Panda (Classic) 1982 Panda 45

[VmanC]

Think I will clean up the original panel first and see what I find. I can get a non genuine panel from here for alot less. From that website I think the ebay panel may be slightly different than what I need anyway.

I went on the website in that link today and it looks like they've updated thier records, only 4 items listed for the classic Panda now.

 

[purple haze]

I went on the website in that link today and it looks like they've updated thier records, only 4 items listed for the classic Panda now.

I got them to update it. After I got a couple of bits.

 

[panda1408]

I went on the website in that link today and it looks like they've updated thier records, only 4 items listed for the classic Panda now.

Thats a shame, I'm glad I got the sill panel last year as that is the one I really needed. I just hope the front panel is not too bad under the filler

 

[VmanC]

Thats a shame, I'm glad I got the sill panel last year as that is the one I really needed. I just hope the front panel is not too bad under the filler

I've got a couple of new front panels if you need one Freddy, but I will have to check that they'll fit a Mk1.

 

[panda1408]

I've got a couple of new front panels if you need one Freddy, but I will have to check that they'll fit a Mk1.

I imagine any Panda front panel will fit, the only difference as far as I can see is the cut outs for the radiator, the mk1 has one round and one square, whereas mk2s have two sqaure ones. It also seems that very early mk1s have the round cut out in a slightly different place, there are some on Italian ebay which look correct, the one being sold on ebay uk is a later mk1 panel.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Looks like I'm going to have to go elsewhere for a replacement rear panel for Victoria

 

[VmanC]

Looks like I'm going to have to go elsewhere for a replacement rear panel for Victoria

Is it something that can be cut from a scrapper Jon?

 

[purple haze]

Or a friend may have one...

Hey guys, we are clogging Freddie's thread! I can delete for you Freddie?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Is it something that can be cut from a scrapper Jon?

Was hoping to replace with new ideally when I do the complete strip down and restore in a few years.

 

[panda1408]

Rear panel is easy to make, all straight with no funny shapes, front panel is a bit different though.

Kev, you can delete if you want, I'm not bothered if they are left though

 

[panda1408]

What have I done

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

Haha, I said near enough the same thing when I ripped off the front panel / wing off mine. And I need to do this next as well. Will be keeping an eye on this.

 

[panda1408]

Haven't updated this for a couple of weeks, been plugging away doing the repairs to the inner sill and fitting up and welding on the new outer.

I've forgotten to take pics of the outer welded on but here are the ones from when I did remember.

This is the rear end of the sill and bottom of the inner rear arch, seems the most common spot for Pandas to rust, not really properly repairable without cutting the outer sill off, this had been badly 'repaired' for a previous MOT


Luckily I had to do the exact same thing on my Sisley so it was fairly straightforward to sort.


Not very good photos but this is the the middle of the sill by the jacking point, all three skins had rotted through here, inner sill, floor and outer sill, again only properly repairable by removing the outer sill as the rot went under the centre crossmember.


Unfortunately I forgot to take photos after it was repaired and before I fitted the new outer sill:bang:

Finally the new outer sill cut and drilled ready to fit and then clamped to the car ready to weld on.


I'm still waiting on the front panel from Italy which will hopefully arrive this week so I can get that done and then I need to repair the area around one of the rear bumper brackets as it has gone abit flaky. Once the welding is done I can get on with the painting and sort the other MOT failure bits.

 

[purple haze]

:worship:

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Love these oldies, class motor

 

[VmanC]

Nice work Freddy, outer sill is something I'm sure I'll need to tackle some time.

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

I'm taking notes

Looks good, some nice patch repairs in the rear wheel arch even keeping that oval hole thingy whatever that is for.

 

[panda1408]

I'm taking notes

Looks good, some nice patch repairs in the rear wheel arch even keeping that oval hole thingy whatever that is for.

I think its for waxoyling, not really neccessary but I like to make things look as original as possible.

The front panel arrived from Italy today, unfortunately it has been previously damaged which I didn't know about from the listing on eBay and has abit of surface rust on it, although it is probably almost as old as the car and was half the price of any others. Instead of replacing the whole panel I am just going to use sections of it to replace the damaged bits on the car.

 

[panda1408]

More progress this weekend although not as much as I'd hoped.

Started to do the filler work on the sill/wing joins:


Got bored of doing that (I hate rubbing filler) so I started on the front panel, as you can see the new panel is damaged in the top corners, luckily I don't need those bits.


Instead I need the bottom corners, started with the drivers side


It has obivously had a small knock at the front at some point which has damaged either side of the panel from where the bumper has been pushed back. It had then been filled over to hide the rust. The marker pen lines are where I was cutting to.


Spot welds drilled out


And then cut out.

The bottom of the inner wing flange the front panel welds to had got abit mangled so I cut it out and welded in some freshmetal.


I then cut out the the section I needed from the new front panel and gradually trimmed it to fit the car and then drilled the holes for plug welding.


I was going to weld it on today but annoyingly my welder is playing up so I need to get that sorted first, instead I stripped the N/S front suspension down to sort the driveshaft boot and give it all a lick of paint.

 

[JordanHoward]

nice buy