my mk1 caddy 4motion project

[powernut]

hi all i know this is gunna be stress but id thought id share ,as i may need some advise on this buggar,as ive facied a caddy for a while and always liked the mk1 golf caddy shape ,it was only when i went and called in at a local farm and found a mk1 caddy been used with a forlk life for a gate post,,coverd in nice green mold,so after chatting with the farmer i bought it ,as its in a poorly state at mo due to been stood for 7 years ekkk,so i eveturly got it home ,with nice brakes burnt out ,and sized wheels ,,

plenty of holes and rot too,along with holly floors too

so after a 2hour wash ,i can see potentioal

and that horried back is going plus the old 1.6 diesal and gearbox is too

[Rich Caddy]

Welcome m8. I may as well be the person to ask you so here goes.Whats the bed like?

[powernut]

so next thing i thought i need a power house ,and thought id do some modifaction to get a nice mk3 vr6 in it ,

yes i know these dont fit by just bolting in more mods are needed ,
then thought it will make the front end heavy so thought ill buy a complete 2001 mk4 golf 4 motion rear axle for some extra grip


asi was only going to make it 2wd drive ,i thought id better make it 4wd so bought a nice 02m 6speed gearbox to fit to my 12v vr6 lump

then sorted a proshaft and some spare drives etc

then thought these engines are only 174ish bhp ,erm and id had the ecu chipped to 200bhp i still wasnt happy ...so i thought id buy a transfor box and turbo kit etc for my set up

[powernut]

Originally Posted by Hoosier caddy

Welcome m8. I may as well be the person to ask you so here goes.Whats the bed like?

well lol after removeing all the wood flooring and top itdosent look bad apart from it rottern in the middle of the right wheel arch ,,,i can cope with that ,,

[powernut]

then fitted my gearbox starter ,part turbo kit and 4wd transfor kit to the engine

,thought id basicly get all the runing gear sorted saves hunting around at a later stage ,then i hit a small prob ,the rear golf axle is not only too wide but the ecu is called haldex and needs a controller to work ,this part from dealers called haldex ecu is 600..that just for this little box

and beteen 600 to 850 for a part to control the 50/50/50/100 all time 4wd system,so i thought chuff that ill make my own,after a bit of stress ive sorted the curcit ,stepper,and controller to make it work nice ,for either raceing or daily driveing,,
then dropped on some mk3 coil overs which im hopeing i can use mk1 top mounts,then shortern drives ,a arms quick pic here

just built the meqa squirt ecu up and cranked the engine and put a map on the ecu so it should run in theory lol,,,

and thats as far as ive got within 2 weeks im affraid but there will be plenty of burning welding filling .modifying to come,,,,

[Buster]

Jesus! You certainly are a Powernut

[powernut]

oh i dint know mk4 r32 drives bolt sraight up in mk3 hubs saved a little job

and slightly skimmed the inner alloys to dish ,so they nicely miss the rear calipars and rear dampers

all fits well

and some alloys ther will have to do with a quick refurb at a later stage

[powernut]

Originally Posted by Buster

Jesus! You certainly are a Powernut

chees buster ,i try ,,,anyways ,thought if i get the runing gear sorted i can make it fit ,,,i should a nice heep of crap parts when done lol im attempting 450/500bhp as i know the o2m ill take it nicely,,,

[Rich Caddy]

Nutter

[foldy86]

Powernut where abouts are you and is that old 1600 a goer? is it for sale? cheers buddy.

[Rich Caddy]

1st pick of the donor set up.Picture of the engine.Correct me if im wrong but is that on the back of a single cab splitty? if so pix of that as well please

[Johnny Cogs]

Originally Posted by Hoosier caddy

Welcome m8. I may as well be the person to ask you so here goes.Whats the bed like?

[Johnny Cogs]

I freakin love this bloke.... HEY MATE... I LOVE YOU!!!!!!! what???? the guy made his own haldex control unit, thus saving £600!!!!! welcome to club pikey Sir Powernut!!!!

[Rich Caddy]

Originally Posted by Johnny Cogs

some one had to ask.it was my 1st

[darrenr]

i'm speechless,

welcome to the forum power nut

[dub-ha8]

You don't pi$$ about

Anymore info on your controller, parts you have used etc and what it does, how it works

[veedubbleya]

This grabs the attention, really look forward to seeing more.

Nice One!

[waterboy]

more power!!!!!

[powernut]

Originally Posted by foldy86

Powernut where abouts are you and is that old 1600 a goer? is it for sale? cheers buddy.

im nr doncaster ,south yorks and yes it was stood 7years ,poped a battery and deisal and it starts revs ,lol look on ebay i put the complete lot 50...to clear ok for spares if nothing else

Originally Posted by Hoosier caddy

1st pick of the donor set up.Picture of the engine.Correct me if im wrong but is that on the back of a single cab splitty? if so pix of that as well please

yes ur right thats my daily 61 splitty again modifyed by me ,she has a 3.0 v6 quad cam v6 13.8 quarter mile 147 flat out on a 4spd box reveing 7200rpm..

Originally Posted by Johnny Cogs

I freakin love this bloke.... HEY MATE... I LOVE YOU!!!!!!! what???? the guy made his own haldex control unit, thus saving £600!!!!! welcome to club pikey Sir Powernut!!!!

cheers jonhnny .......nothings inpossible trust me u ought to see another one off my flying passion motors lmao

Originally Posted by darrenr

i'm speechless,
i will when i get my other sold to start this little monster

welcome to the forum power nut

many thanks ..

Originally Posted by dub-ha8

You don't pi$$ about

Anymore info on your controller, parts you have used etc and what it does, how it works

yes remove the haldex crap and thow it in the bin lol ,ill pop some info up for ya ,as comanys and tuning trying blaging normal people to rip them off ,,and i aint gunna set ripped off ,,take the simple root ,,homemade .com lol my way

[powernut]

Originally Posted by waterboy

more power!!!!!

carnt hurt to have a bit of 4 wheel burn outs surely lol,,,little more smoke thats all,,,,,,,,,,,,