project--rustowagen mk1 caddy

caddyman wrote:

i etched primed mine mate then stone chiped it then ill prime it and top; coat it

sounds like a plan, ile probs wack loads of stick on sound deadening on top after that as well

Sound deaden the crap out of it joe

curtis_caddy wrote:

caddyman wrote:

i etched primed mine mate then stone chiped it then ill prime it and top; coat it

sounds like a plan, ile probs wack loads of stick on sound deadening on top after that as well

Sound deadening can never hurt!

Good progress on this recently Joe, a good read as ever

CaddyRage wrote:

Sound deaden the crap out of it joe

yeh thats the plan, unsure what to go for, branded stuff thats sticky backed is rather expensive im sure theres a cheaper alturnative out there somewhere. youlle have to pop over again soon fella you havent been round in ages!

max wrote:

curtis_caddy wrote:

caddyman wrote:

i etched primed mine mate then stone chiped it then ill prime it and top; coat it

sounds like a plan, ile probs wack loads of stick on sound deadening on top after that as well

Sound deadening can never hurt!

Good progress on this recently Joe, a good read as ever

yeh gonna go crazy as lee said, i remember going out in steves mk2 and it was sooooo loud iwth the carbs!

cheers man, been trying to get more done in the week to get cracking at the weekends. still a few bits are half done as i ran out of welding gas at the weekend early on so hopefuly next weekends update maybe a bit more exiting and things finaly getting finished

I've heard of peeps using flashbanding which can be bought from a builders merchants. Look it up bud

Yeah, i'll defo have a drive down sometime soon, will probs motivate me getting my caddy started lol

CaddyRage wrote:

I've heard of peeps using flashbanding which can be bought from a builders merchants. Look it up bud

Yeah, i'll defo have a drive down sometime soon, will probs motivate me getting my caddy started lol

oh nice one ile take a looky cheers man. yes you will. oh i forgot you had one

been making this in my spare time at work this week, still a way togo and wont be finished til next week, should get it mounted at the weekend though. this is as far as ive got as ive started making the steel brackets to weld in on the weekend so more updates then........

great work joe, i wish i had access to all the fabrication gear

Flashband works a treat for sound-deadening. It's not massively cheap but works well

Did the front and rear of the van with it and it is sooooo much quieter than it was before.

MarkGTX wrote:

great work joe, i wish i had access to all the fabrication gear

yeh it does come in very handy, sucks when i try do stuff at home takes ages!

VW Mike wrote:

Flashband works a treat for sound-deadening. It's not massively cheap but works well

Did the front and rear of the van with it and it is sooooo much quieter than it was before.

ile have to have a look then, think im going to get is plastered everywhere!

few more pics from todays progress, steel brackets to hold the pot holder in...




please check back tomo for more updates.......

looking good m8

cheers man

got the rest of the crap off the floor up last week


and thanks to dan and mike for a heloing hand today, got the res' pot holder in, had to do a bit of a slight modification to the underside of the dash, had to remove part of the cardboard that normaly ducts air into the heaterbox. gonna be some haters from the mk1 owners for cutting a lump out of a mint rare dash but it wouldnt work with it in there...
before, didnt get an after but can see i took a fair bit oout from the second photo


brackets fitted really well so real chuffed with them. going to weld them up and blend them in next weekend

need some 90degree bends for the bottom of the pots so the lines dont pop out the bottom of the dash, will be hooked up so they dont sag too. but for an idea

looking good dude ill defo pop ova sum point to have a look

Quality work dude ( memo to self...copy the fuse box idea)

Rare dash ...pah, yours has vinyl covering mines just black plastic ... cant remember as it's been in the loft for over two years but i dont think the heating ducts are even card on mine ......

matty_mk1 wrote:

mk1g60phill wrote:

cheers guys

caddyman wrote:

looking good dude ill defo pop ova sum point to have a look

yeh man, got a week off soon so hopefuly can crack on for a couple days too

mk1rolf wrote:

Quality work dude ( memo to self...copy the fuse box idea)

Rare dash ...pah, yours has vinyl covering mines just black plastic ... cant remember as it's been in the loft for over two years but i dont think the heating ducts are even card on mine ......

cheers man, your not the first to say that!

black plastic ay lol who needs a heater anyway, stopping is far more important lol

few more pictors from today, this is only a rough mockup. will be adjustments once teh housing for the pedal is made and mounted...

Nice work joe

CaddyRage wrote:

Nice work joe

cheers mate


yay finaly got an altanator to fit! all the othres either hit the carbs, hit the rad or blocked off the bottom rad hose! thanks to steve for ssaving the day! just need to extend the bracket to hold it up, then ile make a complete new one once i no it all works and fits! once the bottom hose is made the engine can come back out again!

send me your carbs/manifold etc? for free?

billybug wrote:

send me your carbs/manifold etc? for free?

how about you buy my plan ticket and ile deliver in person

id rather not see your face...

billybug wrote:

id rather not see your face...

i new there was going to be some funny as smart ass comment back. think ile keep my carbs thanks, shove you injection crapola up your ass

curtis_caddy wrote:

billybug wrote:

id rather not see your face...

i new there was going to be some funny as smart ass comment back. think ile keep my carbs thanks, shove you injection crapola up your ass

at least it works mwahahaha