Caddyrages truck, now smoothing bay

Nice work,so is this the 2ltr in now?

mk1g60phill wrote:

Nice work,so is this the 2ltr in now?

Yes mate, 2L 9A lump. Should be running tommorrow if i get the oil gasket then i just need a reducer for the exhaust to stop it from blowing.

Needs to go over a 56mm pipe and into a 50mm pipe. Anyone got such a thing laying about?

cool b good to see how it compares to the old lump.

You can buy reducers for places like motorworld and cut it down to suit which size pipe yoiu need it to fit.

so what are you doing with the 1.8?

bet this things going to be quick a sh1te off a shovel

matty_mk1 wrote:

You can buy reducers for places like motorworld and cut it down to suit which size pipe yoiu need it to fit.

Yeah, was going to try millfield in boro as thats where i had a few before, was going to go when i visit gsf for the oil casing gasket but they gone and sold it on to someone else. F00kin cocks

May use the original now as i want to get her built back up and running tonight

max wrote:

so what are you doing with the 1.8?

bet this things going to be quick a sh1te off a shovel

Think joe curtis has lined 1 of the 1.8's i have up mate so i'll be putting 1 together using all the needed bits i have for it to drop in his truck. I'll see what he wants to do first. If he dont want it then i'll either paint it up and sell on or drop in another truck i may buy in the winter when i take this 1 off the road. That way i'll always have a valvered truck to play in

Yeah it should go well

awesome. ive been thinking about doing an engine conversion in my mk3 because the 1.4 8v is just to foooookin slow. butttttt the 1.8 16v gti engines are fooking hard to find. just wondering thats all

theres no way with your spanking new quick engine your going to sit at 65 on the way to DC

Fork me you don't hang about do ya!?

Solid work dude, great news about the job too

Its all built back up and running

Not running fantastic but hopefully will be after a few adjustments.

Tad rattly at the top, bottom hose is luke warm so it does'nt seem to be circulating the water properly. Probs the thermostat not opening.

CaddyRage wrote:

Its all built back up and running

Not running fantastic but hopefully will be after a few adjustments.

Tad rattly at the top, bottom hose is luke warm so it does'nt seem to be circulating the water properly. Probs the thermostat not opening.

You got Rocco 16v flange on side of head bud??

One with two outlets??

Wayders wrote:

You got Rocco 16v flange on side of head bud??

One with two outlets??

Yes i have mate. I've also fitted a 73d thermostat from a mk4 1.8T reccommended by MVD so it should open sooner really.

Good work mate you haven't hung around doing it have yah!!

CaddyRage wrote:

Wayders wrote:

You got Rocco 16v flange on side of head bud??

One with two outlets??

Yes i have mate. I've also fitted a 73d thermostat from a mk4 1.8T reccommended by MVD so it should open sooner really.

Mmm strange??

I just used standard new 9A one??

Cupra20 wrote:

Good work mate you haven't hung around doing it have yah!!

Yeah mate, wanted to get her back on the road asap as i really do love driving it. In my attempts to get it sorted i've gone and mis-aligned the cams so it runs sh1t. Going to sort it out in the morning

Wayders wrote:

Mmm strange??

I just used standard new 9A one??

Yeah mik said he fitted a 1.8t thermostat to a mk1 golf that had the same overheating prob.

CaddyRage wrote:

Cupra20 wrote:

Good work mate you haven't hung around doing it have yah!!

Yeah mate, wanted to get her back on the road asap as i really do love driving it. In my attempts to get it sorted i've gone and mis-aligned the cams so it runs sh1t. Going to sort it out in the morning

Oh dear easily sorted though mate, i'm missing mine to can't wait to have it back on the road :(

Cupra20 wrote:

Oh dear easily sorted though mate, i'm missing mine to can't wait to have it back on the road :(

well i said i was going to do it in the morning but i went out there soon after posting and already re-adjusted and re-fitted the parts back

Just waiting for the battery to re-charge and i'll be out there again to see if she starts ok

ive got a cup of tea when your next down!!!

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CaddyRage wrote:

Cupra20 wrote:

Oh dear easily sorted though mate, i'm missing mine to can't wait to have it back on the road :(

well i said i was going to do it in the morning but i went out there soon after posting and already re-adjusted and re-fitted the parts back

Just waiting for the battery to re-charge and i'll be out there again to see if she starts ok

Ha Ha, i wish i could be doing that but i've got to work tomorrow!!!

Just get a new battery it will be quicker!

mvdevelopments wrote:

ive got a cup of tea when your next down!!!

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Ok GOD!!
Ben's ya biatch though so i'll tell him to do it

Cupra20 wrote:

Ha Ha, i wish i could be doing that but i've got to work tomorrow!!!

Just get a new battery it will be quicker!

If i did'nt do it tonight, i'd be thinking about it as i try and get some sleep lol.

I once got up at 3.30am to start work on my first caddy at 4am once lol. It was still misty at that time and i caught a cold but i got loads done

https://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k314/caddyrage/?action=view&current=caddy221.flv

Runs loads smoother

Cut out when it got hot though

Vid don't work mate,

Your dedicated i'll give you that.

Cupra20 wrote:

Vid don't work mate,

Your dedicated i'll give you that.

Loading the vid is being an arse on here lol, works on preview

Runs good, got a prob with the cooling though. Cut out after it got hot just like the 1.8 did so i got some things to check over.

Has it got a coolant temp sensor in it, as i know they can play silly buggers sometimes,


Put a link to the vid rather than posting it if you see what i mean, might work then.

Edited, ignore the whistle. Its the alternator acting like a charger lol

you got all the timing and everything setup lee? Is it when it comes off cold start it cuts out or is it when it gets hot?