ahh i see what you mean now! yeah that happens many a time with me.. never did find a dash tho! lol
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Crezzy's Caddy Carnage...mk1 VW Caddy Pick Up Project....Turbo Time...ermm diesel
- Thread starter crezz
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started taking rear quarter back today, man theres loads of coats of paint...anybody any tips? wire wheel in a grinder maybe?
hmmm, i done part of what you said mork, used some nitromorse that i found in the shed, didnt do it in a vetailated area tho! lol..along with the fumes of that and skim/filler...i near enough passed out! lol 
caddy is starting to get time spent on it now...done a good 3-4 hours today after work until my little mishap
caddy is starting to get time spent on it now...done a good 3-4 hours today after work until my little mishap
i was stripping different paint all together mate,, was filling what a had sanded down by hand that took about 3 hours! lol.... point noted tho
youve done a fair bit of welding havent you flapper?
youve done a fair bit of welding havent you flapper?
well the caddy is coming on nicely now, been putting in the hours on it, probably 25 hours since its been inside...its a long and slow progress but its getting reasonably straight now, unfortuntly ive only got old scabby photos
got quite a few wounds too from this project already too! lol... sliced a nice chunk out of my thumb with angle grinder... stuck a screw driver into my other thumb and also burnt my had and arm with nitromorse! its seemed to have scarred my skin as its now a different colour???
got quite a few wounds too from this project already too! lol... sliced a nice chunk out of my thumb with angle grinder... stuck a screw driver into my other thumb and also burnt my had and arm with nitromorse! its seemed to have scarred my skin as its now a different colour???
going well and yes way too much welding to care for it and certainly enough to get a suntan and arceye - eww that hurts
use/buy a decent auto dark mask - cheap enough from states in fleabay etc and worth it in long run
best bit about welding is if you go wrong - grind it out and start again
ooooh and quit counting hours (depresses ya) and save the camera for the car ya ponce !!!
use/buy a decent auto dark mask - cheap enough from states in fleabay etc and worth it in long run
best bit about welding is if you go wrong - grind it out and start again
ooooh and quit counting hours (depresses ya) and save the camera for the car ya ponce !!!
lmao... i think the last photo was done when i may of been high as a kite from all the fumes! lol
you are kidding? Mine pulled 186 on standard turbo and injectors. You'd be looking at 240ish with big turbo and injectors.
Especially in something as light as that...
had a turd day roday on the caddy, nothing went right... couldt tell weather i was doing high all low spots and ended up taking the filler back out of most of what ive done! arghhh!!!
if anybody is handy at bodywork that wants to lend a hand! feel free! beer will be supplied! unfortuntly after body work is done! could get messy otherwise! lol
if anybody is handy at bodywork that wants to lend a hand! feel free! beer will be supplied! unfortuntly after body work is done! could get messy otherwise! lol
lol.. ive got tomorrow off work so im going to get on with it again hopefully more successful then today.. all depends weather i can get there tho, weather has been shocking today, floods everywhere,
thought i killed the ibiza..lossed power, dash lights came on and engine died.. wouldnt turn over... pitch black digging around in the boot for wd40, sprayed blindly in the engine bay until the can was empty, went and turned the car over and drove home ok.. damn lowered cars!
thought i killed the ibiza..lossed power, dash lights came on and engine died.. wouldnt turn over... pitch black digging around in the boot for wd40, sprayed blindly in the engine bay until the can was empty, went and turned the car over and drove home ok.. damn lowered cars!
discovered a fair bit of rot today! lol... was expected...both wings are pretty fubared and the front lower panel is rotted.. ordered a new front panel and will be getting some wings but all the motor factors believe they are obsolete
have recieved my wings today and also front panel...but by the looks of the lable on the wings they have sent the newer ones with an aeriel hole and side repeaters...to$$ pot$....im frightend to unwrapp and see!
been off today myself getting a move on with my patchwork arches
used 2 tools well 3 actually that made me think would be VERY handy for your little project crezz
Air Compressor (cheaper and gruntier than electric)
Rotary air cut off tool i got mine de-shielded for easier access
and these puppies i have on an old small right angle air drill
http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/product_browse.php?product_id=16518
they don't last long but small and easy to use and literally rip it back to bare metal even through filler/paint/underseal
used 2 tools well 3 actually that made me think would be VERY handy for your little project crezz
Air Compressor (cheaper and gruntier than electric)
Rotary air cut off tool i got mine de-shielded for easier access
and these puppies i have on an old small right angle air drill
http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/product_browse.php?product_id=16518
they don't last long but small and easy to use and literally rip it back to bare metal even through filler/paint/underseal
yeah i want a compressor but they are quite pricey, you can get a 50ltr one from local motorfactors for £175 but its just not man enough, would power a DA sander for about 2mins and then have to let the compressor catch up...also 50ltr one is suitable for doing primer but not finishing coats for spraying.
can't beat it for ease of cutting and chopping etc
mind you like you say to get a decent man enough one is expensive
one of the advantages of using a workshop one i guess, even with the motor bashing away behind the workshop it still keeps pumping out at full steam
mind you like you say to get a decent man enough one is expensive
one of the advantages of using a workshop one i guess, even with the motor bashing away behind the workshop it still keeps pumping out at full steam
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