have all the close gears and then a huge jump to 5th. It isn't my cup of tea, but to each his own. I think the FN would be the best for you. Do you have a syncro issue or did someone not put the VW fluid in? I have tried just about everything and ended up with the new VW trans oil working the best.

[vwroadkill]

unfortunately... the tranny..fn has a huge syncro issue...was going to rebuild it.. and may still... I flushed it out..drove it no change.. would grind going into third and fourth.. both on the upshift and downshift and whether I was going fast in to gear or going slow, like delaying it in neutral and then up shifting or downshifting.. sucks but. I just wanna drive it.
 I have a plan for the FN.. either fix it or scrap it. just depends on were to get a rebuild kit.. buying a used one.. I would if I could find one...
as for the big jump... dam...what to do...kind of in a pickle.. need vehicle to drive that is more efficient then what I am driving.