DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
3/16/10 2:20 p.m.

Well, not really home, but to work.. I traded my B4 Passat for a 1980 VW Caddy and a 2001 VW Jetta 1.8T Wolfsburg Ed. From there, i traded the Caddy to my co-worker in return for him building me a badass 1.8 motor for the Wolfie because its blown... Here are some shots of what he has to work with...

Couple more cool ones..

His Jeep with a 4BT swap

Our neighbor's "1968?" with a LS1 swap...

As crowded as our work gets...

Vigo
Vigo Reader
3/16/10 2:45 p.m.

I like the jeep.

4bt swap is on my list, but im putting one in a full-size dodge 1/2 ton van when i get to it.

Cotton
Cotton HalfDork
3/16/10 3:01 p.m.

I've never driven one with the 4bt. How does it perform? The 4.0 HOs are pretty strong.

When the 350 in my Suburban dies I'm thinking 6bt. I love the one in my Dodge.

EricM
EricM Dork
3/16/10 3:05 p.m.

I got the Cummins 5.9 in my motorhome. Simple, powerful.

minimac
minimac Dork
3/16/10 5:17 p.m.

Two guys in handicapped parking and one in a no parking block?

oldsaw
oldsaw Dork
3/16/10 6:03 p.m.
minimac wrote: Two guys in handicapped parking and one in a no parking block?

If this site (http://www.tardsite.com/) was still open, we'd have some new WINNAHs...........

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
3/17/10 8:18 a.m.

haha, yup. We take up all the spaces! We are so far back in the complex that no cops come back and regulate anything...

Timeormoney
Timeormoney New Reader
3/17/10 10:33 a.m.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:

I love these VW El Caminos.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
3/18/10 7:59 a.m.

heres a pic of the Cummins 4BT in the Jeep..

RossD
RossD Dork
3/18/10 8:17 a.m.

Whats the difference in weight for the Jeep before (4.0L) and after (4bt)? Engines or Vehicle...

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
3/18/10 8:19 a.m.

he says the engine dropped the front about 2 and a half inches so he put new heavy duty shock/strut set in to offset the weight.

Raze
Raze HalfDork
3/18/10 8:20 a.m.

every pic of those cars is music to my eyes!

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
3/18/10 8:43 a.m.

vw caddy is on my list... take mine with a TDi please

Racedreamer
Racedreamer New Reader
3/18/10 10:49 a.m.

What a cool mod to the jeep. I miss my old one

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
3/18/10 3:10 p.m.

heres some more of the Jeep...

With the 4BT in before the lift kit...

And After...

Cotton
Cotton HalfDork
3/18/10 3:19 p.m.

So how does he like the performance of the 4bt vs the 4.0?

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
3/18/10 3:24 p.m.

he said it was originally a 2.5, so he says the the difference is awesome! he says its around the same horsepower, but triple the torque!

Cotton
Cotton HalfDork
3/18/10 4:06 p.m.

Looks like a clean job. Very cool.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/18/10 4:57 p.m.

Agree, nice and clean install. That Chevy truck looks rather tasty, too.

I hope you got a better engine for the VW Caddy, in Germany the engine we used to seen in the most often was the n/a 54bhp Diesel. Very Patient People Only.

GI_Drewsifer
GI_Drewsifer Reader
3/18/10 10:50 p.m.

I've had an urge lately to turn on of those little VW truck thingies into a mini NASCAR truck. Is that wrong?

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/19/10 5:33 a.m.

No, it's an incentive to get going around here .

Luke
Luke SuperDork
3/19/10 5:40 a.m.

What's a Wolfsburg editon?

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