project--rustowagen mk1 caddy

they will look nice curbed

billybug wrote:

they will look nice curbed

how dare you! w4nker!

Show the face in tired of the secret wheel lark

8's and 9's FTW joe

mk1g60phill wrote:

Show the face in tired of the secret wheel lark

will do in a couple years haha



yeh lee u no , cant wait for a test fit, coming apart soon for more polishing tho, not shiney enough yet!

more pics from today, will let the pics do the talking. shout out to greg, mr g man fabrication him self who done my tank for me, still gotta be fully welded up and the spout on it, also made the bracket and little thread boss for mt weld into the inner wing. will let the pics do the rest of it.

damn good buddy

billybug wrote:

damn good buddy

cheers home boy

looks good matey, also liking the pinstriped welding mask!!

I like it joe but are you gunna use quick release bolts on the wing to check the water!?

whats it actually for?

CaddyRage wrote:

I like it joe but are you gunna use quick release bolts on the wing to check the water!?

nope, as soon as theres nothing come out of the washer jets i no its empty lol

Tiz wrote:

whats it actually for?

windscreen washer bottle maaaaaaaaaaan

ahhhhhhhhh i see, suprised your not smoothing them off lol. Looks sweet none the less

Tiz wrote:

ahhhhhhhhh i see, suprised your not smoothing them off lol. Looks sweet none the less

nah i find it helps to see where your going you no

you dont need washers lol i didnt even have wipers and i could see where i was going

how you gonna refill it when the wings back on..??

Tiz wrote:

you dont need washers lol i didnt even have wipers and i could see where i was going

yeh until it rained! would rather see where im going and it be practical tbh

nelds wrote:

how you gonna refill it when the wings back on..??

loads of room to get in there, doesnt look like much room from the pic though. i was shocked the wing even went back on! i obviously checked before i welded the brackets in though lol

took a couple days off this week from work so have a 4 day weekend, hoping to get a fair bit done aslong as the weather isnt too nippy. me and dan been throwing some idaes on how to lose the top mount bolts and this is what we come up with, had to grind most of one side off as i didnt quite fit, never seen this done before but i could be wrong! anyways will let the pics do the rest of the talking.......


weld through primer

bare metaled the inside of the turret

then weld through primer'd that up

top mount holes drilled out bigger for more weldy gooness, also bare metaled the insides in the process obviously

cleamped in place

welded and ground up

zinc primer and first skim

then used seam sealer to seal around the edges, no dampness will be getting in or out now, will hopeful;y get the hole inner wing smooooooooooooth stone chipped soon too after i drilled all the loom holes etc and welded in couple more brackets.


i like working in a mess too lol

also picked this up last weekend, started to get all the injection crapola off ready for my carbs, 2 bolts rounded off so gonna sort that out tomo

all comments welcome guys so fire away, thanks for looking

fair play joe comin along well with your obcession for smoothness looking good buddy keep it up

I had the idea to use mk2 golf turret tops and obviously mk2 topmounts. Would do the same job as what you have done mate

Is the engine a 2L joe? From what donor car

good solution to the top mount bolts dude, gonna be so nice when its done, i really need to come over and see this lol

CaddyRage wrote:

I had the idea to use mk2 golf turret tops and obviously mk2 topmounts. Would do the same job as what you have done mate

Is the engine a 2L joe? From what donor car

yeh man pretty much the same outcome ay.

got it off one of mikes mates mate, 2L 8v from a mk3

curtis_caddy wrote:

CaddyRage wrote:

I had the idea to use mk2 golf turret tops and obviously mk2 topmounts. Would do the same job as what you have done mate

Is the engine a 2L joe? From what donor car

yeh man pretty much the same outcome ay.

got it off one of mikes mates mate, 2L 8v from a mk3

You know that its a tall block dont ya?, dont believe there's an off the shelf shiney stainless manifold so you'd have to get 1 made. You can use mk1 golf gti original exhaust manifold and downpipe with a spacer for a gasket but that wont look nice in your clean bay.

Also, the mk2 golf gti PB code head is better flowing than the head from the 2E code engine. I guess you'll go for a crossflow head though

Just gimme a shout if you wanna chat about it in more detail bud as i did 2E/PB conversion to my first caddy.

Will go lovely with ya carbs

curtis_caddy wrote:

is that a schrick cover?

where on earth did you get it?

sell me it, ill give you a blank cheque ;-)

CaddyRage wrote:

curtis_caddy wrote:

CaddyRage wrote:

I had the idea to use mk2 golf turret tops and obviously mk2 topmounts. Would do the same job as what you have done mate

Is the engine a 2L joe? From what donor car

yeh man pretty much the same outcome ay.

got it off one of mikes mates mate, 2L 8v from a mk3

You know that its a tall block dont ya?, dont believe there's an off the shelf shiney stainless manifold so you'd have to get 1 made. You can use mk1 golf gti original exhaust manifold and downpipe with a spacer for a gasket but that wont look nice in your clean bay.

Also, the mk2 golf gti PB code head is better flowing than the head from the 2E code engine. I guess you'll go for a crossflow head though

Just gimme a shout if you wanna chat about it in more detail bud as i did 2E/PB conversion to my first caddy.

Will go lovely with ya carbs

i didnt mate it was cheap so i bought it lol will have a chat when ur next over or online then mate not going crossflow though

thermal wrote:

curtis_caddy wrote:

is that a schrick cover?

where on earth did you get it?

sell me it, ill give you a blank cheque ;-)

yup freshly bead blasted too, matty mk1 found it on edition a while ago and put my name on it for me, staying here though im afriad