Ultimate Dubs Caddys

Ultimate Dubs was a first for me. Not only my first time in Telford but my first visit to a proper water-cooled v-dub show. My heart still lies firmly with the older Volkswagens and I find you have to look much harder at the show cars to truly understand the difference between a car covered in polish and one that has had hours of work in planning, fabrication and craftsmanship poured into it.

As mentioned in the last post, here's the one Caddy that blew things out of the water:

It's a reincarnation of a previous show-winner; back this year with new paint, a new front end, no sliding door and a host of other little touches. Seeing a Caddy like this in the flesh makes my van feel a million miles away from this standard. No corner of the vehicle is left untouched; a total work of rolling art.

Here's a few more Caddys (although not many in attendance) from around the show:

Maybe a few more next year?

UPDATE: Check out Reflex's build thread on the E38 forums. A great example of the work that goes into Best Paint, Best Other and Best of Show.

The RAD Roadtrip

370 miles, several UK towns, cities and motorways later, and we're back from a mini-weekend break that involved bolting-up a few new parts to the Caddy.

First up was a Friday morning blast down to RAD: Reflex Auto Design in Brixworth, just north of Northampton. Job one was to fit a sliding-door rail cover, painted in Raven Blue this more than finishes off the side of the van:

Next up (while the paint is in the gun), a rear spoiler to finish off the rear end:

And finally, a sump-guard is bolted up to replace the original plastic unit and allow us to run the ride-height a little nearer the tarmac without the worry of speedbumps.

All excellent products and RAD have been a pleasure to deal with from initial emails to driving away. Quality is high and they take pride in what they do.

Just before driving away we caught a glimpse (well, had a good nosey around) another Caddy that was in for some last-minute tweaks before Ultimate Dubs. I'd seen this van before in Magazines and on the forums, but to see it in it's new guise, show-fresh and ready to roll left me absolutely awe-struck. More info on this in the next post...