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Goal
I want to end up with a street car that reminds me of my old 84 GTI, but with a pickup bed
Back story:
Finally brought home a Caddy. Had an 84 GTI white/blue sunroof no A/C from 2010 to 2015, when I lost it in a garage fire that my Alfa Milano started. Prices on those went up quite a bit since then, and a friend sent me an ad for this 81 Caddy on Facebook Marketplace, which I don't use since I'm not on Facebook. 30min after the ad went up we had a deal. Seller thought he underpriced the car based on how much interest he had.
The car:
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by
leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Goal
I want to end up with a street car that reminds me of my old 84 GTI, but with a pickup bed
Back story:
Finally brought home a Caddy. Had an 84 GTI white/blue sunroof no A/C from 2010 to 2015, when I lost it in a garage fire that my Alfa Milano started. Prices on those went up quite a bit since then, and a friend sent me an ad for this 81 Caddy on Facebook Marketplace, which I don't use since I'm not on Facebook. 30min after the ad went up we had a deal. Seller thought he underpriced the car based on how much interest he had.
The car:
- 1981 Rabbit pickup
- 1.7L gas, 4-speed
- I think it's the base model?
- Aftermarket vinyl tonneau bed cover
- 66k miles
- Sitting in a barn since 1989 - 31 years!
- Rear drums in-op, so no parking brake
- Ooold tires
- Leaking exhaust
- Leaking radiator
- Loose engine / trans mounts
- Cracked windshield
- Crusty suspension
- Relatively clean!
- One bubble on each side of the windshield seal
- No rust at base of windshield
- One spot on driver door where it was hit on something
- Pinch welds are mostly clean
- Jack points clean
- Floor pans are very sold, small surface rust at driver rear corner
- Clean strut towers
- Edges of hood support stamping starting to flake
- Very clean bed, one spot of surface rust
- Clean rear window seal
- Spare tire carrier is crusty
- Shocks, rear springs not looking good
- Address rust
- New windshield
- Clean up underbody surface rust and undercoat
- 4k trans from 84 GTI
- JH swap or JH/3A swap with mild cam
- New rear leaf springs, new coils up front
- All new suspension components
- New exhaust
- Headlinder repair
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr
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leetlebeeg, on Flickr
Untitled by leetlebeeg, on Flickr