My little green machine - caddy project
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My caddy after a little engine troubles..
Morning guys. Thought I would get a build thread going on my 1.6 caddy.
Some of you have seen this rolling around the bristol area for the past year but unfortunatly earlier this year while coming back from a customers house something went bang and I had to get toed back home by the aa…
The caddy sat on my drive for a few months while I was working out weather to sell it or work on it. But after much convincing from the missus and a few people from the forum I have decided to work on it
Ill start from the begnning…
I bought this little 1.6 caddy off a customer from work. After he pestered me to buy it for literally months. Eventually I got a credit card out and took the plunge. It had a respray in green (badly done) but apart from that it was standard. It was solid and all together, with a little bit of work it flew through the mot with only one advisory for slight rusting underneath the bed.
Once it was running I got hold of a set of cool overs, flipped the axel and sat it on streched mini lites.
This was it at it's hay day…
This was pretty much how it stayed till it blew up
After this weekend I have discovered it put a con rod through the front and back of the block… So the engines a goner.
Engine now out, I'm going to clean the bay up, get it sprayed a nice colour and find an engine for it… I'm thinking about going for a 1.8 8v on the 4 speed box. Should give me low end poke around town
Ill keep you all posed as things progress
Anyone know of a 1.8 engine? Pref on carb
Some of you have seen this rolling around the bristol area for the past year but unfortunatly earlier this year while coming back from a customers house something went bang and I had to get toed back home by the aa…
The caddy sat on my drive for a few months while I was working out weather to sell it or work on it. But after much convincing from the missus and a few people from the forum I have decided to work on it
Ill start from the begnning…
I bought this little 1.6 caddy off a customer from work. After he pestered me to buy it for literally months. Eventually I got a credit card out and took the plunge. It had a respray in green (badly done) but apart from that it was standard. It was solid and all together, with a little bit of work it flew through the mot with only one advisory for slight rusting underneath the bed.
Once it was running I got hold of a set of cool overs, flipped the axel and sat it on streched mini lites.
This was it at it's hay day…
This was pretty much how it stayed till it blew up
After this weekend I have discovered it put a con rod through the front and back of the block… So the engines a goner.
Engine now out, I'm going to clean the bay up, get it sprayed a nice colour and find an engine for it… I'm thinking about going for a 1.8 8v on the 4 speed box. Should give me low end poke around town
Ill keep you all posed as things progress
Anyone know of a 1.8 engine? Pref on carb
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Local Hero
Ouch, one sad engine - nice looking Caddy though.
Looking forward to your updates
Looking forward to your updates
Andy
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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That didn't end well did it mate. Unusual colour though mate. I quite like it
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Old Timer
I like the colour
It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits
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Local Hero
looking forward to seeing this back on the road, and you joining us for shows again mate :-)
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1.8T CABBY
TINTOP THREAD (SOLD 2016) SPORTLINE THREAD (SOLD 2015) CLIPPER THREAD (SOLD 2012)
1.8T CABBY
TINTOP THREAD (SOLD 2016) SPORTLINE THREAD (SOLD 2015) CLIPPER THREAD (SOLD 2012)
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Old Timer
I can't wait! I'm picking up a 1.8 8v with twin webbers on Sunday. Tuesday I'm going to start to get the bay ready.
The engine looks good but I might send a few bits off to get powder coated etc so when it goes in it's in tip top shape.
At this rate you might even see me before the end of the year rich
The engine looks good but I might send a few bits off to get powder coated etc so when it goes in it's in tip top shape.
At this rate you might even see me before the end of the year rich
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Old Timer
Stuff making the engine looks pretty just leave the bonnet closed so no one can see that way you could be driving it next week lol!!!
It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits
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Old Timer
Lol I wish but the engine looks amazing!
Thanks to sam_shep I am the proud owner of a sexy 1.8 with 5 speed box and webber carbs. Plus loads of other bits
Here's a pic of the engine:
And the carbs:
Today I started on te engine bay… And finished it in one go lol!
I was a busy boy so only got a before and after photo…
Before:
And after:
Iv now put the new loom in. So all I need to do now is clean up the gear box, spray it, then put it into the caddy then work my way across the body work…
So I have everything but the exhaust and a set of tyres
Everything's going realllly well!!
Thanks to sam_shep I am the proud owner of a sexy 1.8 with 5 speed box and webber carbs. Plus loads of other bits
Here's a pic of the engine:
And the carbs:
Today I started on te engine bay… And finished it in one go lol!
I was a busy boy so only got a before and after photo…
Before:
And after:
Iv now put the new loom in. So all I need to do now is clean up the gear box, spray it, then put it into the caddy then work my way across the body work…
So I have everything but the exhaust and a set of tyres
Everything's going realllly well!!
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Local Hero
looking mint mate :-), let me know if your working on it on the weekend and i will pop by
SOUTHWEST Regional Host. Bristol Meet - 1st Friday of the month - Toby Carvery Bradely Stoke Bristol Bristol Region Facebook Group
1.8T CABBY
TINTOP THREAD (SOLD 2016) SPORTLINE THREAD (SOLD 2015) CLIPPER THREAD (SOLD 2012)
1.8T CABBY
TINTOP THREAD (SOLD 2016) SPORTLINE THREAD (SOLD 2015) CLIPPER THREAD (SOLD 2012)
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richyhill said
looking mint mate :-), let me know if your working on it on the weekend and i will pop by
I'm working on it on say mate if you wanna pop by.
I'm fitting the engine in
Gear box is done. And bolted onto the block. So all I gotta do now is for it all together
Here's a quick pic of it ready to go
Can't wait! Gotta put the fuel pump and all the gubbings in yet so might be a few days off yet… We will see how far I get Saturday
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Settled In
love it!
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Old Timer
Haha no gam still no laser light (they are illegal now!!) which sucks lol
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