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Panda (Classic) Pandani - 1000CL restoration

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Introduction

Right, I've decided to start a thread showing the restoration of Pandani; my 1990 1000CL which I bought in Shipley last August for £421 via eBay.

These are the photos from the original eBay advert.

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It came with an MOT and drives great but once I got it home and a detailed inspection was carried out it was evident that it may not get through the next MOT due to rot in the floor pan. I knew I was going to have to spend money on any Panda so I wasn't surprised by the work that is needed and pleased I got one at a good price that drives. :D I was happy to get a Panda after being Pandaless for nearly 20 years and was looking forward to the restoration ahead.

Coming over on Liverpool ferry
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Home at last and detailed inspection begins
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Before any work is started I then spent the following 4 months buying small pieces of trim and parts as well as obtaining quotes for a full exterior respray along with welding and patching. After spending a small fortune on eBay for parts and trim and thanks to Binhoker, not only for parts from his Panda 'Lipstick' but for directing me to a scrapyard near Ballycastle (probably the only one in NI that has a classic Panda), I've obtained almost everything I need to get started.

The project is intended to be a slow one for next year or two despite having almost all the stuff I need mainly due to other commitments etc. that I'm sure many of us will be too well familiar. Pandani's currently SORNed and hibernating in the garage after the welding and respray was completed a week before Christmas and I intend to have her on the road in the spring allbeit with plenty more work still needing done then.:)

I've obtained some good advice from others including people on Fiat Forum and it's well appreciated.
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I don't know who owns it now but I did know the last two owners. It was here on holiday but the exhaust fell off and it was dumped at a Fiat dealer's but was picked up by a local enthusiast in Moria
 
Sylvia. The one you bought from the lady in Ballymena for £100, I've seen your UTV feature and think it's great. I was actually showing it to family the other week as they didn't really believe me when I told them about an NI Panda going such great distances. People really do underestimate the reliability of the Panda and it's FIRE engine but we know different.:) Panda will continue driving when other so called better cars are left at the roadside.
 
Yeah, Sylvia has been from Morocco to the Arctic to Istanbul to San Francisco and about 3 trips to italy. Getting a bit tatty now so she needs some TLC

The LHD Panda was owned by a French girl who was using it here but I think she hit something in the road that ripped off the exhaust and damaged the manifold and she just didn't want to spend the money on it when she got the estimate and just never came back for it.

Would you be going to any other shows this summer? Would be nice to have a little panda convoy to one as they are so scarce here :)
 
I'd certainly be on for any days out especially if it involves Pandas in convoy.

I got given this leaflet whilst on a site visit to a farm for work and keen to go to it, I know its MK 1 Escorts but it says other marques can go too. My colleague who was with me at the time is going to go and he's a mini enthusiast.

Don't suppose you went to that Districts car show in the disused B & Q site on Boucher Road yesterday? I looked into it and it seemed mostly to be modern and high performance cars so I didn't bother; ended up going for lunch in Portavogie with the GF instead, in the Panda of course.

If you know of any trips out I'd certainly live to come along if I can make it.
 

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WHEEL TRIMS

I got a set of these wheel trims some months ago from lukmek and although they fitted well onto the wheels I had decided to make them an even more secure fit. Unfortunately one decided to break free somewhere whilst driving back from the Kilbroney car show in June but thankfully lukmek was able to source me a replacement set. :)
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The photos below describe how I made the trims a really secure fit by using a cable tie and super glue.

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Simply take a cable tie and cut it up into small 30/40mm sections. Bend each section over on itself and then super glue each cut section into each of the three slots on the rear of the wheel trims.

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They make for a really good fit and I was surprised that I lost one at all. If anyone else has any other ideas on securing them I'd be keen to hear them.
 
DASHBOARD AND CLOCK

A few weeks ago I replaced the black plastic dashboard housing, this was cracked in many places by a previous owner and I managed to get a replacement from ebay which was easily fitted.

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I also fitted a second hand clock and connected the cigar lighter which are both non-standard items on the 1000CL. It was so easy as the wiring loom already had the connectors and wiring in place.:) I also took the opportunity to modify the wiring to the ignition coil and break it through a 15 Amp fuse I'd fitted beside the fuse box, this not only protects the wiring (which wasn't previously fused) but also acts as an effective immobiliser against opportunistic scrot bags that like to steal.(y)

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I've done almost everything I need to restore the car and now she's been SORNed for the next 6 months and will be hibernating in the garage. I don't want to be driving it through the winter months; this Panda's for keeping and enjoying through the spring and summer.

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I'm not on the Forum as often as some of the rest of you as I have my fingers in many pies, and time is something I don't have much of. I admire the enthusiasm of some of the members on here, particularly Cameron, Paddy (binhoker) and FDNY21.
 
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DASHBOARD AND CLOCK

A few weeks ago I replaced the black plastic dashboard housing, this was cracked in many places by a previous owner and I managed to get a replacement from ebay which was easily fitted.

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I also fitted a second hand clock and connected the cigar lighter which are both non-standard items on the 1000CL. It was so easy as the wiring loom already had the connectors and wiring in place.:) I also took the opportunity to modify the wiring to the ignition coil and break it through a 15 Amp fuse I'd fitted beside the fuse box, this not only protects the wiring (which wasn't previously fused) but also acts as an effective immobiliser against opportunistic scrot bags that like to steal.(y)

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I've done almost everything I need to restore the car and now she's been SORNed for the next 6 months and will be hibernating in the garage. I don't want to be driving it through the winter months; this Panda's for keeping and enjoying through the spring and summer.

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I'm not on the Forum as often as some of the rest of you as I have my fingers in many pies, and time is something I don't have much of. I admire the enthusiasm of some of the members on here, particularly Cameron, Paddy (binhoker) and FDNY21.
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