JUNK VW Diesel TRUCK made DAILY DRIVER brought back to life Part 3
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- 1982 MK1 Volkswagen Caddy Pickup with 1.6L Diesel... Brought back to life after a lifetime of abuse and being abandoned for 25years. It is fully street legal and functioning.
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This is finally street legal and runs/works like a vehicle should. This was abandoned over 25years ago, 800 miles from home after a life of neglect. There are a ton of redneck repairs but they were all sorted out. The engine runs fantastic now and thankfully the injection pump seams to be in great shape. I think it was parked do to a bent valve(low performance) and overheating issues or maybe it was the starter that made them throw in the towel. Or the key wiring was heavily tampered with so maybe they just lost the keys. What do you think?
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You're just a well of knowledge and practical tips! Routing the string through that A-pillar using an air gun was mint 👌 Thank you for sharing, educating and entertaining us, I really enjoy your content 🤘
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@@sixtyfiveford *_ Sad was the day that VW stopped making those pick-ups & cars (In the USA I think you called them Rabbit) in South Africa we called them Golf ... the Car and Caddy .... the Pick-up, then when the new generation (Bigger ones) we then named them CITI GOLF. (It ceased manufacture in 2009 November) My 2001 Citi Golf 1.6 is still going STRONG!! Oh, there's a whole 'Cult' for these cars here _*
Been many years since I had seen the string trick, a old school upholstery guy shared that with me a I'm still impressed by it.👍
I think it's safe to say, most people don't possess the time, patience, or skill level to handle all these details. Amazing to see what can be accomplished when you persevere, though. Love the end result!!! Good job!
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Right on bro I know there's times where you go what the f am I doing I'm going to the same thing with a rare black 67 model bug someone painted it he got off of green and I have managed to restore and save 70% of it still have a ways to go before it's ready congratulations did a wonderful job I can see the dog approves 👍👍✌️😁
You really are a smart guy I can't believe some of the stuff you do or work with but it works great .
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Props to you Dude!! Few people will ever know what it really takes to do something like that, especially to that extent!!☺
I literally learn something new every video. Best channel on CZcams!
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Ok, the air nozzle and string is friggin' awesome! I am going to file that in the back of my head!
Hey thanks
That little tip by itself was gold.
The amount of skills and persistence presented in this video... Truly impressive!!
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You amaze me man, you really do! It’s really satisfying to see a rare vehicle saved and brought back to life. I did that to a 64 rambler many years ago. It didn’t make financial sense, but it made me feel great driving it back and forth to work.
BCtruck, BCblades you are no slouch at this DIY stuff, but this guy is a genius.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I watch all that time and effort you put into those knives and it's really astonishing.
Moe, you’re an absolute genius! The wide variety of knowledge is amazing! With diesel being just over $4 a gallon here in the Midwest, I can’t imagine what you paying for it in the West. You would be a perfect candidate to make a biodiesel processor and start producing your own fuel! Been there and done that if you need any tips, but I doubt you would need any help! Lol
Along with all the amazing stuff you mentioned I was impressed that your dog gets a cup holder for a little refreshment as well.
Sir, I've been doing electrical repair on "vintage" vehicles for 20+ years and never knew/thought of chemical corrosion removal like you showed here. Now that I see it, it makes perfect sense. That's a huge "DUH!" on my part.
Thanks for that.
Most people would have just thrown gobs of money at that, but you take everything apart and clean and troubleshoot and find make do's. Brilliant.
My old man's got five these damn things sitting in his backyard I am going to get one of them going I swear.
I bet with a couple of bends and maybe an extension welded to the shifter, you might have been able to use the bench seat, an e brake mod might be more challenging though. Nice job on resurrecting that old truck.
forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/why-a-foot-operated-parking-brake.90977/
Some Mercedes models have foot, instead of hand brake (for parking), for years...
Like in that discussion (above).
But the seats are looking good now. 🤔😀
That dash work is immaculate I must say. Impressive work in reviving the truck back to working condition. Hats off to you sir
Wow, thanks!
Impressive rebuild. Every time I watch one of your videos I learn at least one new thing.
ATB from Belgium.
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Well done Sir. Fair play for restoring and getting the old Caddy back moving again.
Truly a labor of love. I really wish they still made a mini-truck for the US market. Had a 1985 Toyota long bed. Would love to have one that size again.
So true. It would be nice to have them make a mini truck again, like was so common in the seventies and eighties.
Amazing trick fishing wires using an air blower!
Thanks, it saves a ton of aggravation.
Amazing work! That's a really cool truck brought back from the dead 👍😎
Fuse box info is super useful to me. I have an 84 2 door hatchback and my fuse block is ROUGH. It works but this winter I'm gonna go through it. It's so good to see someone else rescuing another mk1.
Yeah, the fuse blocks are notoriously bad in VWs.
I'm impressed. Even provided Ginger with a cup holder and water. I like people that like dogs.
My brother and I worked on VW Rabbits for extra money back in the early 80's, buying fixing and selling. A lot we bought had the broken oil pump in the bottom of the pan, swapped out with new and ran like a dream. Front wheel drive on them ran like a rally car, great power and handeling back then for a cheap car. We had a great diesel we pulled the motor on and painted CAT yellow, put CAT stickers on the valve cover. Looked cool and turned a few heads when we opened the hood. Great job, thanks for sharing, I know filming and editing adds even more time. We all Appreciate the effort.
That's awesome. Little CAT, that would turn some heads.
Brilliant technique on the airline on the string to pull though the wire. I didn't know that one but will be using it next time so thank you
I bought a 72 lemans sport that sat in a barn for 30 years. Rust free California car until I looked under and behind the back seat, and in the trunk. The urine is as bad as road salt. The right dude trunk pan has a hole as large as the space under the spare tire. Under the back seat still there but may be thin. Didn’t even think about them getting in the heater.
I long time ago I bought some Wrangler doors with no keys. I took the lock cylinders to a locksmith and asked them to key them to the ignition: $30. Worth it.
Even assuming I had the knowledge and skills to take on a project like this, it’s the level of patience needed that would be my downfall: a few days into it and this beauty would be off to the crusher. Really impressive seeing what can be accomplished.
I used the string trick about 15 years ago for my wet bar. The copper hot and cold pipes were leaking in the slab, so I used parachute cord (from a real parachute) and made a homemade shuttlecock to blow the cord from the bar sink copper pipe end connection to the other side of the slab and up to the wall fitting. Used the same paracord to pull 1/4" icemaker tubing through the copper pipes and up under the bar. Converted the ends to compression fittings and restored water to my Man Cave bar.
Awesome
"DIY MASTER"!
Hey thanks
Needed to take a brake in watching video to place comment regarding fishing cable trough that window pillar. It’s simply GENIUS! I would do this as an afternoon gig with a lot of swearing and cursing which could end up with few cuts and broken items. And you do this within a few seconds with such an ease. Thank you so much for this tip!
Thanks man. It's a huge time saver.
I love this truck. Was a basket case now a great daily driver. That bench seat would have been great but those Passat seats look pretty good and are probably a lot more comfortable. This has been a great series, thanks.
That was definitely a labor of love right there!
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I’m a terrible pack rat. I have all sorts of bits and pieces of things around, just because they looked like something I MIGHT be able to use one day. As impressive as your skills, resourcefulness, and tenacity are, I ALMOST feel that the most impressive thing for me is that you not only HAD an old dryer paddle, but you were able to effectively dissect it and nicely rebuild that steering column shroud with bits of the paddle. Hats off to you sir! Much respect! As I watch the remainder of the video, that glove box door/hinges was nicely done as well! And with the added black elements on the doors the black seats look really nice. GREAT JOB!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Yeah I can't bring myself to throw something away that I may need someday.
Just watched this man rebuilt a fuzebox 🤯🤯
Thanks man.
Lots of work, but everything focused on the end product, looks like a nice keeper for bopping around .Most people would have been intimidated by the electrical details alone. Enjoyed, cheers!
You are right!
I revamped / rebuilt one of those trucks about twenty years ago, it was bullet proof, the rabbitt cars were trash, but the trucks were great. Sadly, it was nailed in a parking lot by a drunk, total loss. I replaced it with an isuzu pup, 4wd long bed, which is still going strong today at 348k miles on the clock. None of these diesels are speed demons, but a great simple vehicle, thanks for the videos.
Just the other day I was saying to myself, 'Mouse House.' I couldn't remember where I had heard that. Been too long since you posted.
You did an insane amount of work to that thing, and it looks great.
Some body work and little things here and there and it's ready to go to car shows. Looks really good.
You're like the MacGyver of the do-it-yourselfers. You definitely have the patience to work through all the problems.
I've learned alot of useful tricks from you but the string trick takes the cake. I've fished many yards of wire doing repairs and have never seen this truck done. Really appreciate you sharing your tricks and experiences with us. Keep up the great work.
For the radio, look at some of the offerings from vintage sounds. They have Bluetooth two post radios that can fit there.
Impressive work. I had a Scirocco that always had electrical problems... and that was without the mouse piss, so I can't even imagine the labor that this needed.
The Scirocco looks like a fun car.
I did my truck fifteen years ago I have alot of eBay parts and four 82 rabbits I parted out in it. Thanks for the videos
That is awesome!
Dang dude, you are one multi-talented individual! Looks great! The glovebox door was mind blowing.
That truck is so lucky that you found it! Amazing transformation! Really cool! Love the series!
So cool! I've never seen a diesel VW pickup in Canada, it's got a lot of soul.
It's a ton of fun.
You are a true mechanical genius with a shit load of patience
You will be amazed to know, if you don't know it yet that is, that the oil pump gets power from the vacuum pump (or distributor for gasoline engines) from that little crack halfway inside that vacuum gear. That flat you see inside IS the oil pump shaft. LOL. Very reliable little engine though. Good content. Subscribed.
Man thing is awesome the seats look great!!
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That compressed air/string trick tho.. I could have used that at least 500 times in my life. Thanks!
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Wow, I love that you're restoring this truck. I always learn something from you. You might need to beef up where the B pillar and the bed meet. I worked at a dealership back in the day and saw a lot of them crack right at the B pillar and top of the bed.
Yeah, that will get welded up and you'll never be able to tell there was a mouse nest there.
@@sixtyfiveford Nope, I'm not talking about the rust or mice.
@@talon0863 Oh OK, I understand. Makes sense since this is essentially just a car that people are using as a truck. I can hear the doors flex and move in their jambs as I drive. It definitely wouldn't hurt to reinforce the sheet metal stamped frame and in between the cab box/bed sides to reinforce the b pillar.
@@sixtyfiveford Exactly, it has no C pillar. I like those little trucks. super rare
The work you have put in on this truck is amazing.
Hey thanks
I miss those cup holders!!!!! Awesome job on the dinosaur burner!!!
You are the man with electric boss, patience
It will be really hard for you to part with this one. You put your blood and heart into it.
Nice job!
Thanks man.
Amazing work, I was wondering about the electrical. When you showed the underside of the seat I had flashbacks to looking for eight-tracks way back when.
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That's fricking amazing man, I love old VWs, I couldn't believe what a good job you did on getting it to that point from what it was.
Hey thanks. It's been a blast to drive around.
A lot of work, A lot of know how and a many patience. Love it!
Thanks man
The fabric of the Ford Ranger seat even mimics that of the original Mark 1 Jetta.
Yea you need windshield washers for the random snow storms.
Love how your brain is mapped mo , you are a true inspiration! Cheers M
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awesome. you have great patience dealing with those nagging electrical issues.
Thanks James.
And since you got those old tires replaced, now you have a bunch more bungee cords! 😁
Very true! I think even those tires were a little to sketchy for bungee cords.
thanks for showing how you clean wires. I am a mechanic and did not know this trick
Works astonishingly well for battery terminals as well.
Great Job. My 1980 dasher wagon Diesel 1.5L is a daily driver.. It let me down last week... or lack of maintenance did. My shifter bushing played out while I was 30 miles away from home.. Had to trailer it home.. Parts place Inc. had the bushing set.. (109.95). The last time I changed them was close to 20 years ago, and they only cost $34.95 or thereabouts. Those shifter bushing for the pickup are the same as the rabbits/golfs.. IIRC.
thanks for the wire fishing trick i have done it with a shop vac and sucked wire through but never tried to blow it through
So well done all the knowledge and all the expertise came together thanks for sharing the video and the knowledge looks great especially from what you had to start with
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Looking good can’t tell it’s the same truck that was in the field Superbe job
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Wow what a restoration.. Thanks for sharing!
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1. I can't get over how good the dashboard looks.
2. The cup holder for Ginger's water is a nice touch.
3. The instrument cluster with the dial with numbers for a clock intertwined with the fuel and temp gauges is a mind-twister.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. She has her head out the window so much she needs to drink a lot of water to recoup from the heat.
Its incredible the amount of tips/tricks are in these video, amazing dude
Thanks
I did not see an explanation of this in the comments, but on polishing the plastic view screen for the gauges what polish and type of buffing wheel did you use. You went over the process quickly with out much detail. I have a 1980 Triumph TR8 that I have restored and it has a similar type of plastic screen over the gauges that needs fine scratches removed.
Also, I watch all your videos and enjoy them a lot.
If you watch all of his videos you'd have watched the video on polishing plastic headlights. Tripoli Brown is a plastic polish. Thats what he used in this video. Wheel? Quality. Not cheap.
Yes Tripoli Brown (really it's a reddish color, but they call it brown) and any cotton wheel. Just keep moving around so you don't melt the plastic. The more aggressive force will take out deeper scratches and just a light touch at the end polishes it to perfection. It works so good I use it on safety glasses / safety shields to go over my eyes and you can't tell you ever polished it.
Awesome restoration!! I've had Volkswagen diesel Rabbits, & Pickups during my working career and loved them. My Rabbit car would get 50-53 mpg in the summer. Great runners and once you learn how to work on them they're not difficult to fix and maintain. You brought back some memories.
That's awesome. Fun little things but still prefer the thick steel and overbuilt American classics.
very cool, love that tan color. reminds me of my '84 BMW 733i
The glove box cover fab blew my mind. Great job!
Hey Thanks.
You never fail to amaze me with your skills, and creativity! You must have had a very good teacher/teachers!
Thanks Roy. It was a tedious but enjoyable process. Never had any teachers, just fumble through and make enough mistakes to finally get a usable product.
The Florida pool pump motor bearing repair guy approved ! that was good info
I noticed your missing ashtray immediately so it was noticeable to me... I'd carve up one just like you did with the glovebox door. Great job on this pickup!
I might have too. Apparently they don't exist online.
A fountain of knowlegde. Keying trick i loved it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks.
You are very talented and skilled. If you billed your time at 100 bucks an hour there is $3k in the wiring fix. I look forward to your videos, just think your hobby produced a working truck. Much respect sir!
It gets a little discouraging when you add up the hours and put a dollar figure on it.
@@sixtyfiveford but you are the Michangelo of DIY
@@sixtyfiveford another final thought: you have just inspired some talented kid or adult with zero money but has time to build a driver with savy, smarts and his own time. In these days of debt slavery this is a bright example to Po-folks every where BRAVO!!!
You polished a diamond from the rough. Great rig!!
Thanks 👍
Ebay is your best friend for hard-to-find parts.
Man living in south africa where these caddys and golfs are everywhere we so lucky to have parts easily accessible. Good job! Keep more caddy content coming!
Wow, a drill bit? Those mouses sure are industrious!
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Crafty little buggers.
Nice, I used to have a has 81 caddie. I upgraded the interior to that of an mk2 grill.
Dash, seats, cluster. It looked very clean. Painted red and 16" new Beetle wheels
It amazes me all the stuff you can do I wouldn't even know where to start on how to do even a quarter of the things you can do a lot of stuff I seen you do amazes me like I wish I can do that
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Ginger makes an excellent co-pilot. Your work is excellent. I owned a 1980 VW Rabbit the very same color. But I actually like the black interior components to accent the caramel color. Superb work thanks for the videos.
She gets pretty sad if I don't take her on a drive with me. Thanks, I'm glad you liked it
Nicely done. Lotsa details to address. You gave us a truckload of tips on this project.
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Great Job, As someone who has had several VW diesels from a rabbit all the way to my current 2015 TDI i will say electrical issues are part of life if they sit... my 2015 was sitting 3 years before i bought it as someone jumped it wrong and melted half the harness. then it sat and the mice moved in. I bought it for dirt cheap since it was going to be scrapped and lets just say i have about 400 hours into rewiring it and tuning.. Was worth it though, 62k miles 6 speed manual with only a single previous owner.
Awesome.
The dog with his ball put a smile on my face
Very interesting. Even doggy had an Icey cup. lol!
I just wanted to compliment Ginger on adding her own cup holder, smart girl.
Wow you definitely have an absolute God sent gift for being able to do all that 🙌. That was amazing what you did to that truck. Good job Mr 👏 👍. I'm so glad I stumbled on your page the other night. I'm into heavy equipment and engines myself. Thanks for all your great ideas Mr. God bless you
Thank you so much!!
Truck looks great!!
Hey thanks
On the radio... install a blue tooth speaker setup and use you phone for the turns and take. Screw radios and in my truck that's what I use and I can even listen to CZcams or iHeart radio without ads.
That's the way I'm leaning. Don't really want anything but Bluetooth.
@@sixtyfiveford give it power and good to go. With my job I always on the phone talking and work (industrial maintenance) and I'm a senior tech that's the go to guy so my coworker call me for support and I'll be work on one machine while walking them through there troubleshooting and repairs... nevertheless I awesome have a Bluetooth on whether it is earmuffs or earbud I have CZcams or music going from the time I wake up to bed. A simple speaker in my truck and boat work great.
Dang my man's got some real talent
This is my New Favorite Channel. I don' t know what you do for a Living, but that truck turned out Sweet. Nice Cup Holder.
Thanks a million. It was a fun project to bring back to life and it's fun to drive around.
Cheap to drive, easy to fix, good choice. My daily is '74 Camino, BTW.
Awesome daily
Really enjoyed this series. Can't belive I missed it a year ago. I bet the meg's are pretty good with today's fuel prices. I have said it before and will say it again...I wish we were neighbors. Would love to be able to run all my project ideas by you. Take care!
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Terrific job bringing the VW pickup back to life and using it as a daily driver!