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1-12-2021
Balla' Status Caddy Project
Compliments of DustyGTI @ www.vwvortex.com
2/6/2010
1980 Caddy Diesel I picked up cheap locally. Going for OEM+ daily driver.
Dixieland horns
Rear axle flip and some Racelands up , along with a mint set of Pepperpots with some toyo 195-45-15
Decided to stick with the diesel. Picked up a 1.6D cheap locally. In the process of cleaning it up. With a few shiny parts and a minor wire tuck.
Going to be painted Bali green. a few other goodies
2/8/2010
Update: I cleaned the engine bay going to reroute the wiring through the fender tonight. Then sand and get rid of random brackets and stuff i'm not going to need. I'll prolly polish my rocco wheel and get the carpet ready to put back in. Pics to follow and some of these 
and... I ordered some misc stuff. gaskets, much needed exhaust hangers and gas cap. 
2/12/2010
Progress!!! spend another about 25 hours worth of work on random stuff. Got the exhaust hung with new hangers.
Stripped the bay down and painted... PITA
Got my carpet back in and some interior cleaned up.
Rear shocks are in with new stainless bolts.
Harness rewrapped and ready to go.
Got a yakima rack at pull a part for $11
A new door card for the ps side
Started to polish my vc
pics
Pics of my freshly painted bay in a bit still uploading...
2/17/2010
another days worth of work!!
11/3/2010
on with the progress...
Got the engine in and hooked up. Need to get the injection pump timed and it should start! Turns over freely and is pumping fluid to the injectors.
Got some new wheels 15x7.5 it 35 front and 15x7.5 et 0 in the back
some corvette air shocks to bring the rear up a little in case I need to pick some more mk1 parts!
Got some porsche tombstone seats for free!
it's current state
11/5/2010
11/8/2010
A little goodie came in the mail today! (thanks wantacad) I ordered a few more goodies too!
11/9/2010
Ordered these too!
12/30/2010
Made some seat brackets
1/12/2011
New wheel
Decided to install my Eurosport rear disc brake kit and I added a couple grade 8 washers behind the stub axle for a little camber. Pondering putting some 1" rear blocks for a little more tuckage.
I need to make some brake lines for the rear still and install some prop valves and my 16v Rocco master cylinder! And see if the e-brake cables I have will work on my truck.
In the near future I'm going to make some hinges for my duckbill and make it so it swings up when u pull a lever. Since my new injection pump has an electric cold start valve I will install the lever where the only one was!
1/13/2011
When life hands you bondo... Keep on grindin! Lol
I knew there was some bondo on the ds of my caddy but dang! A good 1/2 in of that stuff in places! Started pulling the last fender yesterday. Realized someone had replaced the rear 1/4 panel at some point. Some nasty spot welds made things a bit interesting.
I've never really researched people pulling fenders but... I decided to give it a go. First I pulled the inner lip out. Mostly with hammers dollies and pliers!
I then separated the inner fender from the outer and wedged a dollie in-between.
Hammered out the contour of the fender to fit the contour of my wheel/tire combo.
The inside I trimmed back a good 1" of inner fender. Then relief cut in 4 different spots about 8" apart. I then welded the inner fender to the outer, and welded the relief cuts shut. I will grind it all smooth and por15 it and undercoat!
The front lip I rolled under and hammered smooth. I sealed the two together with some black silicone and I will por15 the inside of those too!
11/14/2011
A little more low
And some poly and ball joints
8/24/2013
Well two years later I got the caddy back!
Sold it to a friend. He sat on it and sold some stuff off of it. But I got it back!
Sold the diesel. 
Going ABA/JH with a carb!
Bench seat action!
9/8/2013
Wheels
Getting refinished in almond white with stock caps
10/1/2013
A little update. Amongst the multiple projects I've got going I got the engine in and things a bit closer to running.
First of all I'm trying to build this as cheap as possible... For now.
Front suspension consists of chopped mk4 front springs and some decent Stock struts. Coils will come next spring.
Rear is axle flipped with corvette air shocks.
Might end up sitting a bit lower up front.
The carbed aba/JH.
The reinforced oil pan.
As for the exhaust I'm running the Original exhaust which is in great shape.
The down pipe I cut two up and made on longer one. Which turned out perfect!