mk1 golf caddy/homemade 24v v6 4wd turbo

[powernut]

not too mutch to add as yet , due the stressfull dash wireing ,, makeing slow progress but , so its some progress ,, so 2day i neeeded a break an decided to find some cheep seats after a quick clean i think they will do the job as they evern have runners so , easy to adapt
nice flat backs too ideal i reckon for a caddy

and i was going to fit a golf ball type gearknob but it dosent look right after bending the gearstick , so had to buy a nice 4 motion one to match the runing gear

 

[powernut]

right small start on the wishbones
first some solid round bar

then cut and weld in place

and bit of black spray poped on and refit

may help a bit i supose

 

[powernut]

then made a decent strong box for the seat mount that shouldnt go any were soon ,and add some chassi strengh too ,

then add to make a few adjustments as im 6ft 5 and not a lot of room with the size of the dash in a caddy ,,

have to get more steel to finsh the other side lol
i was looking under the wear the old leaf springs used to be and the chassi and wasnt happy with it , so , it had to be ripped out ,
as ive now realiseing i need a stronger chassi

fits bang on inside the caddy chassi ,

carnt see that buggar going any were soon

 

[powernut]

hi all ha a bit of a bad day 2day , due nearly loseing my caddy , (luckly next door neibougher was in )yesterday afternoon had a local visit of the gipsy scum bags. who came with a highab truck,pulled onto my drive wraped a chain around the caddy and pulled it to the end of the fence ,then there was just about to put the hydrolic grab thew the roof to go scrap it , lucky neibougher came out and said what the hell are you doing,thats the guys caddys which hes repaireing , ,he said ive knocked twice andtheres no answer ,so looks like its scrap ,so was removeing it ,, (cheeky f.....kers arnt they ) so , i thought its time to move :music:, quicky bolted things up thew the wheels on and off i went hopefully maybe a bit more sercure here

 

[powernut]

well not too mutch to add at the moment
so snap off , steering wheel arrived ,and fits spot on with the electronic steering

and thought id chop the ecu loom to fit a contector to try match standalone to stock mk3 golf wireing plug and what a stressful job ,, lol mind finaly all cut ,colour colourd and wired up ready for re fitment

 

[powernut]

well not mutch to add , as i blow the stand alone ecu ,start of last week,with a coil back feed grrr , so , more re strip of wireing and repairing ,but after a week ,managed to refit the parts and pop a quick few map/setings to get it runing ,(stressfull with settings lol/

then thought might as well add the wideband , another headack ,because of were the exhaust is i had to make a hole back of the bulk head (2 layers of steel ) then because of the large plug , had to attempt to resolder stainless wire (nighmare /with a soldering iron lol) now sorted

(still no gauges working thow/speedo/works lol

thought id add the led for the wideband heater flashers til its ready , works a treat

short video of the ms video ,, needs more tuning ,but now main problems are sorted as well as i wire had come off in the ms contector causeing stress
View My Video
more tuning when the intercooler is piped and sorted

 

[powernut]

not mutch to add ,thought id have a hour at makeing a fuel tank ,
first lump of stainless, should add some extra weight balance too

then tryed out my plazma cutter great piece of kit

then a quick buzz around with the welder lol

filled it with water to check my welds lol (leak free left it for a hour )

top and pipes to sort 2moz
a dam oil leak too ,, another prob to be sorted

height of the caddy /it will have to do

 

[powernut]

bit of tank makeing 2day ...

more plazma cutting

quick zip around for fuel sensor

then a couple of tempory fits ,,nicely clears anti roll bar

make a few fasterners tomoz ready for fuel pipe work next

 

[powernut]

sorted bluetooth ,lol had to mean dam microwave too lmao ,, i must be a jack of all trades

 

[powernut]

well managed to sort a few bits this after , first made some fuel lines for the caddy

next deceied to chop the fuel flap out the boady

rare site lol, inside ,rot free

then went around the other side and chopped another hole out for the to refit the feul flap

not bad for a trail cut ,there was a slight gap so ,thought id add a filler rod , and welded up nicely

quick weld up

and grinded off

 

[powernut]

then oppss first thought id welded it wrong because its upside down ,must have got a bit carryed away , but i pref it to open this way lol ,little late now anyway

then a quick filler neck start on the pipe

right 2day noticed the camber sticks out more on the fronts to the rears dose this wheel look ok to you guys as i think the botom of the wheel is towing out to mutch ?

as after i was looking at the rear they had way too mutch inwards camber , maybe ok for corners ,but not very good for scrubing tyres off , and what a dam stressfull trying to algin the wheel, after getting it a tad lower i carnt risk anymore , so altered all the arms and also insurted a smaller box and stick welded them for extra strengh

 

[powernut]

not mutch to add due ringing around for a reasobable insurance , bit more welding and passenger seat frame started
old seat frame removed

seatbelt mount inner and outer sill nicely welded up

new suport welded in place and just started makeing new seat frame to fit my other seat

 

[powernut]

a cheep boost gauge came along too unsure if ill use it thow seems a bit big

quick pic of the re alinged wheel too ,dam thing lol

 

[powernut]

right got fed up off seen that oddy gearstick , , so thought chuff it rip the lot out and move it all ,

then plated all the inner sides /front and rear up

then made a fresh gearstick mount

ground it up as i had to add a 1inch to nothing angle , otherwise it wouldnt have cleared the propshaft as i dont want to removeing this again

just need to add a small plate and slighty alter front cables
least remotes high enoegh

few shots of a rough fit ,

1st gear

2nd gear loads more clearance

getting there now ,

but as i removed gear selector ive now got to cut the handbrake out next and move that too ...more fun

 

[powernut]

handbrake modifyed and moved something else sorted

then rewelded and tubes re shaped under car

bent the tubes out around the bulkhead and gave them a quick re weld

just made a quick repair of the leather handbrake leaver too [LOL]

bent the tubes out around the bulkhead and gave them a quick re weld

just made a quick repair of the leather handbrake leaver too [LOL]

quick refit and nicely working again

 

[powernut]

bit more tunnel modifying was needed this after

thought might as well get the propshaft in and make it a bit more leval/central

as it would have meant removeing lots of things to re fit it at a later stadge
bit more upside welding 2day lol managed to get a hour to make and fit the propshaft 2day ,,,,

mount
couple of propshaft pics

 

[powernut]

i think this will do the joby , another modifyed part lmfao
bit more modifying today , first decided to make the gearbox mount shorter for more road clearnace , seems better , (nearly 2 inch removed)

more choping

then went radiator hunting as that needed modifying too
then started choping that too as i wanted a big core , for decent cooling

then removed the water pipes so they were on the same side of the rad
thought id have a go at radiator repairing lol

also added a bigger fan switch too

rough fit

then added a fan , i may add too depending on how it cools the engine

plenty of clearance now at the front

started with some pipe work seems to fit ok

some quick brackets made and radiator done, i reckon it fills a hole lol

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[powernut]

know the joint which i removed were also solderd , ie inlet/outlet/drain plugs as well the main core and end caps are solderd on so i reckon it will be fine
flows thew the cores now ,,,

all bolted back and wired fan up works a treat , also fitted a 75deg themostatat and fan sensor

next a start on the boost pipes ,looking a bit more like a engine

may get a bit more time 2moz to do a bit more

 

[powernut]

more progress today
first needed to cut some lumps of stainless for intercooler , spot on with plazma cutter

quick pic of the intercooler

adjustable wastegate arrived too

then cut a lump out of the front , glad really as it was rotton inside
trail fit //it ull do

then welded the stainless and boxed it off

intercooler fitted

then added some boost hose and 4ply blue contectors along with some hefty clips

 

[powernut]

i had to make the other as it was a tight spot

nicely fits

job done and bonett shuts too