VW 182

That dreaded time again – MOT

Had an advisory last year on one of the front ball joints, so thought for the sake of it, change all four while I was doing one!

Took the shocks off to find they had seen better days so bought these today:

Also found that the shocks that were on there were stock height and since removing them the car had gone lower!

Bonus…

Also found the beam had no grease nipples so fitting those today also.

Then off for a ticket to see what other surprises are lurking

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got some old resto shots form the guy who built my car

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Got sent some more old show pics with my car on display

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Got an email from the previous owner Lee Barlow, who was the guy that restored the car in the first place, he found some old photos and wondered if I might like them?

Too RIGHT!

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Had a wicked weekend, yes I know it was a bus show but I used to have one, the trekker was there and had enough people interested in it taking photos and asking me questions.

Met some great people and put some names to faces which is always cool.

Just wish I had put it on the show and shine now…..

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Also got a Scat shifter which came with the trekker so thought i might as well fit it as thats what it was like in the feature and I had never had a car with one in.

Fitted a breeze and looks the part and also makes for a really nice solid gear change, well pleased!

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Go really fed up with my harnesses so have replaced them for proper three point ones. The posts should be a lot higher for the shoulder mount but they were cut off by the previous owner to improve the look when the roof is down.

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Been looking for a long time to try to find a good exhaust for the trekker, that gave good ground clearance as well as looking the part and also actually improving performance,

Finally found this one and doesn’t it look the part!

Bought it from Karl @ Autocraft – http://www.autocrafteng.co.uk, Best investment I have made so far as now its a case of fit and forget

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Since seeing it in Volksworld all those years ago, I have always wanted a Trekker, I never would have thought it would be that exact one!

Took the scans from the actual Volksworld mag from 1999!

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Was approached by a bloke at Bug Jam who asked if I owned the Trekker, told him yes and he said he has taken a photo of my friends cars and mine and would i like to see it and possible purchase it as he ran a photo stall at the show,

So from this:

To This:

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