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General => General discussion => Non-Golf gallery => Topic started by: tdi_blu on 26 April 2011, 22:01
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Me and my dad have always fancied a caddy and been looking around and finally found this little gem which we got between us as a little project and just cause we wanted one really :grin: Its a 2001 x-plate 1 owner from new and apart from a few minor bits its in very good condition.Its the SDi version and although its not the Tdi model it still drives very well and its pretty nippy round town so suits us fine.It needs a couple of wheel bearings,2 tyres needed replacing,naff steel wheels painted black and the odd spot of rust and thats it really.Things we have replaced on it since we got it are as follows
New set of wheels G60 steels with good tyres all round
Binned the front seats and replaced them with some Seat Gti 16v items bought for £30 bargain
Mk4 Golf Gear knob and Gator.
New Sony head unit.
Not loads I know but its a start :grin: things we have planned
Fitting rear seats with seat belts will be the rear bench we got with the Seat trim
Front coilovers
Flip the rear axel so shes closer to the floor
Clear side repeaters and indicators
All red rears
Roof bars
and have to see after that :grin: few piccys :wink:
(http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/16v_blu/26042011684.jpg)
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Aha! White van man! I see it comes with the obligatory can in the cup holder :grin:
Looking good already :cool:
Graphics?
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Thanks mate I really like that cup holder as I havet got one in my mk3 :grin: Took it on its first mission yesterday Bradford and back 270 mile put some of the expensive deisel in it got me there and back for £30 at a staedy 80-85 mph sweet as a nut :smiley: Its going in tuesday or wednesday to be hit with the lowering stick and rear seats fitted Ive bought some type of blocks for the rear end and still looking for coilovers if that fails ill go with springs as im not going stupid low this is going to be used for moving my bits about and other things.Piccys to follow once shes lowered :wink:
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Finally got the back flipped I didnt do it myself my friend carried out the job and it was the first time he had done one took at least 3 to 4 hours to do it but it looks so much better.Its kinda reverse rake at the min as I havent got hold of any front coilovers so now the backs down the ill be getting the fronts quicker :grin: Back seats also fited again a fair bit of work required just got to fit the seat belts and jobs done.Sorry for the poor piccy quality but im sure you get the idea :wink:
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Looking at lot lower on the rear
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Back seats in :smiley:
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Cracking project. :afro:
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Cheers wayne just pretty limited to what to do to it as its a van but I must admit once the front ends down it will look awsome those pictures dont really do any of the work done justice the back seats were not easy as nothing could be welded due to how thin the metal is in the back.Ill get some better pictures up tomorrow in the light thxs again :wink:
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looking forward to some better pics.
just gone halves on a caddy with a friend. its a 99 sdi, bit rough and seat front end but cheap enough. currently looking into an alternative way to lowering as the axle flip is a fixed 4" (or lover with blocks once flipped i guess). my mate isnt keen on lowering it but they sit soo high! have you seen the plated you can get that fit betweent he rear axle and the rear hubs? they allow the hubs to be located higher, thus lowering the back end
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looking forward to some better pics.
just gone halves on a caddy with a friend. its a 99 sdi, bit rough and seat front end but cheap enough. currently looking into an alternative way to lowering as the axle flip is a fixed 4" (or lover with blocks once flipped i guess). my mate isnt keen on lowering it but they sit soo high! have you seen the plated you can get that fit betweent he rear axle and the rear hubs? they allow the hubs to be located higher, thus lowering the back end
Cheers mate im working away at the moment bu the van is now fully lowered all round as in finally got some front coilovers I havent actually seen it in the flesh as yet as Im away but seen some pics and it looks really cool.I bought the plates that your talking about thats whats fitted to mine and I also have the blocks but didnt use them so if you want some Ive got some for sale :wink: thanks again and piccys next week when im home :smiley:
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if the plates are available i could be interested, can you pm me a price and could you post them out?
look forward to slammed pics
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Ive always liked a slammed Caddy, there are some proper sick ones in the latest edition of Performance VW.
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Some inspiration maybe?
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(http://www.tuning-in.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/vw_caddy-6.jpg)
(http://www.leblogauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/vw-caddy-cup.jpg)
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(http://www.auto-tuning24.com/bilder/vw-audi-tuning/vw-caddy-tieferlegung.JPG)
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Awesome work so far... loving the fact you have back seats in there now.
I think I saw this in the metal a few years... was luuuuuuuurvly
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Thanks for the piccys some awsome looking vans there :smiley:
Updates
Front coilovers fitted had it right down but already lost a sump :grin: well my dad did so its been lifted slightly :grin:
Front side repeaters clear ones
some Porsche embolems on the wheel centre caps cheap ones
New door mirrors as last ones were broken
Back seats all in plus seat belts fitted and door cards but had to cut them abit.
Next things new steering wheel
and looking at a new front splitter give it a more aggressive look
Few piccys thxs for looking :wink:
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Why put back seats in? Its a van after all.
Why bother.
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Ive got 4 children which 2 off them being young boys love to go fishing with me and there grandad so we can now throw all the tackle in the back and we can all go in the van and like most things that are a little different the kids love it oh and its my van and ill do what I want with it :wink:
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looking good, :cool:
and you are REALLY not helping me in my quest to NOT buy one of these :lipsrsealed:
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:grin: cheers chuff if you want something with a little more power go for the tdi as the sdi isnt all that fast but hey I drive an 8v so its good enough for me :grin: thxs again..
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well i was hoping to stay away from caddys to be fair, but yours looks sweet with some simple mods. :cool:
a lot will be down to price and condition, out of interest, how much is the tax on it ?
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I cant remember tbh but I think it was either £118 or £124 for 6 months it dont fall into the lower tax band like newer diesels.The sdi is cheaper to insure than the tdi model though.
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yeah, found that out with other options i was looking at - was like :shocked:
Well might well be in touch with some how too do requests very soon :lipsrsealed:
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Cheers chuff :wink:
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Looks better lowered plus love the plate :smiley:
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Im liking the improvements mate.
Is the rear sitting lower than the front though, can the rear come up a touch seeing as you've had to raise the front already? maybe it'll look more level once you get a deeper splitter on the front.
If it was mine id opt for cleaning the rear doors up a bit, debadging, destickering, dewipering and colour coding the handle.
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It was a lot lower than that tbh but when I was away my dad took it to have the wheel alignment done and he smashed the sump which scared the sh*t out of him :grin: so had the new sump fitted and as my dad uses it raised it but when you see it in the flesh it does look level maybe its the pic or you could be right needs lowering again up front but as I said I have to keep it practical for when my dad uses it.If I was using it daily and just me I would slam it :grin: but cant really as he will get stressed out thinking he is gonna smash the sump again.I was thinking of doing the badges black tbh and the wiper works so maybe a nicer rear arm and blade.Im after the metal bits that fit inside the glass and I will remove the dealer stickers when I get chance thanks again for the comments :wink:
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looking good, massive improvement actually.
it looks really clean too. i have just started to de rust mine and it looks a total shed now.
keep up the good work.
have you considered a decat? we did ours the other day and there is a certain point in the revs where it sounds amazing!