Project Caddy TDi.........the search for boost

[stumpymark]

Great work, looks very well. What's the legality of the pressed plates dude? I've been looking at new plates for mine but it seems a bit vague as to what's legal or not.

[foxyjay]

Great work, looks very well. What's the legality of the pressed plates dude? I've been looking at new plates for mine but it seems a bit vague as to what's legal or not.

These are fully BSAU EU etc compliant with fully reflective background and legal font.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170927394026

[stumpymark]

Nice one cheers dude!!

[foxyjay]

Had two new tyres fitted to my S4 alloys today, so will fit them Friday to see how they suit the van.

[lm_gauci]

These are fully BSAU EU etc compliant with fully reflective background and legal font.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170927394026

Can also try http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/ I've only ever read good things about them and their service.

[foxyjay]

Still doing work on the van to get it ready to rock down to Cornwall.....


DAB antenna (stubby) fitted and wired. Acquired from Dabonwheels.com.





Fitting the Life twin seat isn't as easy as I expected.....the mounts at the front were positioned on the high points of the floor 'ribs' but the rear ones landed right on the edge....so made some spacers from steel tube and tacked them in place to give a solid and level base.



Managed to pick up some genuine Touran/Caddy front mudflaps......and got my gen. S4 wheels fitted.

[foxyjay]

Last couple of jobs done.......

Rear brake pads replaced........were down to 1mm!

Re-fitted ply floor and got carpet fitted, mushroom bolts installed and caddy life twin seat clicked-in.

[beansman]

That's a really impressive projects!

[foxyjay]

Cornwall.....it's a Dub thang......

[foxyjay]

Guys I've been offered a 6-speed box form a late mk4 golf gt tdi - code ERF.
Two questions......no, three

1) is this a good bedmate for a stock pd105 engine?
2) will I need l special driveshafts (a-la JR or similar)
3) whats a ball park price considering it is uber low mileage and been sat in storage 10yrs

MTIA

[Fordson_zx14]

Great project

What did you have in mind for your rear seat belts?

Ive used mk4 rear golf ones on my rear seat conversion, but they lock up when fully pulled out

C.ab

[foxyjay]

Great project

What did you have in mind for your rear seat belts?

Ive used mk4 rear golf ones on my rear seat conversion, but they lock up when fully pulled out

C.ab

I have several sets of belts to try. The vag ones all fit the caddy cutouts so just need to add reinforcers and hangers to the designated cutouts already present.

[Fordson_zx14]

I have several sets of belts to try. The vag ones all fit the caddy cutouts so just need to add reinforcers and hangers to the designated cutouts already present.

I bought seatbelt plates from eBay, the square ones with a nut welded on

I used an angle grinder and trimmed the sides by 10mm then used a long wire down from the top to pull it up inside the column to the top seatbelt mounting point, I then used a seatbelt bolt and a thin flat bar to hold it in position while I drilled 4 x 7mm holes through the van & plate metal, I used industrial rivets to hold in place, I don't know what others have used?

[Dave32800]

Hi mate well done on the engine swap, I was wondering what is the engine code on your tdi lump you put in?

[foxyjay]

Hi mate well done on the engine swap, I was wondering what is the engine code on your tdi lump you put in?

Hi mate. BXE (edit)