General terra pandarisation

jerry2 · Mar 12, 2015

Bought Tara the Terra off Ebay last Sunday (8/3/15) from Brighton.
It's a 4 speed 903 cc.
The clutch is really bad with a crunchy gear change.
So Tuesday made a start on changing the clutch, on removing the old one it still had plenty of material left on it but never mind, as I took out the nearside driveshaft the inner tripod joint broke. Got a new one on order now.
My plans for the project are as follows.
The drivers door is severely rusted on the hinge side and is distorted. So I will try to get a new one.
Then convert the car to mk1 spec as it has the side profiles that they had.
Have seen a selection of parts but haven't found the correct front bumper yet.
I have temporarily fitted my son's old mk2 bonnet as the Seat one was totally rotten on the front edge. Have won a Fiat Panda badge on Ebay tonight so that will go on the rear doors.
Then I want to paint the car a nice shade of white with maybe some subtle graphics . I've chosen white to match the interior and also because it's a classic colour.Hopefully have it back on the road at the weekend. If any one has any early parts can you let me know. Cheers

onemanmade · Mar 12, 2015

Please remove your phone number mate you don't want the ad bots getting it and pestering you

onemanmade · Mar 12, 2015

But great work so far though

You can just ask people to PM you

jerry2 · Mar 15, 2015

Hi
Just got a nos metal front grille from Malta on its way
New rear light lens from over seas somewhere
and fiat Panda badge for the rear doors.
Also ordered some sticker bomb to cover where the old badge was to hide the faded paint.

onemanmade · Mar 15, 2015

jerry2 said:
Hi
Just got a nos metal front grille from Malta on its way
New rear light lens from over seas somewhere
and fiat Panda badge for the rear doors.
Also ordered some sticker bomb to cover where the old badge was to hide the faded paint.

I love the metal grilles!

L7 KVV · Mar 15, 2015

jerry2 said:
Hi
Just got a nos metal front grille from Malta on its way
New rear light lens from over seas somewhere
and fiat Panda badge for the rear doors.
Also ordered some sticker bomb to cover where the old badge was to hide the faded paint.

When i tried to find that grille on ebay earlier to post you a link but it seems you had spotted it yourself..

kolza · Mar 16, 2015

jerry2 said:
Hi

New rear light lens from over seas somewhere
QUOTE]

You may end up with two rear fog lamps if it's for continent.

Just seen these on google.
Nice roof option

jerry2 · Mar 16, 2015

Yes it will end up with 2 fogs because I like that look as it's more balanced and symmetrical.I shall alter the wiring so it works properly.
I have seen another front grille on french Ebay with round yellow spots fitted nos but about 189 euros
I search for panda 30

Dragon Man · Mar 16, 2015

you'll have to get a reverse light.. i'd get one of those ones you see on land rover discoverys.. where its mounted under the rear bumper hanging down.

jerry2 · Mar 17, 2015

Want whatever I do look factory fitted so haven't really thought about a solution yet

Some of my latest jobs.
Removed Seat and Terra badging and covered with sticker bombing . ( This is short term to make it look surfer VW make it cooler more trendy and to disguise it's origins).
Fitted new interior lights in the rear.
Also removed tap from sink as it was stopping the work top from closing properly.Also took out battery and wiring from under sink unit.
Removed rubber mat from the front and the carpet underlay beneath it which was soaking wet and dried out the floor. Removed drivers door card as the pocket was full of water. I think it is because the door is buckled and doesn't shut.
It needs welding where the floor meets the inner sill on both sides.

AndyPanda4x4 · Mar 17, 2015

I don't want to offend your hard work by any means, but in my eyes you should be celebrating it's origins and very much steering clear of any kind of VW-related relationship

Keep the updates coming :thumbup:

kolza · Mar 17, 2015

Sticker bombing is far far away from factory look.
SEAT seams to be much closer releation to VW those days.

kolza · Mar 17, 2015

Sticker bombing is far far away from factory look.
SEAT seams to be much closer releation to VW those days.

jerry2 · Mar 18, 2015

The stickers are to disguise it's origins from Seat.
It's only a temporary cover to disguise the faded paint where the badges where.
Hopefully swap some wheels over at the weekend and fit proper Fiat wheel trims I am borrowing from my son's

Still buying loads a bits from the bay of E at the moment
Thanks for the feedback

pandamonius_maximus · Mar 19, 2015

Greetings,

Looks like a nice project, it's become all the rage to panda'ize these Marbella / Terras but this might be a good thing for me. Would you be interested in selling the headlights if you get some mk1 lights to replace them?

I race a Marbella and have struggled to find replacements when things go erm...a little wrong!

...

So, yeah keen on having a spare or 2 :devil:

Sorry to vulture so soon, just spotted you had an advert up for headlights and bumper. VmanC is the headlight still left on the green scrapper? that would be one of the headlights at least, although it does need a new mk1 indicator lens but those are plentiful on the ebay

Cheers,
Si

Dragon Man · Mar 19, 2015

pandamonius_maximus said:
Would you be interested in selling the headlights

i think i have a spare from our marbella.. its for the drivers side, as the pass side was smashed when i got ours. i bought a pair though so had it left over.

any good to you man?
if you are going to any meets this year, i'll bring it along

jerry2 · Mar 19, 2015

Yes any parts that could be of use to you like the headlights , bumper .
The bonnet is knackered though it has split where the catch is. Could be fixed if you're desperate though.
Having a nightmare finding a correct bumper , been quoted £200 without shipping

.
Managed to source the early 4" x 13" steelies tonight just waiting for the seller to sort carriage out.

pandamonius_maximus · Mar 19, 2015

Dragon Man said:
i think i have a spare from our marbella.. its for the drivers side, as the pass side was smashed when i got ours. i bought a pair though so had it left over.

any good to you man?
if you are going to any meets this year, i'll bring it along

Awesome thanks, yes any side is fine. I don't mind having too many spares..it's the opposite that becomes the problem

...although I do have a spare drivers side for the same reason as you...passenger side was killed and got a pair (off Alik in fact :slayer

. Let me know how much you would like anyway and will try to catch up at the next possible occasion :devil:

jerry2 said:
Yes any parts that could be of use to you like the headlights , bumper .
The bonnet is knackered though it has split where the catch is. Could be fixed if you're desperate though.
Having a nightmare finding a correct bumper , been quoted £200 without shipping.
Managed to source the early 4" x 13" steelies tonight just waiting for the seller to sort carriage out.

Also awesome thanks :devil: Headlights defo be keen to grab, the sort of thing which get easily destroyed really. I do have a spare bumper as well but tempted slightly to save it from going to waste at least and maybe to have one to play around with / try to improve cooling etc. If you let me know by PM or similar how much you'd like for them and whereabouts roughly you're based can see about arranging pick-up. I imagine you'll want to hang on to these parts till you source replacements though, which is no probs for me. I'm in no hurry as they're just for spares really.

Thanks again to both yee anyway :slayer:

Dragon Man · Mar 19, 2015

pandamonius_maximus said:
Awesome thanks, yes any side is fine... ...Let me know how much you would like anyway and will try to catch up at the next possible occasion :devil:

meh you can have it.. just make a bit of a donation to the forum.

i have not seen any marbellas in derby, so dont think i would come by one again. (shame cos i totally loved the one we had.. was awesome to drive)

ill let you have any other marbella bits i find too.. if there are any :/ (i dont keep track of what i have in the shed Ahhhh)

pandamonius_maximus · Mar 21, 2015

That is mos kind thanks! :hug:

Also, sorry I slightly hijacked your thread Jerry!

I'll try to keep an eye on your work in case I can help with anything mk1 related! :slayer:

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