That happens when they get under your skin.
They is BREEDIN' !!
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Picked up another 1980 Caddy w/ factory shell. Found it back in November and its potential purchase was all part of "a plan" laid out upon selling the Lemon Snowball on the day it got it's eye punched out. Still have that car and still plan on selling on it...repairs have been made.
Now all 4 of these things...the 2 Rabbits + Caddys have all come from the same town about 75 mi away...the 4-door plus Some Assembly Requireds which came with numerous extras were from a single seller. The 84 and this 80 from two other separate ones.
Seller runs a tow yard and had purchased it off another guy who had it in storage for some months after the original motor 1.5D blew up. Has another in it that is BELIEVED to be a 1.5 but I've yet to confirm it. Engine cranks but cranks very slow with the starter in it. It bolts in fine but is skinnier than in any of the other's I have with an extra mounting ear on it. Am guessing it's actually for another VW model...gasser no doubt...and just doesn't have enough guts to crank fast against the diesel compression. Will be using the starter from the SAR Caddy since I know for a FACT it works properly since the one I tried using to test start it after first finding it didn't want to work when I installed it even though I tested it BEFORE heading that way with it.
Exhaust is the dual pipe and the flimsy flange on it is broke so it's held up with bailing wire for now.
The solid rubber shifter know with the molded-in pattern says 4 speed but I think it's actually a 5 in it now since I can get it to move into the top right corner. The only body damage on it is the wheel-well side behind the front passenger tire. Am guessing since the CV axle was no longer in the spindle socket that the ball joint had come out (the pinch bolt was missing) it had then fallen out which would've made the whole strut shift backwards. Other than some minor surface rust in the rain gutter along the windshield there is a thumb sized spot in the side of the cab behind the passenger door.
Asking price was $1000 but was able to get it down to 900 which is still a fair price. Seller first considered dropping some off the top if could keep the tailgate since the one HE has has a bad crease in it but opted not to since though this one is externally okay...can see good amount of bowing out from inside the bed. What I MIGHT do since I have another tailgate that came with the SAR Caddy I might let him have it if it's straight (haven't checked it yet...still sitting in the SAR bed). Hell...he has an IH Scout I'm interested in that I MIGHT be able to work a deal on between cash and possibly some VW spares.
Without further ado....
Currently parked at a friends about 10mi away where I can tend to the more immediate needs w/o interference. And NOOOOO I didn't tow it here with another VW...that faded red truck in front is an oldie Toyota.
Figured since I'd be looking at close to 700$ or bit over just for the glass + install in the SAR Caddy not counting having to go through a bonded title process...that the now 900 paid for THIS one even's things out or better. This one comes with an Oregon title that just needs changing over.
It also seems I have a running trend with these things....not counting the SAR Caddy where the catches for both doors need adjusting BADLY...the remaining 2 which have become 3...their passenger doors (front in case of the Snowball) can only be opened from the inside. Snowball's CAN but is stiff as hell and even the REAR door is a pain. This Caddy's pass window is stuck in the down position since I suspect the regulator has given up but I know where I can get a replacement.
Those little triangles seen below the liftgate are cheapo HarborFreight 3-mode hand lights (red outer - white inner - FLASHING RED OUTER) since the tow lights seen on top I couldn't get them to work proper so were just there as attention getters while the HF lights did the flashing job.
Now all 4 of these things...the 2 Rabbits + Caddys have all come from the same town about 75 mi away...the 4-door plus Some Assembly Requireds which came with numerous extras were from a single seller. The 84 and this 80 from two other separate ones.
Seller runs a tow yard and had purchased it off another guy who had it in storage for some months after the original motor 1.5D blew up. Has another in it that is BELIEVED to be a 1.5 but I've yet to confirm it. Engine cranks but cranks very slow with the starter in it. It bolts in fine but is skinnier than in any of the other's I have with an extra mounting ear on it. Am guessing it's actually for another VW model...gasser no doubt...and just doesn't have enough guts to crank fast against the diesel compression. Will be using the starter from the SAR Caddy since I know for a FACT it works properly since the one I tried using to test start it after first finding it didn't want to work when I installed it even though I tested it BEFORE heading that way with it.
Exhaust is the dual pipe and the flimsy flange on it is broke so it's held up with bailing wire for now.
The solid rubber shifter know with the molded-in pattern says 4 speed but I think it's actually a 5 in it now since I can get it to move into the top right corner. The only body damage on it is the wheel-well side behind the front passenger tire. Am guessing since the CV axle was no longer in the spindle socket that the ball joint had come out (the pinch bolt was missing) it had then fallen out which would've made the whole strut shift backwards. Other than some minor surface rust in the rain gutter along the windshield there is a thumb sized spot in the side of the cab behind the passenger door.
Asking price was $1000 but was able to get it down to 900 which is still a fair price. Seller first considered dropping some off the top if could keep the tailgate since the one HE has has a bad crease in it but opted not to since though this one is externally okay...can see good amount of bowing out from inside the bed. What I MIGHT do since I have another tailgate that came with the SAR Caddy I might let him have it if it's straight (haven't checked it yet...still sitting in the SAR bed). Hell...he has an IH Scout I'm interested in that I MIGHT be able to work a deal on between cash and possibly some VW spares.
Without further ado....
Currently parked at a friends about 10mi away where I can tend to the more immediate needs w/o interference. And NOOOOO I didn't tow it here with another VW...that faded red truck in front is an oldie Toyota.
Figured since I'd be looking at close to 700$ or bit over just for the glass + install in the SAR Caddy not counting having to go through a bonded title process...that the now 900 paid for THIS one even's things out or better. This one comes with an Oregon title that just needs changing over.
It also seems I have a running trend with these things....not counting the SAR Caddy where the catches for both doors need adjusting BADLY...the remaining 2 which have become 3...their passenger doors (front in case of the Snowball) can only be opened from the inside. Snowball's CAN but is stiff as hell and even the REAR door is a pain. This Caddy's pass window is stuck in the down position since I suspect the regulator has given up but I know where I can get a replacement.
Those little triangles seen below the liftgate are cheapo HarborFreight 3-mode hand lights (red outer - white inner - FLASHING RED OUTER) since the tow lights seen on top I couldn't get them to work proper so were just there as attention getters while the HF lights did the flashing job.
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I can remember doing my fist belt and tensioner on my diesel, I was Scared stiff, I had a bind, and well learned the diesel dance. I think now on it and well I started buy setting it in time prior but still things move. Also I would pin the IP allow it to move as you can reset it.
After I had a new belt shred on me @ 130K miles and blowing the piston into the valves...I swapped engines with another that had 145k on it the issue that he had was it blew head gaskets every year. Well I got really really good at swapping gaskets and re-timing it over the next 180K. If I had known about the weakness in the bolts and the availability of the ARP stud kit I would of used the Studs. But that was after I sold it as none of my kids wanted to Drive it too smelly and noisy....
After I had a new belt shred on me @ 130K miles and blowing the piston into the valves...I swapped engines with another that had 145k on it the issue that he had was it blew head gaskets every year. Well I got really really good at swapping gaskets and re-timing it over the next 180K. If I had known about the weakness in the bolts and the availability of the ARP stud kit I would of used the Studs. But that was after I sold it as none of my kids wanted to Drive it too smelly and noisy....
But that was after I sold it as none of my kids wanted to Drive it too smelly and noisy....
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Funny how kids are so different from us, yet so much the same as they get older. It was my high school aged son that introduced the family here to the VW diesel Rabbit. I don't even know where he got it now. But it was a four door, 1.6 5 spd and was perfect for his hauling of buddies around. They would all kick in a few bucks for "gas" and my son could drive on that much money for a month.
He converted it to run on waste veggie oil and that in turn produced a build of a different sort next to the shed in the backyard. After he moved away I dismantled that storage and processing plant but it still took years to get rid of the smell.
When I needed a commuter car later in life my son still had his but was unwilling to let me have it. So I bought my own and converted it as well. But I didn't blink buying my oil from someone who had the setup in his shed. It was just sooo much cleaner to fill cubies and go.
Funny how kids are so different from us, yet so much the same as they get older. It was my high school aged son that introduced the family here to the VW diesel Rabbit. I don't even know where he got it now. But it was a four door, 1.6 5 spd and was perfect for his hauling of buddies around. They would all kick in a few bucks for "gas" and my son could drive on that much money for a month.
He converted it to run on waste veggie oil and that in turn produced a build of a different sort next to the shed in the backyard. After he moved away I dismantled that storage and processing plant but it still took years to get rid of the smell.
When I needed a commuter car later in life my son still had his but was unwilling to let me have it. So I bought my own and converted it as well. But I didn't blink buying my oil from someone who had the setup in his shed. It was just sooo much cleaner to fill cubies and go.
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