Having previously owned a bay and a splitty some years ago, and finding the vw show scene becoming an over inflated rip off, with more drugs and Vauxhall novas turning up then, we decided to sell up and moved on into other interests.
Well 12yrs passes and i'm looking through evil bay and notice this in my things of interest chosen for you.
T25 tintop diesel
Well a deal was struck with the seller off ebay and a date for collection was made. After the 5 hr drive up to Loughborough
where It was, a further price negotiation was made due to the seller having frosted glasses on when he listed it and the description was rather misleading.
That said it made the 5hr drive back to Christchurch Dorset, with a crap gear change/linkage made worse coz it has a 5speed dog box and non turbo motor.
So after a few purchases 1 being a new drivers seat the previous 1 must of been eaten by a tiger. Time spent sorting the gear linkage issues out. Adjustments to the injector pump tweaking for better performance here it is now. Not my intention to go show & shine as you can see. You cant buy Patina
mws fuchs alloys. long stud conversion front and back. Clear lenses' front and rear
Overlooking hengistbury head in sunny dorset last weekend
Flashy seat covers courtesy of my missus
Last weekend spent boarding it out.
A few words of mechanical advise I want to share with people on the forum.
If the gear change is bad particularly on the 5 speeds, the main issue I found is on the bottom of the stick, replace all the wear parts down there. Plastic guides on the fork, the ali guides on the base, also check and make sure the detent plunger and spring are still there and plenty of waterproof grease around all the sliding parts.
The other gear related parts you buy on ebay cheap wont cure this issue, neither will the Quickshift kits "I know I have tried" and wasted money.
When lowering the front You don't need shorter shocks like some people seem to think !! (unless your going real low)
Its the bump stop causing the vans to bottom out not the shocks. So make sure you shorten them.