hinrichs slow caddy build

[.:Hinrichs:.]

Well thought I would finally post after a week of ownership which has been nothing but fun, waited way to long to get into a mk1

picked this up last week semi locally

1981 Caddy Lx
268k
1.6D
5 speed

Has some body rust, but nothing too bad, frame and towers are solid. PO said the motor was rebuilt a few years back, oil changed every 5k, mechanically it seems to be in very good condition. Tonight I plan on doing and trans fluid and oil change just so I know it was done. Also need to clean the bay and see where i am getting an oil leak from. It seems like the head gasket but I am not sure.

some pics


caddy 1 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr


caddy 4 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr


caddy 2 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr

tried these on last night, cant remember the sizes other than 15s and my friend didnt know the offsets


caddy 5 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr

did a pshop to see what it could look like lowered, and i deff like it, just need to dig up some funds for coils and the wheels


caddy dropped by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr

[vento86]

Don't restore it. Just drop it on some coils and drive the sucker

[.:Hinrichs:.]

Forgot to add the plans

-new carpet...one now is worn through and add some sound deadening
-some kind of speakers....cant get the ones in there working well but could be the radio wiring, also is there susposed to be a center one in the dash? there are some random cut wires which i need to figure out which they are as well
-fix the coolant gauge which isnt working/seems to have no wires running to the sensor
-some new seats..current ones are colapsed and worn down
-axle flip
-coils w/ raised mounts
-new exhaust...po installed a dual exhaust
-possibly add a turbo, my friend has a setup for sale, but just not sure if i wanna spend the money on it right now
-fix the tail gate, on side the lower mount snapped off


any tips to wash the bay? ive always been nervous of ruining something with the water

[rabbito]

Nice to see you in mk1...if you need a hand with anything let me know since Im right around the corner...dont sell this one either...Im like you and cant hold onto a car for long, but the one I really miss and want back is my caddy.

also id say no turbo...Just drive and enjoy it.

[.:Hinrichs:.]

Nice to see you in mk1...if you need a hand with anything let me know since Im right around the corner...dont sell this one either...Im like you and cant hold onto a car for long, but the one I really miss and want back is my caddy.

also id say no turbo...Just drive and enjoy it.

yeah i dont ever plan to sell this one, been looking on and off long enough now, there are a few things i need looked at when you have some time, i moved a few blocks away but still very close

i was talking to matt about it, seems like the vacum pump was maybe changed and theres a line comming from the block that is not hooked up along with the radom dash wires and things like that

[IronTrap]

Like I mentioned, you are welcome to stop by and dig around for some goodies you need sir

[James Himself]

nice pickup jim, im currently looking for a mk1 rabbit, see you in here soon

yo matt, can i get that offer too once i become an "owner"?

[IronTrap]

nice pickup jim, im currently looking for a mk1 rabbit, see you in here soon

yo matt, can i get that offer too once i become an "owner"?

Sure happy to get rid of some of this junk I have. Usually sell stuff off for pennies that I'm not using to locals/friends

[.:Hinrichs:.]

Like I mentioned, you are welcome to stop by and dig around for some goodies you need sir

free any night this week? or this weekend?

nice pickup jim, im currently looking for a mk1 rabbit, see you in here soon

keeping the b5? im looking to sell myne to free up some money for the caddy and just to have on hand cuz of the house

[James Himself]

yeah im keeping the b5, im going to daily that after i get new coils and wheels on it

i want to do an aba rabbit build, ive been scouring the classifieds and trying to get answers from everyone. if you know any good barn finds or old man field finds, let me know please

[rabbito]

yeah im keeping the b5, im going to daily that after i get new coils and wheels on it

i want to do an aba rabbit build, ive been scouring the classifieds and trying to get answers from everyone. if you know any good barn finds or old man field finds, let me know please

here ya go....perfect for what you want to do..complete shell with no motor for 600 in Hershey.


http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/2851126921.html

[James Himself]

thanks

[IronTrap]

free any night this week? or this weekend?

Yea man, most any night during the week I am in the garage for a bit, and weekends I spend a good bit of each afternoon there too... so good bet you'll find me there haha

[.:Hinrichs:.]

2 of the parts i am not sure if its hooked up correctly


IMG_2286 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr


IMG_2285 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr

[rabbitnothopper]

2 of the parts i am not sure if its hooked up correctly


IMG_2286 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr


IMG_2285 by .:hinrichs:., on Flickr

umm..hmm you have two temp senders
a temp switch
and a second temp sender (forget what the one with two prongs is)

the one with a single spade is a switch
the ones with circular pegs are temp senders (they go to gauge)
you will need to check your manual wiring schematic to see which wires hook to which switch/sender

but meh, they dont really control anything on your car except gauge, dummy light, and that two prong one i forget what it does
i dont own a diesel so not sure why you have so much temp related connections

[Rocketdub442]

Good luck with the new caddy man. I am very jealous of the bed rails. Keep us updated.

[Charcoal_Grey]

nice to see you as a caddy owner jimmy. It's been a while since I've seen you. I'm in CA now with a caddy of my own. do work!

[.:Hinrichs:.]

nice to see you as a caddy owner jimmy. It's been a while since I've seen you. I'm in CA now with a caddy of my own. do work!

i was wondering if that was you or not, was looking through your thread the other day, love yours

[PLAYED TT]

Ah I see you made a build thread finally....

[.:Hinrichs:.]

thanks to matt(saddest) and mattrad i got the old drain line for the vac pump capped and got some newer seats for the truck, still need to clean the centers but they are in and better than the stock caddy seats

flag mirror was added to the drivers side, have new h4 headlights on the way as well, got the vapor barrier replaced in the drivers door, was going to swap to my "other" doors that came with the truck but the one hinge has a bolt snapped off in it so untill i can free that ill be keeping the doors with holes on it

is there a trick to getting the gauge cluster out? just trying to trace some cut wires in the dash and clean up some things

found some rot in the floor however when installing the seats which i am going to work on this weekend or tonight if i can get my outlet changed for my welder, then start to figure out what i am going to do with the rocker rust

also tried this wheel today...i like it but it blocks the spedo view, also want to figure out a way to lower the seats slightly

[PLAYED TT]

A wooden Nardi wheel would look sweet with the dash.

[silvermannn]

I second that! also looking foward to seeing the progress with this. The B5 was just such a big in my book!

[.:Hinrichs:.]

A wooden Nardi wheel would look sweet with the dash.

wish i would have never sold the one from my mk3

[PLAYED TT]

Yeah they aren't as easy to find now.

[.:Hinrichs:.]

I can find them easy, just not in the budget for the truck yet

Was using this for extra storage, but people are work were trying to steal it...gotta figure out a good way to secure it

[PLAYED TT]

Padlock Didn't work?

[polloloco]

You could run some self taping screws threw it.

[PLAYED TT]

If it weren't an antique I would agree

[.:Hinrichs:.]

It is my "crappy" one tho, perfect one sits in the den

But it is usable and works very well so no holes, I'll figure out something for it this weekend if I have time, swapped outlets for my welder so I should be able to make some rust repairs happen soon

[PLAYED TT]

Text me those measurements by tomorrow if you want the steel this week

[.:Hinrichs:.]

Text me those measurements by tomorrow if you want the steel this week

will do, couldn't find a tape measure at the house and it was pouring while i was at work

[PLAYED TT]

Go figure. Does anything ever work out the way it should

[.:Hinrichs:.]

its slightly wider than a key fob tho

[PLAYED TT]

So inch and a quarter? or the other way which is like 2 inches.

[.:Hinrichs:.]

Width wise, I'll take a real measurement tomorrow tho