project--rustowagen mk1 caddy

yep.

cheers for the bull sh1te guys

so, today dave came over to finish all the welding jobs in the bay, was lots to do but as always dave got them all done. all that it needs now is to sand the filler down and re skim etc (as per usual) didnt get as many pics as i thought. lots more has been done but i forgot to take in between photos after welding before filler, and as is hasnt been sanded yet theres no point putting a picture up of a blob of filler.

few of the holes not normaly seen from above the bay, but i no they are there, probaly would have never seen them anyway but didnt like them, so dave got rid of them for me as it was a bit fidley for my welding skills.

before


after



now has a skim of filler on to get perfectly smooth.

also the other side


didnt get one before the filler went on, only got this one but u get the idea.


chasis legs also got notched, used 3" exhaust tubing we had, fitted like a glove.

market out, before


welded in



trimmed off and ground up





then one of the drivers side being done just before it got welded in.


got more bits done here and there odd brackets removed also, will get the other pictures up once they are sanded and etch primed along with the before pics aswel to see the difference.

hope you enjoyed all comments welcome as usual....

i popped round to have a look today, and very impressed, this is gonna be one serious caddy once done! good work joseph

looks good joe, as said once its done it will be schweet that arm of yours up to some pinstriping?

Really good work there joe. You might need to re-cut some holes though for ya hidden wiring. Maybe at the next shows, you could sneekily see what others peeps have left open

Did you cut that bracket off the front crossmember aswell, definately not needed mate.

cheers for the comments guys

CaddyRage wrote:

Really good work there joe. You might need to re-cut some holes though for ya hidden wiring. Maybe at the next shows, you could sneekily see what others peeps have left open

Did you cut that bracket off the front crossmember aswell, definately not needed mate.

yeh i left that one underneath mate that i talked to you about when you come over that time, i ran some wire through there already to check i could get it out the other side and all was ok. the bracket also got cut off last, was left on for an earth on the welder as it was the easyest thing to get it on.

will get some more piks up later peeps so please check back

couple more pics from what i got done today, jodie also helped so got a few fidly bits done. most of the sanding was done with our fingures and now are really sore! anyways hope you enjoy will let the pics do the talking.

before


bracket gone, and the two other holes which were going to be used for the twin throttle linkage set up but now going to run a sinlge cable.



etched up


pass side lower area, the hole gone where the brake lines used to run. Still needs work between the upper and lowre section.



drivers side needs doing still


all etched up





overall look of the pass side of the bay which is the clostest side to being finished


all comments welcome as usual guys....

looking good mate keep up the good work

good work dude

Haven't looked at this thread in ages. Can't believe the dedication here dude, serious props the amount of work is crazy.

Can't wait to see this finished

Awesome work as usual m8!

ill let ya know when ive done my arches and we canm get cracking on my bay :bounce:

cheers for the comments homies

matty_mk1 wrote:

Awesome work as usual m8!

ill let ya know when ive done my arches and we canm get cracking on my bay :bounce:

yeh boi, drag that golf out

wooo update without filler content! started to collect parts now if any come up, had my tailgate since edition last year, euro front bumper and now this fine piece of rarety, big thanks to matty for texting me whilst i was at work to check it out on my phone, then him pm'ing the seller for me so i got it!


think im going to get dan to make me a cap for it, and match the pattern.

the cover is going to be painted along with everything else before it goes on, leaving it the colours it is now but just a lot better.

sick yo! that will look sweet in a smoothed bay

I think ya should put some filler on that and smooth it

sick cover yooo, gonna look sick dude.

cheres homies, hoping this will make the bay look a bit more original and will look good again all the black and silver parts too. only going to have chrome engine mounts and thats about it chrome wise in the bay, the outside will have most of the factory chrome parts i can get hold of

CaddyRage wrote:

I think ya should put some filler on that and smooth it

good thinking, ile go do it now

wooohoooo more filler pictures yoooo, finally got another section completed, ready for some primer. upper front panel, all holes welded up i dont need. just have the 2 rad hanger holes, bonnet prop holder and the two small ones are for the small plate with the vehicle number etc on as i want it to look stock still but with all the ugly bits gone.

welded up the holes which normal hold the bonnet catch cable up but i dont need that, pic of jodie getting stuck in too, just grinding the tops flush with a dremel.


and the rest of the usual filler stuff







all etched up now, will get more pics up of the lower section once i hopefully finish that up tomorrow.

all comments welcome.......

pics can explain them selves in tonights update as im running late to go to my girlfriends for dinner, enjoy peeps






tried to put the seam sealer back in neatly but didnt work, may take it back out and try again







still some to do this side






wings on, grille in place and rad bolted in, looks a bit more like a mk1 now!








how i felt this morning!


sponsred by UPOL lol

looks like the health n sqafety police got to jodie! lookin well n truely kitted up for dremalin there!

HAHAHA massive golves, massive mask for such a little tool

billybug wrote:

HAHAHA massive golves, massive mask for such a little tool

oi dont take the piss, everyone knows that a small bit of paint flicked by a dremill can take an arm off XD

i hope billy is refering to the dremel as the little tool hos comment can be interpreted in two ways!

max wrote:

billybug wrote:

HAHAHA massive golves, massive mask for such a little tool

haha should have seen her face when i told her that.

oi dont take the piss, everyone knows that a small bit of paint flicked by a dremill can take an arm off XD

if u actualy read it mate she was grinding welds back, not paint. would rather her wear that and get involved than just sit inside tbh. i wear it all when im using it tho. i would rather put it on and be ok than get metal in my eye?

Lupton_20vt wrote:

i hope billy is refering to the dremel as the little tool hos comment can be interpreted in two ways!

no sh1te sherlock

curtis_caddy wrote:

max wrote:

billybug wrote:

HAHAHA massive golves, massive mask for such a little tool

haha should have seen her face when i told her that.

oi dont take the piss, everyone knows that a small bit of paint flicked by a dremill can take an arm off XD

if u actualy read it mate she was grinding welds back, not paint. would rather her wear that and get involved than just sit inside tbh. i wear it all when im using it tho. i would rather put it on and be ok than get metal in my eye?

Lupton_20vt wrote:

i hope billy is refering to the dremel as the little tool hos comment can be interpreted in two ways!

no sh1te sherlock