My Caddy project...

[gtimk5]

Well, I finally got it here on monday after its overseas trip.
I pulled the deisel out on wednesday and set about converting the Passat
9A twincam 2 litre to fit the Caddy.
I have kept everything in it so as to be able refit the 1.6 deisel if needs be later on. It needs a rebuild though.
Anyway, heres my progress over the last 2 days...

Before...

Out it comes

Pretty filthy, took some cleaning!!!

Where the 2L twincam belongs!!

[Water Boy]

Oha... Valver

[gtimk5]

It should be a bit of fun. The coilovers will go in after its registed I think. I have the 4 wheel discs off the Passat, after the rust repairs, they go on.The engine pipe and exhaust will hold me up a bit but I should have the wiring and pumps fitted this weekend, Its all fun and I cant wait to have it to use for work duties.
No more smoke mate!!! Yay!!!

[Oneofthegreats]

Absolutely awesome Andrew!

You definately don't stuff around & get the job done.

Maybe a bit of the work overload from the ol 76er build rubbed off on you.

Can't wait to see this finished & going.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Fantastic work mate, nice and fast unlike many speculators, including myself hehe. I can't wait to see it dumped on the wheels you got for it!

[gtimk5]

Thanks guys, I want to get on with it and finish it asap. I built Gunter up in 4 weeks after it came back from having the front and rear bodywork replaced.
Tim, thats by far the nicest and tightest (clean please) 76er I have ever driven and I drove them in 1976!!
The caddy will be good when the suspension is all done , oh, plus the brakes, oh, and everything else!!!!
Cant wait to drive it again already!!
Andrew

[GoLfMan]

looks great Andrew, ive got tabs on the thread in the weeks to come, cant wait

[gtimk5]

Thanks Josh, pity you were away while I was in Melbourne. Hope you had a good holiday.
I had better get off the puter and get to work for the day. Damn wiring!!!
Andrew

[DaveMack]

Looking awesome, Andrew.

Dave

[gtimk5]

Thanks Dave, we had better ship it off to Germany with some seats in the back for the females to sit in while we do Nurburgring!!!

[Preen59]

Very nice, Andrew! Looks the goods so far.

Feel free to drag your motivated butt up to Orange and throw my 16v in my golf when (if) i (ever) get it back together! Haha.

[gtimk5]

Thanks Preeny, I couldnt imagine a lot of work going on up there if I popped up there!!!
Someone is paying for me to go up to Sydney over the Aust. day weekend to work on a Daihatsu Teriois of all things!!
Its easy sticking a TC in but its all the rest of the stuff that takes the time.
Fuel pump, wiring and all the ancillaries.
I have the computer mounted now, the intake figured, and the radiator sorted. Just figuring a place for the fuel pump assembly now. The fuel tank is an aftermarket one and is probably about 100 litres in size!
I have wired a few injected motors into Mk1s now and it doesnt get any easier.

[Water Boy]

Man by the looks of this it will be going for when I come down! Please can we put the bikes in that back and go crusing... Then send a photo to my mates in the UK that I was telling u about that have Caddy's

[Jarred]

Awesome work Andrew.

I really do have no chance! hahah

[gtimk5]

Finding enough room for the pump,ect is proving difficult due to the larger fuel tank... I want to keep the spare wheel under the rear which proves a little bit of extra nutting out.
The wiring is never straight forward either.
Oh well, time for a breather. (Give Jarred a little time to gain on me!)
Andrew