Caddyrages truck, now smoothing bay

max wrote:

after seeing joes bay i forgot what a normal ones looks like.... dirty

cant wait to see the outcome of this! always had a soft spot for caddys

after seeing joes then this i remember what a painted one looks like

Lupton_20vt wrote:

max wrote:

after seeing joes bay i forgot what a normal ones looks like.... dirty

cant wait to see the outcome of this! always had a soft spot for caddys

after seeing joes then this i remember what a painted one looks like

cheeky fecker!


coming on well lee bob

epic mate,uk`s best caddy?gotta be

maf def wrote:

epic mate,uk`s best caddy?gotta be

Cheers fella

I would'nt quite go as far as say its uk's best but maybe 1 day hey

Not done anything to my caddy in a long while but thanks to mike, it now has a new home where i'll have more room to work on it once i've sorted out my mates welding on his gti

thats moore like it, i want another one bad

Bit of an update for my truck

Removed battery tray, washer bottle bracket and header tank bracket, plus the little metal tabs



Tonight i started scraping off the sealer on the offside

Oh its on!

Christ, been a while!

Dan34 wrote:

Christ, been a while!

+1

About time.

ha, let the joys begin!

Done a few more hours today. Gem helped out and started the nearside chassis leg while i carried on with the offside



She did pretty well in the little time she spent on it




I finished off scraping the sealer off the offside ready for a wire wheel. Pretty tricky with me deciding to keep the drip tray

Cut it out

VW Mike wrote:

Cut it out

Not this time

VW Mike wrote:

Cut it out

just another of lee's mistakes then, straight after putting the 16v in. ay mike (here we go again)

getting there, i remember doing that, its all about the hot air buns too for those har to get places

I'am keeping the heater so the drip tray has to stay so fumes don't get in the cab. My first caddy was terrible for it and was partly why I sold it on.

I agree....

Got the nearside chassis turret ready for wire wheel today.

getting there dude

Little update

Dash is out along with the heater matrix. pretty much the whole bay is ready for a wire wheel now.




Removed the sealer around the offside front wing so i could take it off safely without distorting it. Then started doing the inner arch



Same as the bay, i'll get the worst of the sealer off then go over it with a wire wheel. Then its welding time!

is it really safe using a wd40 can as an axle stand?

matty_mk1 wrote:

is it really safe using a wd40 can as an axle stand?

is it really safe using a tool box as an axle stand?

MarkGTX wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

is it really safe using a wd40 can as an axle stand?

is it really safe using a tool box as an axle stand?

yes, just not a re-usable one.

Moved the caddy yesterday to a much better workshop


It also happens to have a spray booth in it

Hoping progress will speed up now until July when my wife is due to have our first child
Workshops got a little office that might be handy as a nusery though

Whoop whoop, progress alert

Its a bit tight for space down the unit so rather than leave my caddy on axle stands, i knocked up a dolly which bolts on the front wishbone mounts


I then removed the shocks, hubs, wishbones and steering rack


Now i was going to keep the drip tray but i've changed my mind(as you do) so out with the cutter and tin snips

First stage


Then used my spot weld drill bit, pliers and screwdriver to do the tricky bits. I done pretty good as i only made 1 tiny hole



Worst bit i need to sort is the clutch hole which i'd welded a repair plate over some years ago. Was also bad under the wiper motor support. Being deleted anyway so no big deal.


Thats it for now

I'll be prepping the holes ready for welding next