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Well for those who havent seen my intro thread, im Scott, from Hamilton, Scotland, and as promised, here's a build thread for my caddy sport.
Not 100% sure of the details on the caddy sport, as different people will tell you different things, but it was basically a limited edition version. There were only about 200 made, and i think they were UK only, but i cant confirm either. there are quite a few changes over standard, the engine is the 1.8 8v from a scala scirocco, i thought it was the proper gti 8v from the mk1, but the cylinderhead is different meaning 95bhp, not 112. they came with a bodykit, but mines was missing when i got it. the rear leaf springs are flat and not curved, meaning its about 50mm lower than a standard caddy. and the last difference worth mentioning is the rear bumper, which is specific to the sport and therefore worth keeping.
this is what a standard sport looks like - mine a few years before i bought it.
anyway, i bought it with the intention of cleaning it up, fixing a few problems, and then using it as i improved it over time. we all know how things go though, and it quickly ended up in pieces, for almost 18 months
this is what it looked like when i bought it
looks fairly solid, but unfortunately it had been 'fixed up' by a previous owner, who had just covered up any problems with body filler and the strangest paint ive seen on a car. it was so hard the sandpaper used to wear out before the paint!
once i had started, i got totally carried away and ended up stripping it all, starting underneath. being 19 at this point, i didnt have a lot of money to play with, so had to just learn as i went. grinding, welding, bodywork and even painting, making it a steep learning curve but looking back im glad i did it.
i'll through up some of the pictures from the build, but there are too many to cover everything! lol
flipping the axle is the most common way to lower a caddy, but flipping on sport springs means a pretty low ride height, so the previous owner had used plates instead. nice and rusty!
obviously lowering a car affects the stiffness of the springs, but this was solid! after checking the struts, i found cut springs, and the truck riding on bump stops
so....
underside all cleaned up and protected from rust
Not 100% sure of the details on the caddy sport, as different people will tell you different things, but it was basically a limited edition version. There were only about 200 made, and i think they were UK only, but i cant confirm either. there are quite a few changes over standard, the engine is the 1.8 8v from a scala scirocco, i thought it was the proper gti 8v from the mk1, but the cylinderhead is different meaning 95bhp, not 112. they came with a bodykit, but mines was missing when i got it. the rear leaf springs are flat and not curved, meaning its about 50mm lower than a standard caddy. and the last difference worth mentioning is the rear bumper, which is specific to the sport and therefore worth keeping.
this is what a standard sport looks like - mine a few years before i bought it.
anyway, i bought it with the intention of cleaning it up, fixing a few problems, and then using it as i improved it over time. we all know how things go though, and it quickly ended up in pieces, for almost 18 months
this is what it looked like when i bought it
looks fairly solid, but unfortunately it had been 'fixed up' by a previous owner, who had just covered up any problems with body filler and the strangest paint ive seen on a car. it was so hard the sandpaper used to wear out before the paint!
once i had started, i got totally carried away and ended up stripping it all, starting underneath. being 19 at this point, i didnt have a lot of money to play with, so had to just learn as i went. grinding, welding, bodywork and even painting, making it a steep learning curve but looking back im glad i did it.
i'll through up some of the pictures from the build, but there are too many to cover everything! lol
flipping the axle is the most common way to lower a caddy, but flipping on sport springs means a pretty low ride height, so the previous owner had used plates instead. nice and rusty!
obviously lowering a car affects the stiffness of the springs, but this was solid! after checking the struts, i found cut springs, and the truck riding on bump stops
so....
underside all cleaned up and protected from rust
15's with ridic stretch lol. to be honest i dont know if i want crazy stretch, still trying to decide on what tyres to run.
lol
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