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General Information => User's ride Wall => Topic started by: vw-tim on February 06, 2013, 10:58:28 am
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Hey everyone so i just picked up a 1981 diesel caddy without the engine it needs some work but it looks to be rust free and in great shape im just working on getting my little 1.5L diesel engine into at the moment but just thought id post up some pics of it! here she is when i got her home came with a lot of extra parts so gonna get everything looked at and unloaded.
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(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/7AC6424D-DB53-4E2D-ADD0-7E49EFA8CEE8-2198-000000AC3D5FF113_zps7693aa66.jpg)
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im pretty stoked on it and gonna be slowly getting her cleaned up when i have time between work and school! hope everyone is having a good day! Hopefully ill be asking less questions on here and just posting more progress :) thank you all who have helped me on here i really appreciate it!
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Looking forward to see some progress on it!
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VW Tim, Looks in fair shape. But what is under that hood? Anything right now? We all want to see the engine bay especially the strut mounts. And then the floor boards. Caddy rep says they are rusting. Emergency brake is a 4 X 4. Now where have I seen that before?
Good luck with it. Paint color will be what?
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Nice project caddy! Do you need a rear bumper? I have one for sale.
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VW Tim, Looks in fair shape. But what is under that hood? Anything right now? We all want to see the engine bay especially the strut mounts. And then the floor boards. Caddy rep says they are rusting. Emergency brake is a 4 X 4. Now where have I seen that before?
Good luck with it. Paint color will be what?
more pics on the way! i bought it with no engine and i just put in the 1.5L diesel i rebuilt
emergency brakes do work i just put the 4x4 there just so i could sleep easy that night. floor boards look very solid no rust at all as with strut towers everything looks incredibly solid!
and i think im gonna just leave the paint how it is i dont plan on painting it at least not right away
ill go take some pics tonight of engine bay and interior
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Nice project caddy! Do you need a rear bumper? I have one for sale.
i actually have one previous owner took it off. but thank you though! i could use a front VW emblem i guess the late westy ones are alittle smaller
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My son told me not to worry about getting a VW badge on that hole.
He said I needed a red peace symbol instead because all I did was buy a piece of Shhhlll.
No appreciation for the finer things in life. POS indeed.
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I too, am interested in this Caddy build. Looks like you've got a good start. If you live near a community college, sometimes they have auto painting classes & spray booths. That's what I did, and it was a great experience.
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so little update on the truck got the engine in and everything wired up she runs and i just need to figure out the shift linkage stuff i cant find first gear but i found reverse lol so i gotta look at that just thought id post up some pics! hope everyone is doing good!
(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/087B4CCD-27DC-4DDF-882C-2AA4955E9040-1442-00000076AB602A64_zpsa5699fff.jpg)
(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/B00C0A33-750C-48C8-8899-A8EBF354FB06-1442-00000076AF30A36C_zpsfdc9f746.jpg)
(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/7F0E5421-062D-43B0-BCC9-9F65485DDFFB-1442-00000076B2E88E70_zps3ed5c551.jpg)
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I like how you moved the battery 90*. Makes the engine compartment look much roomier. I was thinking of doing the same thing. My plasma cut Stainless Steel battery tray came today. It's for an Optima 34. I'll be doing some electric upgrades to go with it.
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I like how you moved the battery 90*. Makes the engine compartment look much roomier. I was thinking of doing the same thing. My plasma cut Stainless Steel battery tray came today. It's for an Optima 34. I'll be doing some electric upgrades to go with it.
Very nice build. The side terminals on the battery is a good idea too. I was worried that when I turned mine it may be too tall to clear the hood safely.
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What did you do with the windshield washer bottle and motor? Or has that yet to be decided?
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What did you do with the windshield washer bottle and motor? Or has that yet to be decided?
i bought the truck with out it but maybe ill put it in later
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Might be room in front of the battery and behind the light. Or extend a wire and hose to the other corner of the engine bay where there is a ton of room. You might find the correct rad overflow bottle that can just slip into the bracket over there and run a pump mounted on the frame rail or fender.
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Isn't the passenger side where the washer bottle is supposed to mount? Every MK1 I've owned had it there.
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Isn't the passenger side where the washer bottle is supposed to mount? Every MK1 I've owned had it there.
yeah i think its suppost to mount up there i have the bottle and motor just dont have it in yet i think ill get it in soon just trying to focus on other issues i got the cab cleaned out and think im going to install these red seats i have they look alot better then the seats that were in there.
(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/63AD3C40-5514-45C3-92C7-1158A9FC6070-1648-000000935E8D19B3_zpsd9235391.jpg)
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although the passenger seat looks pretty clean in the pic its all stained up and i tried cleaning it but it wont clean up the driver side looks worse anyway im thinking of doing a red interior with this truck or maybe just red seats and black everything else or maybe red dash if i can get it and then black everything else. hope your all having a good night!
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JamesT This is where the washer bottle is on my 81. I think they switched it about then.
Other add ons are relays for headlights, Pimped Glows relay below, WVO hot water take return to reservoir.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j475/Orcoaster/WVO%20Build/IMG-20130216-00117_zps734fa85c.jpg)
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Dale, I suggest adding a better body-to-battery ground. As I can see it you have several things, on top of all the factory things grounded right to the body.. meaning you are sending all that current through the stock body-to-battery ground, or what is left of it ;).
That fancy shmancy headlight harness you got there? With it grounded to the body.. you have effectively NOT routed the headlights power from the fuse box. As we know it, the electricity flows from the negative. Your headlights powers' first stop is the fuse box, and then through it to another components body ground and then out to the strut tower and in to your harness where it finally makes it to the headlights. What you have done is route the higher current from the headlight switch to another component ;).
ps. Adding an 8 gauge wire from your struts mounting stud to the battery negative will alleviate what I said above.
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Thanks will see if second ground strap from battery goes to body. I know there is one to the transmission as I have cleaned it and others in the past. If said cable is there I will picture it so you can see. If I add another I will do the same.
Oh by the way. YOU Threadjacked this one.
DAS
EDIT ON FEB 24 12 If you can see in the picture there is a second wire on the negative battery post. It snakes down below the relay and grounds the body so I do indeed have the needed wire you say I should have. About an 8 gauge just like you mention. Sorry no Camera and no time to do anything but look today.
Wanted to finish this up. DAS
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I know there is one to the transmission as I have cleaned it and others in the past.
The battery to trans wire is basically just a ground for the starter and alternator.. There is not really any Engine-to-body grounds either. The engine is isolated by itself with the four rubber mounts, and thus has no point to send electrical current.
A minor threadjack ;)
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so little update here got the headlights on and cleaned up the cab some put in some red seats that i had even though the driver side is ripped they are a bit cleaner then what was in there before just waiting on some drop plates i picked up some 2.5 drop plates and should have the back end down pretty soon also waiting to get some fuel lines because its leaking diesel out from the out portion on the IP. Anyway on with the pics! Also still looking for a driver side bumper end cap if anyone knows where i can buy a replacement or wants to sell me one lemme know! :)
(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/BB406CA1-D3AD-4ACB-9309-6E853A25CAA0-7623-0000035641EA873D_zps0a056e86.jpg)
(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/4E581153-704A-442E-BEFE-5C7ED8265D8C-7623-000003563B356DC7_zpse98abaf7.jpg)
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(http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/tbsox89/19D201E2-D410-4CA7-9C98-EEAA5EE3F248-7623-0000035634F578A5_zpsd83499b5.jpg)
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Looking good. If you like the red interior, I have a nice red dash, some red door cards, red seat belts, red shifter surround, and red headliner I pulled out of my Caddy. Only problem is that it's very bulky and shipping would be a nightmare.
Bumper cap is still available from dealers on special order, or a lot of retailers on the interwebz.
Found in 30 seconds. (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Gen-Vw-Rabbit-Pickup-US-Bumper-End-Cap-Lf-Rr-/360039450869?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53d40608f5#ht_1314wt_1037)
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Looking good. If you like the red interior, I have a nice red dash, some red door cards, red seat belts, red shifter surround, and red headliner I pulled out of my Caddy. Only problem is that it's very bulky and shipping would be a nightmare.
Bumper cap is still available from dealers on special order, or a lot of retailers on the interwebz.
Found in 30 seconds. (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Gen-Vw-Rabbit-Pickup-US-Bumper-End-Cap-Lf-Rr-/360039450869?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53d40608f5#ht_1314wt_1037)
yeah im interested in the red stuff! ill send you a pm about it
and yeah i saw that end cap but i need an outie one that ones an innie lol