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    VW CadScort

    thought i would post up a few pics of my friends VW caddy that we have been playing with,
    origionally it was bought as an unfinished project to be built as a daily. we had just got our workshop so it was ideal. and was cheap too.

    but projects will be projects and things have changed recently,

    origionally it was just a resto and get it back on the road, but now its been decided that its going RWD due to the simplicity of the job, and that my mate wants another RWD car after owning an s13 recently.

    ill let the pics do the talking from here. hope you like


    car as it stood with a new front pannel, some welding and a bit of filler



    test fit of wheels



    then things changed!!!


    floor cut out with car on its side



    rear of tunnel strengthened and tied into suspension mounts



    making centre bearing mount



    bed strengthening with box section



    brakets made and mounted to axle for anti tramp bars




    more to follow later. hope you like where this ones going

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    awesome

    will let my mate know about this as he has a passion for old skool dubs (currently owns a 63 splittie and a 1303s)

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    awesome project love old skool dubs, looking forward to seeing progress

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    What engine/drivetrain is he planning to use?

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    I love a good pickup!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossyg View Post
    What engine/drivetrain is he planning to use?
    I'm guessing mk2 Escort from the title

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    going to be escort yes, and will for now use a pinto so we can get it all proven out then moving onto a zetec

    got more pics on my laptop so ill get them up asap

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    oooh nice! me likey caddies

    Any more updates matt?

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    Quote Originally Posted by m.d. View Post
    bed strengthening with box section

    Are caddy's normally RWD then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BreadBin View Post
    I'm guessing mk2 Escort from the title
    i knew that....was just testing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Easy007 View Post
    Are caddy's normally RWD then?
    no.

    ive always wanted to put a ca or sr in a caddy, think that would be awesome

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    Quote Originally Posted by A13_SXT View Post
    no.
    I didn't think so. I have never really looked at a caddy before...... i assume they have a rear beam axle but is it always attached with leaf springs?

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    yeah they are leaf sprung as standard, which made my job easier as we just made new lowering blocks and mounted the axle to the leaf springs already there

    had a bit of a downer today as when we put it back on its wheels one of the tyres we had lent it up on has left a massive dent in the rear quater pannel which we need to try and get out now. ah well all part of the fun..


    anyway more progress pics


    lowering blocks to locate the axle


    bracket fitted to rear bulkhead for anti tramp bars



    axle fitted and anti tramp bars on




    panard rod mount


    and fitted





    full rear set up now ready to be removed and painted


    and the car back on the floor we swapped the front struts from side to side and fitted half a CV joint in the hubs to stop the bearing from falling apart

    then we would start mocking up the gearbox





    i started to make an engine cradle today too but left my mate to carry on with that,

    more pics after the weeked

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    Any more updates?

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    looking awesome mate! You still got your S13?

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    WOW i just swapped from dubs to jap (yesterday) and on one site i get my fix of both looks like a good project good luck!

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    lol, its had a bit of a standstill lately as i had to change the head gaskets on the scoob, but thats all done now so we can get cracking on the dubscort !!!

    it now has some engine mount brackets welded into the chassis legs so we can bolt on an engine mount to the block and the car with some kind of rubber, not sure what to use yet though, dont want to go solid due to the vibrations. so may go for some doughnut style of mount

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    people use ice hockey pucks? not sure if u can make them work for your fitment

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    full on amazing mate i'm goin to watch this as ive been thinking of doing this to my MK2 golf GTi

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    Quote Originally Posted by sxbaz View Post
    people use ice hockey pucks? not sure if u can make them work for your fitment
    A mate of mine used some hockry pucks when putting an RB in his S13, seemed to do the job pretty well!

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