Vr6 Caddy project!

[jawz_mob]

Hi People,
Ive been on the forum for a little while now,watching project threads,getting much need info on the Mk1 chassis,and have decided to start a build thread of my own.

I bought this last year minus the engine and box and have started to get my finger out and get on with it now that the winters here.

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Then i sold this runaround:
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Then i had the chance of this,so this is where it all began.

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2.8 OBD1 98k .

Started to strip it down to the shell and removed the rear axel.

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Snapped a few bolts on they way out, time for some heat:

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Had some problems with the bolts holding the springs to the body they were completly rotten. Got out the angle grinder and chopped them. Finaly got the offender removed, stripped down all the leafs,back plates,and gave them a good drench over night in some strong commercial chipshop gravey:

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Removed all bushes:

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Then after a good couple of days soaking in the chipshop gravey i removed them and gave them a good power wash and angle wirebrushed them back to bare metal.

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Then a good coat of zinc182.

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Then a couple of coats of Hammerite Gold anti-rust paint.

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Got all new bushes in :
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Then started the assembly:

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Then i got these 2" lowering blocks:

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Then as i read more into the Vr6 conversion and was wanna get it on the road asap, i had the chance of this and decided to go the oil burner route.

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Spent a few weeks welding once i got some repair panels from a local breakers,top strut area,the bed,small patch on the drivers sill, both rear inner arches.
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Cut the piece require for the repair:
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and sat in ready for the mig:
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All the weldings now complete:

Started to remove the wings to check the usual rot spots:

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They were solid,so i blasted the inner arches with overpaintable stone chip:
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Then i removed the dash and interior:

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Then after good few weeks trying to make up my mind which engine platform i was gonna use, im back to the Vr6,with the dash from the mk2.

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So im nows about ready to remove the Vr6 engine/loom/box and remove all the bits n pieces from the mk2 which i can use for the conversion.

I would appreciate if anyone on the forum can give me an idea of which parts to keep and which are not required,as im running out of space in the drive,and am gonna just remove whats required n scrap the rest of the shells.

Comments appreciated, thanks, Jawz_mob.

[vardo]

ace mate,will be a beast when done,you still got the mk2 i lost your number,to get some bits

[jawz_mob]

Yeah mate still sat in the drive.

[worthingcaddy]

im in the middle of vr6'ing my caddy at the moment will be welding in the mounts over the next few days! good luck mate, keep an eye on my thread as im sure it will help you.

[jawz_mob]

Will do mate, thats the big issue for me mate,can you take pics n measurements for me for the cup mountings position. cheers.

[Al]

as im running out of space in the drive

Your not kidding

For a start, you can sell me the passenger door moulding off the MK3

[worthingcaddy]

[QUOTE=jawz_mob;323929]Will do mate, thats the big issue for me mate,can you take pics n measurements for me for the cup mountings position. cheers.[/QUOTE
yeah il take plenty of pics dont worry!

[jawz_mob]

No probs Al, everything will be for sale once i get around to stripping them mate.

[jawz_mob]

Al pm me a " how to weld in Vr6 cups" and if you pay for the postage you can have the door moulding lol. cheers.

[jawz_mob]

Using this as a wee daily n for the misses who's taking lessons, n my B3's sat at the back of the drive as its off the road for the winter.The Vr's taken refuge in my sister-in-laws drive, n ma Beetles at my dads garage. vee dum lol.

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[jawz_mob]

Finaly got around to doing so work on the caddy:



Cut out all the holes in the bed and replaced them with some spare bed i cutout a donor which was rotten throughout.

Welded in the repair panels:


grinded them all nice n smooth / ready for a coating of Rhinorapter.



Prept all the leafs spring ready for zinc182 then a coat of hammerite gold.


Then gave them a few coats.


Fitted new bushes to the leafs and then Bulit the rear back together once flipped:


Fitted the rear axel built without blocks


Treated the stub axels to some zinc182 then some pasticoat rustnot.


Built up the stub axles and brake assembly with new shoes/wheels cylinders and spring components.





Then it look like a 4x4 at the rear so i invested in some lowering blocks, removed the rear axel again and fitted them.



Looking better at the rear now.



Then turned the caddy around to remove the wings and sort out the front.

Then i started on this with the inspiration i get from here to get my finger out and strip the Vr.Started labelling everything as i went lol.




Late that night it was ready for lifting out.



Out she comes.



Off went the front and rear subframes ready for cutting out the rear mounts.



All comments appreciated / off for a few days now so im gonna get the wiring loom out.

Got a Polo 6n dash and loom from my mate so am getting there. sssssssslowley.

[jawz_mob]

Finally got a few hours on the build today,and was looking for some answers.

The loom pictured to the righthand side of the Vr6 most of this is for the ABS,do i just follow the loom back to fusebox and ditch the whole loom.

[ultraviolent]

fair lay mate... looking sick, all the work will deffo pay off

[jawz_mob]

Finaly removed the full wiring loom today what a job, burst a few knuckles on the way lol.

Forgot to take some pics so ill get some up tomorrow , hopefully.

[jawz_mob]

Snows here again .....................not much done over the last few weeks.

[dub-fiend]

How are you getting on with this mate?

[jawz_mob]

Im in the process of welding in the cup mounts from the Vr6 subframe,fabricating,welding ,cutting,wleding some more, you know the drill, engine in ,engine out, got the front one done and the rear gearbox side done, In the process of making up an off-setting plate for the driverside mount, but am only getting a few hours in a night due to work commitments,and running my other Dubs Mot's n the like,

Ill be rescuing the thread once a got time..................cheers Bud.

[jawz_mob]

Finally got the Vr mounts done and fitted the engine.Ive fitted the complete Mk3 Golf steering columb and pedal box.Ive got a Polo 6n dash to fit, + all the wiring from the Golf, got pics somewhere. Just thought i start the rebuild now the winter here (Mental).
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[jawz_mob]

[jawz_mob]

Been on the bay buying and collecting the usual, so most parts have been replaced, new hubs, bearings, bottom arms,ball joints ect,all primed and plasticoated ready for fitting.