Summary video of the full Smyth Performance MK 5 Jetta build. For more detail, check the playlist "Smyth MK5 Jetta build" for individual stage videos. This one is a 2.0l CR140 TDI with a 6 speed.
@@hesty32 I had an 82 Caddy for ten years but the cab seemed to be shrinking...Is the cab bigger than the old VW trucks. Nice job on this one you built.
I had a rear end on my vw mk6 2014 jetta tdi, i would love to rebuild it to a ute, my first car bought 8 years ago and today i had someone hit my rear and it's pretty nasty to see but yeah the insurance thought is best to write it off, I'm thinking of a little modding, is there a kit for the mk6's
Really nice work but do yourself a favor and buy some "cleco's" and a pair of cleco pliers. It will add ease and accuracy to your work. It's really a thing for metal smiths/fabricators.
This is awesome! Once you built them do you sell? Where can I buy one? I don’t have the time to actually built one myself. I have an 82 VW caddy so I have a passion for this little cars!
The caddys are what brought me to these! Yes I do build and sell them but most of my builds are directly for a customers. Depends on a lot of things but it is usually about $6000 not including final paint. You can find built ones for sale every now and then. I just finished up a MK4 VR6 turbo that will be for sale pretty soon
as per the kit, you unbolt the floor to get to the spare. If you watch the video though, you will notice that I put a hinged bedfloor and some lockable latches in. Make a great storage area for hinge pin, tie downs, all that kind of stuff
The capacity is same as the original car because the suspension/tires wheels brakes are the same. You lose about 150 lbs doing the kit so you could consider that an additional capacity in payload and gross. tailgate removes as easily an any pickup. Hinges and support cable are from Ford ranger so it removes the same as a Ford Ranger tail gate
@@ethanmeatzie6179 the bed dimensions are different. Width is just shy of 50 inches at the rails. Can’t remember for sure but I think length is 70 inches
the bed is 6 feet long. A 4x8 sheet will fit on top of the wheel wells, and sit on top of the tailgate. Works pretty well. The floor of the bed drains down to the cavity below and out through the drains there. You do have to seal the front bed wall well to ensure it doesn't leak into the cab.
I did a custom bed floor with a hinge and two latches so instead of having to unscrew 25 bolts, you just pop the two latches. Worked out pretty well. Probably have 120 hours in it but that includes a custom hitch, the bed floor, airlift helper springs and compressor and a few other goodies.
