I hope you all enjoy the video! Just something I wanted to mention. They do make a 2” lift that is bolt in for the Mk1 platform (CKW2). They can be installed with little to no modifications. Of course..wanting to be a bit different, we wanted to go with 4” of lift. I’ll need to extend the lower control arms slightly to compensate for camber. The main issue with this much lift is axle bind and rub. To this point we don’t have either though! 😃
If you go to replace the windshield you can install a newer glue in one and not have to install another gasket style. I converted an older Jetta like that a few years back. Got a universal rubber molding and put it around the glass. Turned out pretty good and didn’t leak.
So I’m watching this video and thinking man what a shame the passenger side looks beat up, then you pulled out the basketball and I’m thinking what in the hell is he going to do with that. If I hadn’t seen you pop the dents out with it myself I’d have never believed it, gotta say that worked way better than I thought it would. That side might be a little wavy still but it looks a helluva lot better than it did before.
The suspension will bang. A bigger spring is made for a heavier vehicle the original spring is made for the right weight you could buy a leg extension kit so the suspension works. Looks good high. Nice 👍🖖🍺
i agree. i guess i've gotta get a basket ball, and an american football for tighter spaces to keep in my body repair tool cart. they would be a lot cheaper than the $50-100 they want for the air bags they make to pop out dents.
I've got something similar thats actually ment for this style of dent repair. its basically an inflatable pillow that, when not inflated, is only around 2mm thick, so you can get it into really tight spaces. These things are called "Flatpad" or "Pressure pillow" and they are indeed very useful.
@@Enakaji i have a couple small ones with an inflator bulb and pressure release valve for forcing the top of a vehicle door frame to deal with a lockout. they work quite well, but they weren't cheap.
The lift kit and knobby tires are just what the doctor ordered. And that basketball body repair was novel, and made for a unique helmet afterwards. All that's needed is tubular bumpers front and rear w/a skid plate to protect the engine, a truck style exhaust, and it's ready to go!
Here in Germany there are some overroll cages avaiable which attatch to the bed and have a bar over the roof. That would look awesome and would be the perfect fit for some cab lights for your truck
I absolutely love what you all are doing with this Caddy! :) The rollbar bumpers front and back with a brush guard for the front would really make it pop visually! :) --- Using that basketball to gently push the dents back out is pure genius and it is already looking so much better! :) --- Really looking forward to seeing the next video! :)
love the basketball trick to pop out most of the dents there on the fender and back of the bed . Lil caddy is coming along love the decals on there also making it really unique Volkswagen
wow, I can't believe how well the basketball worked. For the bed, can you sand it down and just paint it with rust converter? That may be enough to keep it from rusting worse, and then you can put the wood slat floor down. Loving this build. I really like seeing these old mk1's getting rescued!
My first car was a 1980 VW truck. It had a block heater and burned regular gas, not unleaded. I loved that thing. I drove it ( carefully) off road and never got stuck. Sadly a person ran a stop sign and I couldn't stop. I barely had time to hit the brakes before I broadsided a full size pickup. My beloved truck was wrecked.
That is one cool truck, reminds me of suzuki samurai. If i were budget buildz, I'd leave it as it is, with that chrome bumper. & enjoy the heck out of it.
Big visible skid plate and some chunky bullbars on the front, a roll over bar with oversized spotlights behind the cab, and a CB aerial. It'd end up looking like a RC truck in all the best ways. Brilliant tip with the basketball, I can see that coming in handy, and the wheel choice is really good.
Absolutely brilliant! I'm so pleased that you kept the decals on the car, as an old stiper of around 15 years, I'm happy you kept them as so many garages would rip them of without second thought! Can't wait to see the outcome of all your work!! 🤓
The tubular front bumper with a full frontal brush guard would look amazing. I would even clean it all up afterwards and paint it with either chrome paint, or a high polish silver.
Looks a lot better after a clean and polish. Great idea using the basket ball. Wasn’t sure about the lift but you’ve got it right, not to high but high enough.
I think trailer style rims always look the best, dished inward., not outward like these wheels.. might get them skinny and rubbing less with more clearance... truck looking great.. I am sure you see the water in the front right turn signal... When making rounded bumpers you can turn them into air compressor tanks as a neat idea...
Love the build!!!! And love the basketball trick. I have heard of it but never seen it done. Maybe you could try some other sized balls. Like a football or one of those little 6" basketballs you get from a carnival. Keep up the good work!!!
Add a rear spare tire swing away mount, truck mirrors and a roof rack cargo cage or maybe not. Very cool little buggy. Maybe needs a rear end locker for traction sometimes
You lived up to the show name on this one because it’s a real budget build! I’ve seen the dent correction before with a football rather than a basketball. It might work a bit better getting into tight spaces. The lift and wheels made a huge difference in the appearance of the trick. Great job as always👍🏼
Such a cool looking little truck, far as the bumper goes I was already thinking how well a tubular bumper would fit it either way fantastic job you guys are doing.
I love it, it looks awesome. I think fabricating a front bumper would look cool. That basketball trick is amazing, it pushed out those dents so neat, great job Michael 🤙🏻
thats a really tough looking little truck now! Back when I had my 79 Rabbit I was really fierce to put it on a Jeep frame and build a 4x4 but never did end up doing it. Tube bumpers w a brush guard up front and some KC off roads would cap this thing off nicely. Excellent work!
Brush guard! This thing needs some of those round spot lights too. Like on those old rally cars. I really love the build. Kind a jealous want one of my own now. Take care from Canada eh!
I do like that little pickup and I like what you have done so far. I am soooooo glad you didn't go the "Lets keep the 'Patina' " route, always makes me think "If I call it Patina they wont notice i'm too lazy to sort it.." LOL. :) For the front and rear maybe some off road style light protector grilles rather than a wrap around brush-guard, I'm sure there must be some you could adapt. Add a single loop front bull bar and a single loop rear rollover bar... That would suit it more as the size of the truck warrants a less aggressive look. .. Just my thoughts, keep it up with the "Budget Buildz"... Love 'em.
Very Cool!! Speedway is in the city close by me & I've gotten race parts from there for years, Really Cool place with Lots of Racing History! Great build & Video guys!!
Make a stainless steel skid 'plate' out of 10 gauge sheet in place of a bumper. Have it about 3/4" from the sheet metal, just follow the contour under the grill. Back would attach to the engine / tranny cross member.
I hope you all enjoy the video! Just something I wanted to mention. They do make a 2” lift that is bolt in for the Mk1 platform (CKW2). They can be installed with little to no modifications. Of course..wanting to be a bit different, we wanted to go with 4” of lift. I’ll need to extend the lower control arms slightly to compensate for camber. The main issue with this much lift is axle bind and rub. To this point we don’t have either though! 😃
That truck is looking so much better!
I'm going to have to try that Basketball trick
If you go to replace the windshield you can install a newer glue in one and not have to install another gasket style. I converted an older Jetta like that a few years back. Got a universal rubber molding and put it around the glass. Turned out pretty good and didn’t leak.
So I’m watching this video and thinking man what a shame the passenger side looks beat up, then you pulled out the basketball and I’m thinking what in the hell is he going to do with that. If I hadn’t seen you pop the dents out with it myself I’d have never believed it, gotta say that worked way better than I thought it would. That side might be a little wavy still but it looks a helluva lot better than it did before.
The suspension will bang. A bigger spring is made for a heavier vehicle the original spring is made for the right weight you could buy a leg extension kit so the suspension works. Looks good high. Nice 👍🖖🍺
Any chance you have a part number for those rear blocks? I'm having a hard time finding them.
Man the basketball trick was very impresive, good job! Looks like a mini rally truck. Love it!
i agree. i guess i've gotta get a basket ball, and an american football for tighter spaces to keep in my body repair tool cart. they would be a lot cheaper than the $50-100 they want for the air bags they make to pop out dents.
I've got something similar thats actually ment for this style of dent repair. its basically an inflatable pillow that, when not inflated, is only around 2mm thick, so you can get it into really tight spaces. These things are called "Flatpad" or "Pressure pillow" and they are indeed very useful.
@@Enakaji i have a couple small ones with an inflator bulb and pressure release valve for forcing the top of a vehicle door frame to deal with a lockout. they work quite well, but they weren't cheap.
The lift kit and knobby tires are just what the doctor ordered. And that basketball body repair was novel, and made for a unique helmet afterwards. All that's needed is tubular bumpers front and rear w/a skid plate to protect the engine, a truck style exhaust, and it's ready to go!
Amazing build! Adding some cab mounted lights would be super sweet.
Thank you! Some KC daylighters?!? 🤔😁😁
@@BudgetBuildz yep!!
Nah.... Hellas
@@skyb2149 I think KC daylighters would be more in keeping with the vintage of this 'ickle truck,
Here in Germany there are some overroll cages avaiable which attatch to the bed and have a bar over the roof. That would look awesome and would be the perfect fit for some cab lights for your truck
That basketball, OMG, I am in awe of how well that worked!
The “I’m a body man!!!”
With the basketball had my dying!!😂😂
Keep up the good work dawg!
🤣🤣🤣 Thank you!!
Double tubular front wrap-around bumper, chrome roll bar and headache rack behind the rear window. Looking good!
LOVE the directional mud-terrain tires, even if they're retreads. lol
I absolutely love what you all are doing with this Caddy! :) The rollbar bumpers front and back with a brush guard for the front would really make it pop visually! :) --- Using that basketball to gently push the dents back out is pure genius and it is already looking so much better! :) --- Really looking forward to seeing the next video! :)
The fact that you got tail lights and new ones at that deserves a fat thumbs up, I like what you have done here.
LOL! Basketball body guy!🤣 Really cool one off Caddy! At least I've never seen any looking like it in Scandinavia!
3 inch pipe for your front and rear bumpers..Great video. This is rapidly becoming my favorite car channel
dude that fender fix with the basketball was GENIUS
love the basketball trick to pop out most of the dents there on the fender and back of the bed . Lil caddy is coming along love the decals on there also making it really unique Volkswagen
That's a good looking survivor, fellas, don't go too far, with it.
wow, I can't believe how well the basketball worked. For the bed, can you sand it down and just paint it with rust converter? That may be enough to keep it from rusting worse, and then you can put the wood slat floor down. Loving this build. I really like seeing these old mk1's getting rescued!
My first car was a 1980 VW truck. It had a block heater and burned regular gas, not unleaded. I loved that thing. I drove it ( carefully) off road and never got stuck. Sadly a person ran a stop sign and I couldn't stop. I barely had time to hit the brakes before I broadsided a full size pickup. My beloved truck was wrecked.
What a beautiful pickup....those mk1 caddys are gaining in popularity here in the uk....I'd be proud to have that on my driveway
Bumpers like the “golf country” would-be awesome
Oh man I am jealous!! Love those rigs! Basketball trick was great. Would love to see a pushbar on the front
Love the basketball trick and this build. Yes, time to learn to fab up a front bumper.
I had seen the ball inflation trick before, but didn't know how good it works in the right person hands. Bravo
love this little beast. a bush bar would be awesome. Maybe skid plate
Looks great. Love the lift and tires. The basketball for fixing the dents is awesome! Thanks for the video!
I remember these, what a weird truck it was in it's day. Funny thing is that weirdness is what makes it cool now.
That is one cool truck, reminds me of suzuki samurai.
If i were budget buildz, I'd leave it as it is, with that chrome bumper.
& enjoy the heck out of it.
Big visible skid plate and some chunky bullbars on the front, a roll over bar with oversized spotlights behind the cab, and a CB aerial. It'd end up looking like a RC truck in all the best ways. Brilliant tip with the basketball, I can see that coming in handy, and the wheel choice is really good.
Great build! FYI the front right indicator is half full of water!
That's pretty cool, I never knew you could buff over decals like that. I figured they'd just burn off. Looks great.
Sweet ride!! front right turn signal lens could use a drainage hole, lol
Absolutely brilliant! I'm so pleased that you kept the decals on the car, as an old stiper of around 15 years, I'm happy you kept them as so many garages would rip them of without second thought! Can't wait to see the outcome of all your work!! 🤓
I'm digging that fish tank/right turn signal the most!
A set of tubular bumpers would absolutely give that mini rally truck look. Sweet build!
The truck looks like what would be my favorite toy car! And all in a good way! Really like your approach and process, keep it up!
The tubular front bumper with a full frontal brush guard would look amazing. I would even clean it all up afterwards and paint it with either chrome paint, or a high polish silver.
Good looking truck, loved the basket ball pneumatic dent removal tool. LOL
Really enjoyed the video! Gathering my motivation to now go spend my Saturday working on my Rabbit Truck.
I think it would look good with some sort of roll bar in the bed and some square lights bolted up to it.
Tube bumpers for sure...an maybe a lil roll bar in the bed for lightbars to be mounted.
Brat seats too maybe?😋
Baddest looking caddy....... besides mine. LOL!
I do love the look though, I think you nailed it!
Cheers
Terry
Nailed it !!!! Tubular bumper and matching rollover bar in the bed back to the future 80s toyota look but cooler maybe.
Those tires make it look like a Stomper. That's awesome!
Love doing stuff that makes you wince as you’re doing it
Absolutely love the basket ball trick! Never seen that before so will remember!! Great work as always
that basketball method is beauty
It definitely worked far better than expected! Just be careful of orientation and sharp objects…about lost an ear drum when it went! 😂
Looks a lot better after a clean and polish. Great idea using the basket ball. Wasn’t sure about the lift but you’ve got it right, not to high but high enough.
I actually like the black bumpers ... makes the car look mean ... love your work, mate
I kinda like the aluminum one on there. Cool little truck.
That basketball trick was awesome!
So much respect for the lift and tyres but would have liked to see a 4x4 transfer case or Suzuki samurai body swap 😍😎
Tube bumpers would go well with the 80’s truck theme!!
A roll bar in the bed with some yellow kc lights would really complete the look
Love the build ! The wheels and tires def set off the truck. I love the idea of the wood bed too. Personally I prefer the GTI bumper.
I think trailer style rims always look the best, dished inward., not outward like these wheels.. might get them skinny and rubbing less with more clearance...
truck looking great.. I am sure you see the water in the front right turn signal...
When making rounded bumpers you can turn them into air compressor tanks as a neat idea...
I really like that black bumper you had on it.. spray some bed liner on it it'll look swell
I gotta remember the basketball trick!
Tubular front bumper/brush guard and rollback with spotlights in the bed would be great
I like the basketball trick!
Wow that truck is coming along nice , polish your wheels a little bit and wow awesome basketball dent remover never thought of that what a great idea
I love the truck, do the rolled bumpers and maybe a skid plate.
Man I love those retro stripe graphics. Cool project!
So awesome! Nice work, as always! I'm imagining K.C. lights on top... :)
Love the build!!!! And love the basketball trick. I have heard of it but never seen it done. Maybe you could try some other sized balls. Like a football or one of those little 6" basketballs you get from a carnival. Keep up the good work!!!
Add a rear spare tire swing away mount, truck mirrors and a roof rack cargo cage or maybe not. Very cool little buggy. Maybe needs a rear end locker for traction sometimes
You lived up to the show name on this one because it’s a real budget build! I’ve seen the dent correction before with a football rather than a basketball. It might work a bit better getting into tight spaces. The lift and wheels made a huge difference in the appearance of the trick. Great job as always👍🏼
Pretty cool little truck Michael
Thanks Matt!!
Amazed how well those panels worked out! Nice work!
Oh man I’m glad this showed up in my recommended feed, I immediately subscribed! Much love from Texas!
Some interior work, a new windshield, wipers and she'll look complete! She looks like a little beast!
i like especially that they are working on lifting of the caddy, instead of even considering to remove the water of the right turn signal…
Prerunner bumper using the original bumper to the truck! Would be a sweet OEM twist. Maybe put a small winch on it too!
Trucks coming together nicely, very long way from the scrap yard now, I'd say find some glass, and drive it
Such a cool looking little truck, far as the bumper goes I was already thinking how well a tubular bumper would fit it either way fantastic job you guys are doing.
that basketball was a sweet trick
Thanks!
I love it, it looks awesome. I think fabricating a front bumper would look cool. That basketball trick is amazing, it pushed out those dents so neat, great job Michael 🤙🏻
thats a really tough looking little truck now! Back when I had my 79 Rabbit I was really fierce to put it on a Jeep frame and build a 4x4 but never did end up doing it. Tube bumpers w a brush guard up front and some KC off roads would cap this thing off nicely. Excellent work!
2:44 you have to top up your blinker Fluid! 😆 nice content!
That truck is so cool with the decals. So glad you kept it original. Looks amazing.
Great video, I too was in awe over the basketball trick. Thanks for the video
Maybe a brush guard with some fog lights, and a bar behind the cab with a couple more lights on it.
Brush guard! This thing needs some of those round spot lights too. Like on those old rally cars. I really love the build. Kind a jealous want one of my own now. Take care from Canada eh!
Awesome build thank you God Bless
Truck sure looks great ..the front bumper look at aussie vw kombi brush guards.oh and a crazy child of mine said ".another engine in the rear " 😄
I do, really enjoy this build. Not too crazy but a lot of fun!! Love the music as well!!
Wow looks excellent, maybe the last shot should have been on a Basket Ball Court (LOL), it reminds me of late 70’s early 80’s Subaru Brat.
Love this channel it's the BEST Always Great Time you can fix anything and everything 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍
Awsome work guys, looks awsome, make a total off road caddy😃👏
Love old VW cars😎❤
Maybe lowe the frontbumper and bring it a little in under the headlights. A LEDbar between under the grill above the frontbumper.
That truck looks amazing. Love the channel
When he puts the shock in notice the blinker. I knew blinker fluid was a thing!
Do the tube bumper and a brush guard I think that and a good set of flat round fog lights maybe yellow or amber love the videos
Oh man this thing is so rad! I’ve never seen one before but now I want one…. BAD! Keep crushing it!
Nice work thanks for saving it
I do like that little pickup and I like what you have done so far. I am soooooo glad you didn't go the "Lets keep the 'Patina' " route, always makes me think "If I call it Patina they wont notice i'm too lazy to sort it.." LOL. :)
For the front and rear maybe some off road style light protector grilles rather than a wrap around brush-guard, I'm sure there must be some you could adapt. Add a single loop front bull bar and a single loop rear rollover bar... That would suit it more as the size of the truck warrants a less aggressive look. .. Just my thoughts, keep it up with the "Budget Buildz"... Love 'em.
Very Cool!! Speedway is in the city close by me & I've gotten race parts from there for years, Really Cool place with Lots of Racing History! Great build & Video guys!!
would love to have a 1.9TD mk1 caddy. such a small and compact car, yet great loading capacity and the engine is dead solid.
Make a stainless steel skid 'plate' out of 10 gauge sheet in place of a bumper. Have it about 3/4" from the sheet metal, just follow the contour under the grill. Back would attach to the engine / tranny cross member.
I'm glad to see this thing back. It is a pretty cool build and I can't wait for more in the future
Great stuff!!!!Maybe the tires are going to need a lower profile....but great work in general!!🙂👌
Black bumper is my choice.
Made me chuckle seeing the water in the front turn signal slosh about when you was doing the front suspension lol....