1980 Caddy project - now with vroooms

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I vote acid washed denim. I bet jurgen has some you can have!:lol:

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Bwahaha, acidwash is soooooo 1980's. And it is blue... :unibrow:

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I like the idea, but flannel and plaid is for MKII's

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Do it, do it, do it. lol :laughing:

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Shot east, go Burberry, it spans everything!


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Do shag! As a safety precaution when you bump your melon.
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Goddamn I hate autocorrect.

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MikeWire wrote:I like the idea, but flannel and plaid is for MKII's
how dare you! tweed and recaro only... scirroco MKII kids rock it though, le OEM

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Lol, just playing devil's advocate. I did find some upholstery material though that will work well. Before I could start though I had to finish the clutch job on the old Jetta:

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Scraped, then used my RO sander to remove all the old foam. I am using this contact cement call Dap Weldwood - stuff is strong and should make a solid bond between the cardboard backer and the new vinyl. Used the old vinyl as a template and making sure to leave a bit extra all around it was glued and set:

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The clamps were there to add some pressure to the spots that were tough to hold by hand.

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