Author Topic: I'm getting rid of my Turbo Diesel :( (picture heavy) (Read 42986 times)

burn_your_money · « **on:** July 03, 2007, 11:31:06 am »

It's true. I'm going to part out old faithful (unless someone wants to buy it)

We had lots of good times together but....

...I see a new project hiding in this pile of donor cars

And if you couldn't guess this should give it away

It needs work to say the least

But the best part is

Does this look factory to you?

I drove 6 hours to go pick it up and the first thing I did was bring it to the body shop for a quote. Ideally I want this truck for when I go to school in the fall.

Suggestions for a new color would be appreciated.

jtanguay · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2007, 11:47:53 am »

definitely a lot of work to fix that rust... but it will be a nice workhorse

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2007, 12:09:57 pm »

I had a Caddy like that once... fantastic vehicle for all-around use.

The rear springs (if stock) can use some beefing up as I recall, and it takes Audi 15" rims really nicely for added ground clearance.

A friend has one that he dropped a A2 TD into... the truck is very light so the thing is a blast to drive.

Make sure your finger is on the 911 speed dial button when you see the quote from the body shop !!!!

Vince

Jetta Fan · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2007, 12:21:12 pm »

Great find Tyler!

Sure, she's got some rust on 'er, but it's not beyond all hope. Be prepared for a bit of a shock with that body shop quote though.

As for a colour, a nice candy apple red would look nice, or a dark blue metalic might be nice.

I wish I could find the rims on the black Jetta (with no lights) around here some where. Would look better than my steelies do.

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2007, 01:15:58 pm »

BTW, re: your question "is this factory stock"...

If you mean the two brackets (including one that looks like another spot to hang another coolant bottle from) mine had these two... and I'm pretty sure I remember the rubber hose into the frame.

On mine the PO had hung a Racor filter from the coolant bracket... I was toying with putting another battery tray on that side for those super cold mornings.

Isn't that about the emptiest engine bay there is ??!!

Vince

rallydiesel · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:13:10 pm »

Dark forest green would be cool. That's some ugly rust in some bad spots :cry:

bevboyy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:31:00 pm »

Tyler, I think you should maybe re-think this project. The rust on the passenger door way indicates a rotted A pillar. I've been there, done that. You will have to spend many, many hours cutting all the cancer out, braze in new metal and zinc oxide treat it. Not fun. If you can find a mk1 body, you can salvage the necessary pieces from that, but it will be a a crap load of work...If you got it for next to nothing (which I think you did...), then you have nothing to really lose. But to save you $$$ cut the necessary pieces of good metal you need from a donor mk1 and bring them along to the body shop. That way, all they have to do is cut the offending section out and replace with the good section and weld away..

burn_your_money · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2007, 05:31:08 pm »

Jetta fan - I'm selling all my stock wheels for $10 a piece. Greyhound shipping won't be too bad at all

I was thinking Miami Blue or a mk1 Yellow but dark forest green sounds really good. The only thing is the yellow side markers wouldn't go too well with it and I'm not a fan of smoked or clear... but who knows. Certainly something to think about

By my "is this stock" question I meant the brackets. I was curious to see if it come with a TD from the factory but I looked at my mk1 TD jetta today and it looks much different.

The guy was asking $850 for the truck, I offered $450 he said no chance so I bumped it up by $150 and he took it.

By the way the body shop wants $800 to fix it up including paint. I wouldn't have bought it if I hadn't found this guy because I know he is dirt, dirt cheap.

I plan to bring my old rabbit to the guy and let him cut up whatever he needs from it. It has rotten rear beam mounts and whatnot. I might have to bring a few of my mk1s out in order to get enough good parts lol

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2007, 06:38:00 pm »

wow u need to get a different caddy that thing is rediculously rusty, i'd hate to see the underside of it. i'd be scared to ride in it.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2007, 06:40:03 pm »

Strut towers and underneath are in good shape oddly enough

beleive me, if caddys were easy to find I would not have bought this one

bevboyy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:21:54 pm »

$800 is damn cheap :shock: . Especially if he does all the nasty metal work. Dooeeeett mannnnnn!!!!

Mark(The Miser)UK · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:25:32 pm »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-VOLKSWAGEN-CADDY-SPORT-PROJECT-VW-CADDY-MUST-GO_W0QQitemZ140132318596QQihZ004QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is what you need for spares :shock:

burn_your_money · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2007, 10:11:06 pm »

Quote from: "Mark(The Miser)UK"

This is what you need for spares :shock:

If it wasn't for the shipping :lol:

I've seen the guys work too so I know it's not going to be a bondo hack job. I'm going to keep this thread updated with progress pictures and everything.

Jetta Fan · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2007, 08:06:41 am »

Tyler, you've got IM concerning wheels.

And $800 for the body job?? :shock: Holy Crap!

I was quoted that (and more) to paint my 97 Jetta and the only spot that needed attention was on the driver's door. Going to buy the paint and do it myself now.

Good luck with the proiject. Looking forward to the updates.

Darth Garry · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2007, 02:04:18 pm »

It does not appear to be a stock TD swap. What gives it away is the location of the fuel filter. A stock TD came from the factory with the fuel filter mounted with a OEM bracket that held it onto the firewall with a heat shield protecting it from teh turbo/exhaust. Your fuel filter appears to be hanging from the raintray, a popular location to put it when doing a swap.

Garry