Panda (Classic) Red - the 1995 CLX Panda

It's a fantasy of mine that I meet another fast Panda on a track and have a race. The thought makes me laugh out loud every time. It just got a little bit more likely. Nice job.

alexbpl said:

haha well if you can supply the engine and loom then it would be a case of labour charges only

Book fast whilst I still have the engine cradle! haha

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Hmmmm...you think i'm joking!!!!...I'm not!!!...you have done a great job there...

purple haze said:

you have done a great job there...

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:yeaththat: Looks like it came out of the factory that way:worship:

haha thanks for the kind comments

I'm very happy that the Panda has a fan base, it's funny to see it burning modern cars at the traffic lights and making people second-guess the faded fiat badge.

After the complete failure of my first Panda I was determined to go the whole 9 yards with this one.

Only problem is that I've got the bug now. The go-faster bug!

This panda will do 0-60 in a touch less than 9 seconds. That includes a bad shift to 3rd gear due to gearbox death and a passenger with a stopwatch.

I need more acceleration and to make matter worse....certain anonymous parts such as Uno intercoolers and Garrett GT15 rebuild kits have started to collect in the garage.

More on that story when it arrives

Lewey, the race is on! I would definately crash though due to the complete comedy value of two biscuit tins nailing around a track.

An Oulton Park track day - in the wet - should be a fun one. As I'm sure you know the Panda is lift-off oversteer king.

We'll have to sort something out one day.

Alex

alexbpl said:

This panda will do 0-60 in a touch less than 9 seconds.

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Impressive times. I can only get under 8 seconds with sticky tyres and a few attempts, on my own of course. My speedo does all the timing for me very accurately though.

alexbpl said:

An Oulton Park track day - in the wet - should be a fun one. As I'm sure you know the Panda is lift-off oversteer king.

We'll have to sort something out one day.

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Oulton sounds good! With my LSD, I get pretty serious lift-off under-steer TBH.

I guess it's all about corner approach, I probably gets tons of oversteer because I hate understeer. Nothing worse than going in a straight line when you want to turn.

I need to get my panda into the 6 second 0-60 bracket. With a relaxed approach and not starting the job untill I have evey piece of infomation and part aqquired, I reckon turbo 1242 will be done by the end of August / start of September.

One of those Focus ST's took a dislike to my unexpected acceleration and then proceeded to burn me at the next set of lights.

Not impressed!

Need forced induction

Oh God.

alexbpl said:

I guess it's all about corner approach, I probably gets tons of oversteer because I hate understeer. Nothing worse than going in a straight line when you want to turn.

I need to get my panda into the 6 second 0-60 bracket. With a relaxed approach and not starting the job untill I have evey piece of infomation and part aqquired, I reckon turbo 1242 will be done by the end of August / start of September.

One of those Focus ST's took a dislike to my unexpected acceleration and then proceeded to burn me at the next set of lights.

Not impressed!

Need forced induction

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You should have just cruised the next set of lights. So then he doesn't win but he doesn't gain it back either

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electric-Supe...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5ad32f583e
:devil: must be easier than all that messing about. And it really works. Look! there's a graph and everything.

hahahah those electric superchargers are great.

I'd love to fit one and laugh at how it does nothing.

hey did u have to change any thing other then the springs to lower your panda ? and were did u find the springs because i have a 1000 super and im having real trouble getting lowerd rear coils ? help !!

try this:
http://www.needforspeed.co.uk/pages/sbv_pt.asp?Type=1&Category=1&User=NFS&vehicle=FTPAN01
Andrew.

alexbpl said:

Currently running 'Mangels' rims with 165 65 R13 tyres
Waiting to fit Fiat X1/9 alloys in satin black once tyres arrive


More pictures will arrive as she develops.

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Alex, If your still out there what happened to this?

Maybe somebody else knows?

CLXCraig said:

Alex, If your still out there what happened to this?

Maybe somebody else knows?

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Engine/gearbox was sold and he put my old Uno Turbo racing engine in it. Very nearly finished I should think.

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