General Bodyshell?

[lightweightmick]

When I posted about body condition some time back someone suggested a new bodyshell (I think it might have been Dave?)
I can't find the post now
I was wondering about this option. Are they still available? Only from the continent? And if so what kind of price are they?
The next best option is to do as 'crashtest' did for his Camel project - have it pickled, welded-up by a specialist and coated.
Dave might have been joking about the new bodyshell of course... and I'm being a div...

 

[lightweightmick]

Ha ha... yes, he was joking - just been looking at Crashtest33's earliest posts...
nice one...
(of course I might well have dreamt it all as I fell into an abyss of flaking rusty rot-edged holes...)

 

[CLXCraig]

For long life pandas, having them dip galvanised is the best option. Lot of bug owners do this.

If you have some big holes, fibreglass is always an option. Wont rust after that either!

 

[pandamaniac]

Mick.

Best advise.

Look for the best rust free Panda you can find ignoring the doors, boot and bonnet for the cheapest money.

Check all sills, front wing joins, under the rear tailgate seal.

Get on your back and check at the side of the inner panel where the front leaf suspension mounts are (if 4x4) and while you are there, petrol tank and at the back of the rear bumper.

Look into the rear wheel arches, where there is a seam running horizontally, rust there is a nightmare.

If you are stuck for a goodun buy mine!!!

Dave

 

[Crashtest33]

I'm liking the 'specialist' welder!! Just me.
finshed soon, promise.
N

When I posted about body condition some time back someone suggested a new bodyshell (I think it might have been Dave?)
I can't find the post now
I was wondering about this option. Are they still available? Only from the continent? And if so what kind of price are they?
The next best option is to do as 'crashtest' did for his Camel project - have it pickled, welded-up by a specialist and coated.
Dave might have been joking about the new bodyshell of course... and I'm being a div...

 

[lightweightmick]

That makes you a specialist then!
As far as I know you're the only member to have fully bottomed a Panda bodyshell and gone down the coating route..?

-you'll never be finished - you'll want to start another one... face it, you'd miss it!

 

[lightweightmick]

If you are stuck for a goodun buy mine!!!

I couldn't convert it back to 4x2...
a 4x4 would create more drag for my old girl to pull...
cheers