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Title: 4 door Caddy
Post by: Henchman on February 27, 2010, 06:05:06 pm
So I got to thinking, why have I not seen any 4 door caddys?  Couldn't be that hard to do, front end of a 4 door rabbit, back end of a caddy, bit of metal, done.  Anyways, after googling, I found a pic of one that had been done and I think I answered my own question.  Fugly!  Messes the proportions way up.

Anyone know of others out there?

Ian
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: rallydiesel on February 27, 2010, 06:27:09 pm
Why bother making one when there is already a much better version right out of the factory? And syncro to boot!

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Vw_transporter_t3_doka_sst.jpg)

(http://www.velocity.net/~vickrail/jagdwagen3.jpg)
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: rabbitman on February 27, 2010, 06:32:40 pm
That is sooooo cool!! I've seen 'em in the states but never around here :'(
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: rallydiesel on February 27, 2010, 06:49:11 pm
There's some cool youtube videos of Dokas bombing around in knee deep snow and mud.
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: rallydiesel on February 27, 2010, 06:52:17 pm
Here's a UK ebay listing of a guy selling a diesel syncro Doka!!!

Item#: 150416655956
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: burn_your_money on February 27, 2010, 09:10:20 pm
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4606835 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4606835)

Couple of nice ones on there

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4246847 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4246847) - Warning- Contains images of girl bum
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: maxfax on February 27, 2010, 09:14:05 pm
The red one with the small back door doesn't look as out of proportion..
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: Henchman on February 28, 2010, 07:07:07 am
Is that a small back door, or did they just use a hatchback with a back seat?  Either way, it seems to be the best proportions, and you get the extra seating.

Ian
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: catlin_cava on February 28, 2010, 02:04:34 pm
My gf saw me looking at that and talking with a buddy who does body work...and before i could say anything she told me no :'( I had enough cars on the go lol,.
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: truckinwagen on February 28, 2010, 03:24:38 pm
my uncle and I had plans to marry a two door rabbit and a caddy to make a long door pickup.
but the caddy we found is not worth the bodywork :'(

it is, however, worth driving the hell out of ;D

-Owen
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: Patrick on March 01, 2010, 03:17:30 am
Always thought the 2 door jetta/rabbit turned into a caddy would be a big improvement. Don't know why they came from the factory with the short door!
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: Turbinepowered on March 01, 2010, 08:49:41 am
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4246847 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4246847) - Warning- Contains images of girl bum


The warning made me lol.  :D
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on March 10, 2010, 07:48:05 pm
Always thought the 2 door jetta/rabbit turned into a caddy would be a big improvement. Don't know why they came from the factory with the short door!

i will do this ^ ^ ^
im 6'7", i simply dont fit in normal caddys. not enough head room, or enough cab room to lean the seat back and make head room.
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: rabbitman on March 11, 2010, 01:01:56 am
im 6'7", i simply dont fit in normal caddys. not enough head room, or enough cab room to lean the seat back and make head room.

X2, I'm 6'2" and there's no way I could drive a caddy. I looked at one (diesel) to buy a couple years ago and as soon as I got in it I was like nope. I drive my rabbit with the seat back enough that with my head on the headrest I look out the side windows ;D.

That particular caddy was an incredible piece of junk, the whole engine was black from oil leaks, one of which she said the vacuum pump hold down had come loose allowing the pump to pop out of the hole leaking oil everywere and of course loosing oil pressure (she didn't tell me that part though). I couldn't look into the coolant tank because of the plume of smoke/steam shooting out ::), and when I left there I had to drive behind it a little bit and seriously couldn't see past my hood due to the white cloud coming out it's tailpipe :o.
Title: Re: 4 door Caddy
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on March 11, 2010, 07:13:02 am
im 6'7", i simply dont fit in normal caddys. not enough head room, or enough cab room to lean the seat back and make head room.

X2, I'm 6'2" and there's no way I could drive a caddy. I looked at one (diesel) to buy a couple years ago and as soon as I got in it I was like nope. I drive my rabbit with the seat back enough that with my head on the headrest I look out the side windows ;D.

That particular caddy was an incredible piece of junk, the whole engine was black from oil leaks, one of which she said the vacuum pump hold down had come loose allowing the pump to pop out of the hole leaking oil everywere and of course loosing oil pressure (she didn't tell me that part though). I couldn't look into the coolant tank because of the plume of smoke/steam shooting out ::), and when I left there I had to drive behind it a little bit and seriously couldn't see past my hood due to the white cloud coming out it's tailpipe :o.

yea, the side windows are conveniently placed on vws. i frequently look out the side windows when at an intersection. same thing for my 4runner. its even worse tho, cause the doors are short, and the back windows are even bigger. lol.