My Caddy Build

[Ozcaddy]

Hi guys, Only new to the forum and thought i would put up a post of the first stage of the conversion i am doing to her.
I fabricated a set of drawers that fit into the back of my long wheel base and have cut a piece of foam that is the same size as the back. I am in the process of making a kitchenette that comes out of the side drawer and i have a roll out awning really easily that i attach to the roof racks when i go away for the weekend. I have bought a ten t that i can clip into the awning for when i don't need to use the car but in all honesty i don't know how much i will use it.
Bought a Hayman Reese style tow bar and fitted it myself and also fitted the module into the wiring harness. All up i did the towbar for under 400 bux with the module.

I bought the car second hand from the original owner with really low k's and not even a mark or car park dint. He fitted the Audi rims and fat tyres and am slowly fitting it out the way i want it.

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[nicholas787]

Looking good..!
Good amount of depth on that drawer there.

How much are you planning on towing with the car, and where did you source your tow bar + electrics from..?

Thanks

[vwpolo]

not a bad set up at all there mate

[Ozcaddy]

Got the Tow Bar from Aranda Tow Bars in Brisbane. They manufactured them and are really well built. You can purchase the module from them as well and if you want the wiring.
The only pain was running the main power wire from the engine bay to the rear of the car. While was doing that i also ran a larger auxillary wire for accessories in the back like a fridge etc.

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[Ozcaddy]

Car will tow 1500kg but tows my really heavy 4.4 meter aluminum boat fine.

[fmflex]

Hi ozcaddy

Do you find that you can still open the rear barn doors when there's a trailer coupled to the towball?

[Ozcaddy]

Probably not fmflex but having a level trailer is probably more important to me.
I have twin sliders so it's still easy to access everything in the back.
If i flipped the tongue i probably could but it wouldn't be as safe to tow as i sometimes tow my boat up to 200k's away and regularly tow it 50 k's away to one of my fishing spots.
I'm not sure on the euro style ones but the price they want for them is ridiculous so i didn't bother after getting a few quotes.

[johnnie5]

any further info on the drawers ?

[Ozcaddy]

Hi Johnny,
What did you need to know about the drawers?
I made them myself out of 20x20 Gal SHS
Rollers i just bought 60 skateboard wheel bearings from China for 26 bux delivered and made the runners myself.
each carrier has 2 bearings and there is 2 bearings on the slide that is attached to the drawer on each side.
Has 12mm Ply on top and rubber matting on top of that.
Locks were only cheap FleaBay items.
It has dampened the noise considerably so now i only have to fit insulation to the inner guards, walls, inner door panels and roof.

[psyone]

i've made some drawers for my caddy too, but all out of 16mm marine ply and then carpeted. but i made mine higher

[fmflex]

Probably not fmflex but having a level trailer is probably more important to me.
I have twin sliders so it's still easy to access everything in the back.
If i flipped the tongue i probably could but it wouldn't be as safe to tow as i sometimes tow my boat up to 200k's away and regularly tow it 50 k's away to one of my fishing spots.
I'm not sure on the euro style ones but the price they want for them is ridiculous so i didn't bother after getting a few quotes.
Fair enough mate, thanks for confirming. You've got the same issue I have. When I first had the towbar fitted (Hayman Reece number) the hitch sat 2 1/2" lower than where it now sits which is about the same height as yours. Stock as a rock I couldn't back into my driveway which is a 9degree incline so I got pissed and had it cut and rewelded higher and thus voiding m useless warranty on the towbar.

If you don't mind me hijacking your thread a bit I'll post up a couple of pictures of my drawer setup. I contemplated building them out of 2mm gal sheet but in the end couldn't spare the time so had a set made to suit and installed.

[Ozcaddy]

cool, i was going to make mine higher too but it took into consideration the mattress thickness and decided that there wouldn't be enough head room when we sleep in it.
Everything i need fits into the drawers and the kitchenette for the side drawer and is nearly finished.

[psyone]

ah i see. i didnt need that much room as i did it for a work van, so i made it as high as the wheel arches in the back

[fmflex]

Pics of my drawer setup and the false floor that bolts over the rear seat when folded down. Also a pic of the wing panels over the wheel arches.

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[grtuned]

Nice work! just wondering what motor your caddy has and how much extra weight are you pulling.


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[fmflex]

My caddy's got the 1.9TDI in her with a Viezu diesel performance tune. As to extra weight, I've never actually had to weigh her but with the rear seat, drawers and all my tools and equipment I'm happily say ~400kg mark.

[grtuned]

How's it pulling. Im picking mine up tomorrow just went with the petrol 1.2lt not going to be pulling that much weight
Cheers for the info.

[psyone]

i got a lot more in the back and mine is 1.6 petrol. lost about 30km per tank, still drives, just gotta turn ac off when going up a hill haha

[fmflex]

How's it pulling. Im picking mine up tomorrow just went with the petrol 1.2lt not going to be pulling that much weight
Cheers for the info.

She pulls along quiet nicely, doesn't even feel like driving a van at all. Use a sprint booster and darting and weaving through traffic is so effortless. I use about 0.5L more per 100km with the tune. I had to go back to stock for 4 months while I had a protracted warranty argument with VW over an accelerator pedal issue and the difference was noticeable. I couldn't wait to get the tune dropped back in.