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    VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    I know its not a 5.. but thought it might interest some of you

    I owned this caddy 1.6 Diesel in early 2007 after swapping it with a mate for my Mk1 Golf, then late in 2007 I swapped it for back for him to fit bathroom window in my olds house lol.. Since then the car has just sat in his back garden ratting

    I have now bought it back for £200, spent £15 having the exhaust fixed, £14 refurbing the gear linkage and just put it through its MOT last friday, knowing very well it would fail lol







    Considering it is 21 years old & its been sat for well over a year, it didn't fail to badly... It needs a bit of tinkering with the lighting side of things and a fair amount of welding doing but being German its just a case of patching over the holes... Oh and its blew a core plug, so that needs seeing to aswell

    The fail sheet from this handy online link

    http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/internet/j...ry-Request.jsp

    Horn does not function (1.7.1b)
    Registration plate lamp not fitted (1.1.5a)
    Nearside Front Direction indicators not in good working order (not working) (1.5.A1b)
    Nearside Front Side repeater not in good working order (not working) (1.5.A1b)
    Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.5.A4b)
    Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on (1.5.A4a)
    Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.5.A3)
    Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
    Offside Inner centre Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.1.B.6)
    Offside Rear wheel arch Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.2)
    Offside Front floor Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.2)
    Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.2)
    Nearside Front floor Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.2)
    Nearside Outer centre Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.1.B.6)
    Nearside Front wheel arch Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.2)

    Its still all very new to me all this VW shizz and I will be getting alot of help from my mates over next few weeks to get it ready for its re-test

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    Non-member Winston's Avatar
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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Future plans include... MOT, fitting the flipped rear axel (100mm drop), Front Coilovers (up to 120mm drop) and my 8x13 Formula Renault split rims

    Some pics of it back on my mates front lawn... awaiting work






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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Get on it fella. Theres a guy round my way who has one of these all lowered etc. Looks

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    when this is repeated all over your failure sheet, you know you've got problems
    ...is excessively corroded

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Beat up body, slammed with some 13's

    ROCK OUT

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Thats cool, thats begging to be 'Rat-looked'

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Woundered what you was doing with that, im sure it will look rat in few months . Sounds like you need some welding there . Oh did i tell you my mig went missing .................

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Everythings done apart from the welding... going getting quotes tomorrow

    Its just getting slammed and the Formula Renault splits from my white 5... 4x tho now ... the body is rat enuff already lol

    Walking welder sucks Rob..... from where?

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    just come across this, like the cheq roof

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-MK1-CADDY-S...1%7C240%3A1318

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    im lovin the caddy,seen a few about lately including one going
    up the m5 at silly speed an on the deck.

    this ones sweet-

    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/61/17...ce6b03.jpg?v=0


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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Few up dates

    All the welding is done... for the bargain sum of £120, he even welded the patches in the bed... I still can't get the indicator lights working on the clocks and the horn is temperamental but got over christmas to figure them out

    Im to skint to get it re-MOT'd, taxed and insured before christmas, so im aiming for early January to have it on the road.... Now ive scrapped my white 5. I have brought it home and it is in my back garden so I tryed on its future shoes as i was worried they might need spacers etc





    Roll on coilovers and fitting the flipped axel FFS!!!!!! lol

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond



    SELL ME THE MOTHER UCKING WHEELS!

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Loving it mate, just make sure you keep the tax disk in the window, as it will be towed away he he

    My dad has a bright yeallow caddy slammed on ats classics

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    my friends did one of these, matt black , with a green pin stripe down the side, looked so smart, he then decked the back out and carryed peeps around during show (summer) season. loving it

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    This caddy is now in the hands of backyard racing ..... cheers Winssss

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Sad to see it go.. but needs must... Its in good hands

    Roll on Golf GTD

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob@Backyardracing View Post
    This caddy is now in the hands of backyard racing ..... cheers Winssss
    What you boys got planned for this then?

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Its deano thats got it for a summer run around, we will just finish it of, flip beam with some rims and most prob an engine swap, unsure what at mo.... Its now taken place of the civic in the garage which must mean the civic is nearly done .....

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    you lot love projects like it , put a g60 in it

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    And more backyard racing touches here... since its been over in BYR hands the beam has been flipped and sort all brakes and front coilovers, few welding patches and lecy work done... sat with no engine at mo but have a mk3 golf TDI sat there in garage of ebay at bargin price so looking into to this conversion over the basic 1.9t lump.... alot more work tho as now it will need ecu and flybi and key etc etc.... May be done for May have to see if time is on hands, hats of to dean for all the effert in to this...






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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    BYR

    Deffo have some of the sweetest rides knocking about

    Nice one chaps

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Back in my ownership again... thanks to dean for all the work he had done and the bargain buy back price

    Dean fitted a TDi engine from a Mk3 Golf but couldn't get it running as its not a straight forward swap.. I removed this yesterday as im going to use the lump out of my Golf GTD

    Im loving oldskool diesel turbo tuning... All the plus points of petrol turbo tuning but still return mega MPG... The GTD lump should be pushing on the door of 130bhp with abit more boost from the T2 and 2.5" downpipe.... Its good to have boost back in my life (even if its dirty lol)





    New lump sat in the GTD


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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    I keep telling Beardo to whack a TDi lump in his Caddy but he's having none of it

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Beardo is keeping it all very low key... I want to see pics

    The time has come to take my Golf GTD off the road, so me and my mate Nick removed the engine for my caddy... Im car-less now so we are going to have to get it done ASAP.. Im hoping to get it running over the weekend/early next week... so i and in for its MOT so I can take it to bugjam, Im just waiting on the remaining parts to come... Bug pack bush kit (every bush pretty much), gear linkage kit and beetle rear shocks

    I hate working on diesels (esp in the rain).. everything is covered in an inch of oilly poope

    Sorry for the poor pics... i left it a little late in the evening and was covered in said
    poope lol




    Sat awaiting


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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Few bits turned up this week and few updates

    Poly bushes



    Tailgate badge



    Boost gauge.... Cheers Rob



    <3 My baby turbo



    We are taking the caddy to my mates tonight to make a start on getting the bushes, 5 speed linkage, ARB in etc.... The engine was due back in today but i need to get an engine mount/bracket as Dean had cut it to suit the TDi... Im hunting one down as we speak......

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    Re: VW Caddy... MOT... to 200k & Beyond

    Quote Originally Posted by Winston View Post
    so i and in for its MOT so I can take it to bugjam
    See you there!

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