So all this came about because I almost paid $4500 for a toyota pickup. I lifted the shifter boot because it was rattling really bad. Here is the Engine Bay of the Rabbit- You can see all the crap wiring around the battery. To have a better platform for whenever those engine mounts decide to show upĪll the fuses and relays pulled to make this thing run and start on its own. I want to work out every little issue that I can now. I'll have to look into that this weekend. So I connected a JumperBox I had in the back and we made it home. The alternator was not charging the battery. So I drove out to meet this guy.sold the motor. My dash lights came on and the starter works now! All connected to worst power sources or signal wires. :banghead: There were offroad lights, Gauges, Radio. Imagine trying to untangle that last roll of christmas lights you havent used in years. So I got to playing with the nightmare of wiring in the truck. I got home from work at 6, I was supposed to meet the guy around 8:30. So last night I decided to actually use the truck. Of course I'll also keep y'all updated with photos as often as I can! That will also slow things a bit but in the meantime I will be acquiring parts, researching, and getting advice from all you kind folk. I do have other cars that I am trying to build and sell in these coming months. I work two jobs and I would like to stay married so right off the bat I'm telling you this isn't going to be a fast build but I think I've got enough here to hopefully get some people excited. I shelled out the $300 for the pieces that I needed and now we wait for them to arrive from the UK. Today I ordered the first and main bits for the build - ALH/02J to MK1 Engine/Trans Mounts. and fast.Īfter scratching through a couple of note pads I finally have a game plan.Īs the title says I'm going to swap in my ALH and 02J trans into my MK1 Caddy.
Her engine is in wonderful condition but the body is falling apart. That was a few years ago and she hasn't skipped a beat in 50k miles.ģ" Cat back exhaust (Most wonderful sound in the world)įlash forward to current day and Helga isn't holding up very well. I bought a left rear door off of craigslist($40), The rear suspension from a new beetle($100), and with a little persuasion from a slide hammer. Owner totaled it and the Insurance company sold it for "parts". I looked into a TD swap, Nitrous(I'm still considering it.Lowers EGT), Then I came across an interesting thread. So like everyone else I started looking for Horsepower. On the drive home the caddy cruised around 55mph and if I ran into any hill, Well forget it. But of course no documents to support that. But she runs! Supposedly the motor was rebuilt 6000miles ago. She has more play in the steering than I thought possible.
After the usual CL shenanigans I was driving home my "new" 1981 VW Caddy! She yanks hard to the right when you accelerate and hard to the left when you let off. I was doing another one of my random CL searches last week and I ran across an Ad that really caught my eye. Not a very big truck but one that I can throw an engine into and go. Sooooo Somehow I convinced my wife to let me buy ANOTHER Project. Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name.
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