My caddy build and face lift
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Long one. I’m using the mk5 golf or Passat 140 bhp gearbox. Everything g fits straight on. You need drive shafts dog bone mount and main gearbox to chassis rail mount as well as the starter and gear cables
Your std hydraulic line will also fit the concentric slave with some re bending of the pipe.
As for the suspension kit it’s working very well now and I’ve sorted out the springs and arb 250 lb springs are just a fraction stiffer than the old leaf springs.
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Your std hydraulic line will also fit the concentric slave with some re bending of the pipe.
As for the suspension kit it’s working very well now and I’ve sorted out the springs and arb 250 lb springs are just a fraction stiffer than the old leaf springs.
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Does this mean that a O2Q 2.0 TDI JLU 6 speed box will fit a caddy maxi with a bls engine ? With matching clutch/flywheel assembly. Any advice is very welcome thanks
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Yes. You can use a golf mk5 box or the Passat one they are the same.
Believe it or not the drive shafts in the Passat are the same as the golf ones. Just don’t use the one that has the two piece drive shaft on the drivers side as the spline is unreliable.
If you want the close ratio box you can use the 170 bhp box again either the golf or the Passat will fit.
I do have a gearbox here that I’m looking to sell but it’s only the box and nothing else.
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Believe it or not the drive shafts in the Passat are the same as the golf ones. Just don’t use the one that has the two piece drive shaft on the drivers side as the spline is unreliable.
If you want the close ratio box you can use the 170 bhp box again either the golf or the Passat will fit.
I do have a gearbox here that I’m looking to sell but it’s only the box and nothing else.
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Any chance of a photo of the rear of the van with the camera down real low (so it shows how low some of the brackets are)?
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This photo is taken with the van jacked up and the jack is under the axel so nothing really is lower than the leaf springs were.
The lowest part is where the shock bolts to the axel clamp bracket but as this goes up and down with the wheel it’s never going to hit anything.
The only other part which might ever catch anything g is the watts linkage mount shown in the photo below. But if your van was seriously low you could always shorten the unused part a bit.
This photo is taken with the axel at only 30mm from the bumpstops
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The lowest part is where the shock bolts to the axel clamp bracket but as this goes up and down with the wheel it’s never going to hit anything.
The only other part which might ever catch anything g is the watts linkage mount shown in the photo below. But if your van was seriously low you could always shorten the unused part a bit.
This photo is taken with the axel at only 30mm from the bumpstops
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Hi Ken possibly one of the best front end conversions I've seen, well done! I was just wondering what parts did you have to buy for the front end conversion, I have a 59 plate and wanted to do something similar to yours but with a golf r bumper.
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I used all the facelift front end parts but I grafted the bottom half of a 2016 touran bumper onto the top half of the caddy facelift bumper I bought the correct fog lights for the touran too
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There has been a lot of good hard work done by Ken - especially on the powerplant and suspension great attention to detail - top work
104 bhp maxi - 6 speed o2q conversion - rcd 510 dab c/w Bluetooth & mdi - remap 162 bhp - facelift highline cluster - caddy 4 tail lights - 19” vw motorsport alloys - bilstein/eibach sportline suspension - r32 front brakes - scirocco front seats - caddy life centre console - mk6 flat bottom mfsw - caddy 4 folding mirrors
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Thanks m8. Glad you like it.
I’m hoping to get it on the rollers again soon to see if I’ve managed to brake the 300 bhp mark .
As for the new suspension set up, it’s now working very well. There is no more of that boat feeling when going over speed bumps and it feels much more stable when cruising on the motorway
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I’m hoping to get it on the rollers again soon to see if I’ve managed to brake the 300 bhp mark .
As for the new suspension set up, it’s now working very well. There is no more of that boat feeling when going over speed bumps and it feels much more stable when cruising on the motorway
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
nice build tread... im thinking of bying the same suspension myself... what do you have as front dampers???
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Holy shit talk abount daunting fairplay dudeKenTDI140 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2016 3:25 pm Well guys I've already had my new 2007 caddy on the road for a few months so I got quite a lot of posting to do.
To start it off here is a pic of the van after I had taken off all the damaged and broken bits and pulled out the engine and gearbox ready to do a full recon on the motor and fit a 6 speed gearbox conversion.
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Hi mate Where's the carpeting from and is it easy to install or do you need to know a bit?
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It was quite easy really. I think I got it from eBay it’s a proper automotive carpet which stretches into position
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