{"id":16447,"date":"2017-06-05T14:50:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T19:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16447"},"modified":"2017-07-17T09:44:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T14:44:32","slug":"vw-caddy-with-an-audi-v8-in-the-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16447","title":{"rendered":"VW Caddy with an Audi V8 in the Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16448\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VW Caddy with a mid-engine Audi V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Caddy with a mid-engine Audi V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Caddy with a mid-engine Audi V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Volkswagen Caddy Mk1 came with a variety of small gasoline and diesel engines. However this Caddy built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flyVWgarage\/\">Fly Garage<\/a> in Poland is powered by an 4.2 L Audi V8 and manual transmission located in the bed making it a true mid-engine layout. Since the engine is the back the fuel tank was installed in the engine bay. The truck rides on a custom chassis and the rear brakes were upgraded to dual calipers. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> 7\/17\/2017 &#8211; More details and photos of this project at <a href=\"http:\/\/volxzone.com\/en_US\/vw-caddy-mk1-v8-rwd-fly-garage\/\">Volxzone article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-02.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Caddy with a mid-engine Audi V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?fit=1024%2C596&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?resize=620%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Caddy with a mid-engine Audi V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?resize=620%2C361&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C349&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?resize=1024%2C596&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-05.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-06.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16453\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-06.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?resize=620%2C827&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Caddy with a mid-engine Audi V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?resize=620%2C827&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-07.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FflyVWgarage%2Fvideos%2F2275855852640547%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=1071&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"1071\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flyVWgarage\/\">Fly Garage<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAutomotiveObsession\/posts\/1394930820595495\">Automotive Obsession<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Volkswagen Caddy Mk1 came with a variety of small gasoline and diesel engines. However this Caddy built by Fly Garage in Poland is powered by an 4.2 L Audi V8 and manual transmission located in the bed making it a true mid-engine layout. Since the engine is the back the fuel tank was installed&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16447\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW Caddy with an Audi V8 in the Bed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caddy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Caddy-with-a-mid-engine-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17628,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17628","url_meta":{"origin":16447,"position":0},"title":"Videos of VW Caddy with an Audi V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Fly Garage has posted some videos of their wild Volkwagen Caddy since our previous article. The truck is powered by a 4.2 L Audi V8 from an Audi A6 C5 and manual transmission held by a custom cradle. 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