General 4x4 rebuild underway!

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Hmmmmmmmm
Hows that work ? You have engines like Russian dolls ?

Well thats half of it. You need a massive work shop and lift, so than you can release the engine and in theiory lift the car off of the engine.

 

[Crashtest33]

Yeh, most car are body up rather than engine up, but because it's a hair dryer there was not any fouling!
The propshaft flange did come very close to jamming on the bulkhead tho.
However;
I'm certain that with everything still in the engine bay you would HAVE to drop the engine. The prop flange would never get past the fuel/brake lines or the heater unit.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Ye, I'm sure fit advise dropping purly because its quicker and easier, but then again if all aux are out from the engine bay, then it can be just as easy to lift out

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Hmmmmmmmm
Hows that work ? You have engines like Russian dolls ?

OMG I've just understood your question because of my typo in the previous post

I like the fact that I'm now in someone's sig also

 

[urchin]

looking good mate, i have just done same to my cinquecento looks great and now i have seen your pics im going to have to do the panda too thanks mate

 

[Crashtest33]

No going back now!

Hi all!!

The day is finally upon me!
Off to Surface Processing tomorrow

How cool is this?! A Panda goes in the back of a long wheel base Sprinter!!

Wish me luck and I'll be posting more piccies of refirb and new parts over the next 3/4 weeks until the shell is back all bare and shiny.

Nick :slayer:

p.s. Can everyone search for a bull bar for me (condition unimportant as blasting and powercoating is nearby)

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Love the pic of it in the back of the sprinter

Will keep an eye out for a bull bar on ebay, but they seem to come all at once like buses, and then there is a long quite wait

Jon.

 

[nitro_warrior]

This is sounding good, make sure we get plenty of pictures!!!

I'm away for a few weeks, and I expect to see big things when I get back! :yum:

Well i'm back from my holidays and happy, powder coated things do look nice
Looking forward to seeing how the shell turns out. Good work sir.

 

[Crashtest33]

More reconned parts!!

More parts have been blasted and powder coated
Here's the rear axle rebuilding, me painting the brake servo and a shot of the shell on a palatte at Surface Processing Ltd. :slayer:

 

[StephenC]

I'm well impressed with that work. Those parts look stunning- probably better than new! Well done!

 

[mightysisley]

All I can say is wow, lol. that axle looks the mutts nuts like Keep that sort of work going and we are looking at concours motor here.:slayer:

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

:yeahthat: (for above two posts)

All looks really good and is rather exciting :yum:

 

[Crashtest33]

Brake system underway

Started with new cylinders on the rear plates. New Calipers have been ordered and here's the finished drums caliper holders and Master cylinder assembly.

Thanks for the comment about the Concours! but I don't even know if they'll allow a non original Panda??

Nick

 

[mightysisley]

Re: Brake system underway

Started with new cylinders on the rear plates. New Calipers have been ordered and here's the finished drums caliper holders and Master cylinder assembly.

Thanks for the comment about the Concours! but I don't even know if they'll allow a non original Panda??

Nick

Well not sure how the concours thing works exactly, all I know is all the concours motors I've seen are well smart and yours is going to be the same judging by work done so far

 

[Crashtest33]

Gear linkage assembly and engine mounts!!

Here's the gear linkages restored and the engine mounts blasted

Gotta rebuild the links with the new kit I bought. lol

 

[maddogmorg]

All I can say is wow, lol. that axle looks the mutts nuts like Keep that sort of work going and we are looking at concours motor here.:slayer:

i hope that it's going to be put to use off road for which it was intended!

going to get rock sliders (or whatever they're called) so to protect the sills from grounding out?

 

[Crashtest33]

I teach skiing & Snowboarding in the French Alps for 6 months of the year so it's gonna get well used!!

 

[maddogmorg]

I teach skiing & Snowboarding in the French Alps for 6 months of the year so it's gonna get well used!!

ahhh fair enough. went there at the beginning of july. saw loads of panda 4x4's in both old and new form!

 

[Crashtest33]

The Bare Shell is HERE!

Finally, Surface Processing have finished my shell!!!!!!! Here she is :slayer:
Even my girlfriend wet herself.

 

[panda-sport]

looks like just a small hole by the drivers side windscreen air vent, the bottom edge of drivers footwell/inner arch and maybe the drivers side boot seam to plug. It does appear to be a very straight shell