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Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alton, Hants.
Posts: 5,822 Thanks: 315 Trader Rating: 2 ![]() | My white '88' 4x4. Well Charmania has one, as does the blue clx and Barbara's 4x4, so I'm starting a thread for my white 4x4 in order to keep a record of the work in one place. ![]() ![]() This was it when I first took ownership about 18 months ago. It had just come out of a five year period of storage and had no tax or mot, 54,000miles on the clock, but did look to be in pretty good condition. ![]() After closer inspection at home I found it to be really really good ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I soon had it all polished up and fitted some alloys........ ![]() About a year ago while I was servicing it disaster struck ![]() Unfortunately the big end bearing in that cyl. had suffered. I drove it like this till last November and then decided i would change the engine for a 40,000 miler I had spare. This engine change was an excuse to completely refurb the engine bay. I moved workshops while doing this so a month became three, then the front suspension was done too, so three months became six etc. etc. Anyway, it was all done by April this year............. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() More recently the fun stuff has started. Alloy wheels were changed for 127 Palio alloys I painted black and white. I also tracked down a wheel arch trim kit from Italy. New 4x4 decals were fitted to the rear wings, and a radio/cassette with four speakers were fitted to the interior....... ![]() This is how it currently stands but further upgrades are in the pipeline. A sump guard is in the making and a pair of Boulder bars (I think that's what they're called) will follow......... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The bar in the last pics was just a test piece and is too short, the final bars will run the full length of the sill. They're made of 35mm tubing, a nice small size just right for Pandas but because they have a diamond pattern pressed into them they are as strong as much larger tubing ![]() ![]() I'm trying to make all non original parts removable so that it can easily be returned to standard, I know some some people prefer this. It's also been to a few car shows recently and gets a lot of positive feedback from the general public, especially with the Panda tent on the back. In fact six weeks ago at the Beaulieu Italian car day it was voted joint runner up by the attending public, tying will a Lamborghini Gallardo. The Lambo only managed it because it was a special edition they only made 250 of and named it after one of their test drivers ![]() ![]() Phew, that's pretty much up to date now so will post any future work from here. |
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Auckland
Posts: 945 Thanks: 9 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Absolutely Love it. Beautiful example of the Panda. Top Marks! ![]()
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Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 1 Dune st, Riyadh
Posts: 7,124 Thanks: 279 Trader Rating: 3 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Nice one vern.... ![]() Btw...they are called rock sliders |
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Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alton, Hants.
Posts: 5,822 Thanks: 315 Trader Rating: 2 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. |
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Join Date: May 2012 Location: Quite south.
Posts: 3,126 Thanks: 52 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. |
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Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: east sussex
Posts: 156 Thanks: 3 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. wow. looks amazing. ![]()
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![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Cracking example bud, I hope its coming to some more shows this year? Would be good to see it in the flesh ![]() ![]()
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Join Date: May 2011 Location: The East Midlands, Derby.
Posts: 5,114 Thanks: 300 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Quit giving me ideas. i need to focus getting mine on the road first! :P:P its looking fantastic man. you've done good work to it.
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Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Essex
Posts: 257 Thanks: 9 Trader Rating: 1 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Oh that engine bay ![]() Well done, another panda with the Vern's Seal of Approval. Keep up the good work!
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Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 980 Thanks: 47 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Vern Never mind the Beaulieu Italian car day you should be entering the d'elegance class at Pebble Beach such is the class of your work. It is a ***** pukka job. Dave
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Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 1 Dune st, Riyadh
Posts: 7,124 Thanks: 279 Trader Rating: 3 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Come on Dave.....get your finger out and follow Verns lead.. ![]() |
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Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Krakow. Poland
Posts: 796 Thanks: 93 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. Amazingly clean look, great show-car, but I hope you have another one for fun offroad rides , because the whole work with white princess would be gone in the first muddy puddle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mine often looks like this (also under the hood), and I even don't live in the countryside but in a big city. ![]() ![]() Last edited by Bartpanda; 06-07-2012 at 18:55. |
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Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alton, Hants.
Posts: 5,822 Thanks: 315 Trader Rating: 2 ![]() | Re: My white '88' 4x4. ![]() I hope you have another one for fun offroad rides , because the whole work with white princess would be gone in the first muddy puddle. And having a 4 by 4 panda and not driving it offroad is... hmmmm ![]() Thanks for all the positive comments Guys, as most of the info had already been posted in other threads I wasn't expecting it. ![]() |
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sleepy Surrey
Posts: 4,519 Thanks: 150 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | ![]() If you guys want to play with your 4x4s Kev and I know a guy who could give you a run on the legal runs on the plains ![]() |
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