I'm Back! Caddy Style!

Hey guys!!! long time no speak…

As the title suggests… I'm back and i finally have a mk1 again! (and the money to get it where i want it )

new job, new car, new love for mk1s



today i went to look at a caddy, hes had it resprayed but not properly. it looks ok but needs alot of finishing.

it needs:
mot
tax
new wheels
axle flip an coilovers
paint mopped
chrome strips
chrome bumpers…
bay cleaned (maybe smoothed if i can be bothered lol)
i might chequer the roof too… dunno yet.

im thinking a set of ats cups for the wheels… dunno yet tho.. gonna have a look round the forum and see what people are running nowadays

any way. heres the pics pf the beast!






it took me long enough to get one but it took me longer to find the money
picking it up tomorrow… then the fun begins!! YEY!!!

nice one, welcome back, i do love caddys, with that colour you wont lose it lol

chris

Welcome back.

Looks like a winner.

New set of wheels will set it off.

haha no i wont be loosing this one

well cars home, washed and t cutted.


it got too dark before i could take some photos but it dont look much different. just shinier lol!


tomorrow i shall be pulling the engine apart and getting it running right. it runs ok but a quick clean out wont hurt.. (famous last words )


even my mother likes this car… makes a change lol

Lucky boy ! She looks cool I've just bought one to do but is going to take me ages to get it straight yours looks a real good base to work with well done again ;0)

thanks bud

yeah im glad i found one like this.

my last mk1 got almost up to scratch before she bit the dust this ones gonna be driven about 5 miles an hour lol!

mixerman said

it got too dark before i could take some photos

Would have thought there was enough illunination coming from the colour to light a small village!  :wink:

Must admit i was sooo tempted to get a caddy, would be ideal for me to lug stuff around in, lack of rear seats to put kids sort of caused a issue.

Welcome back mate! Looks pretty straight in the pics, How tidy is the bed? Have you been on the caddy forum? Is it diesel or petrol?

looks great mate, i will try and pop over next weekend to take a look and i'll come across in the sportline so you can see that, im sure this will be looking all up together in no time, spot on for poping your mbx's in the back :-)

Lol.. Yeah the bmx in the back is one of the reasons I got it.. Also in the new job we need somethung co carry alot of water in and we have a tanker in the shop that will slide perfect into the back of it lol. The beds solid mate, apart from a little bit of bubbling.

The bloke who sprayed it did a shocking job of the bed so im gonna be stripping it out and redoing it in something like the plastic floor paint

I signed up the the caddy forum last night and said hello. Seem like nice people


Oh and its a 1.6 petrol (carb) but is pretty pokey… When its slammed and tweeked its gonna be mint… Lol.

Ill get some pics up of the bad points tonight after a bit of tinkering

Lol.. Yeah the bmx in the back is one of the reasons I got it.. Also in the new job we need somethung co carry alot of water in and we have a tanker in the shop that will slide perfect into the back of it lol. The beds solid mate, apart from a little bit of bubbling.

The bloke who sprayed it did a shocking job of the bed so im gonna be stripping it out and redoing it in something like the plastic floor paint

I signed up the the caddy forum last night and said hello. Seem like nice people


Oh and its a 1.6 petrol (carb) but is pretty pokey… When its slammed and tweeked its gonna be mint… Lol.

Ill get some pics up of the bad points tonight after a bit of tinkering

ok a few updates

lowered the caddy!


and on the weekend i finally found a set of minilites. they are slightly different from each other, the backs are a copy and have a different lip. i dont have pics of the wheels yet as im referbing them one at a time.

any way, heres wheel one being done…

the wheel as i bought it:

then i spent AGES with sand paper, nitro morse and a dremel and then primered it:

i let that dry and got the black on it:

while it was wet i managed to drop a rag on the top and put a small imperfection on the paint… which sucks. but its not that bad and as im referbing them for free i dont mind lol!

here is what it looks like now the masking tapes off…


just gotta polish the lip and thats one of four done

those wheels will look great on a caddy i have one to but its a long way off being road worthy ..

sweet yeah i cant wait gonna take my time with them though.. dont want to rush them..


split up with the missus a couple of nights ago… so everythings been on hold since i done that wheel.

caddy came in handy for moving her stuff out tho..

Once you've got used to the 1.6, stick a valver in, that'll renew the smile on your face. Good choice.

haha hey chris hows you bud???


yeah i am thinking this… i will pay of most of the credit card, then get another one… lol then get a nice conversion on the go, all lightened flywheel n all

well. the caddys finally got the wheels on…


looks like this!



im well chuffed! just need it to be a inch or two lower on the back :/

Nice caddy, on the rear, did u axle flip ? And are u using drop plates too?

its had a axle flip and a quarter of a inch block but ill be putting a inch and a half block or a two inch block when i get some money…

i over spent so gotta let the account build back up for a few weeks


need to get some locking wobble bolts and a removable steering boss too… but all that wont be for a few of weeks yet lol.

This suites you a treat :0) looks ace !