Panda (Classic) Making the panda mighty again

[Jammytask]

Apologies for the temporary delay in updates, a short notice trip back to the UK and similar weather conditions have meant slow progress.

I've almost finished the right hand sill, a couple of small closing patches and the door seal spot welds to complete and then I can start the left hand side.

The irony of not having the 4x4 panda through the winter was not lost on me

 

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More pics, not sure why I can only upload one image at a time?

 

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Pic3

 

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Pic 4

 

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thank you so much for thread .

It's a labour of love but I'll get it back on the road...

 

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One side finished. Time to start the worst side...

 

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Managed a couple of hours in the workshop today. Stopped the repair section into its component parts before I start trimimg it all to size and prepping it for welding.

There are a surprising number of pieces which make up the panda sill structure.

 

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Another day of grinder sparks and welding burns! Managed to get all the sill and rear arch structure welded in today, hopefully I'll be able to get the outer skins fitted tomorrow.

 

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Welding 99% complete, next job paint and rebuild...

 

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Had a trip to A&E last night to have a piece of grinder spark removed from the front of my eyeball, it was as unpleasant as it sounds, that's despite wearing safety glasses.

 

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Rear chassis member or just a receptacle for rust? Either way it's the next repair I need to focus on.

 

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I'm not sure whether anyone is actually looking at these photos but here is the rear chassis repaired and closed back up with a repair panel. The rearmost area needs a little extra work tomorrow and then I have a body cut to weld in to close off the rear wheel arch.

 

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You can see the size of the arch repair to go in tomorrow in this pic.

 

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After a bit of a dig at a rusty patch where the rear seatbelt mounts fit under the seat a huge hole was discovered. A bit of head scratching later and I fabbed up and welded in a repair patch and cover plate to replace the rotten area.

 

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After tidying up the seatbelt mount repair I started to fit the closing panel before running out of gas

 

[onemanmade]

After tidying up the seatbelt mount repair I started to fit the closing panel before running out of gas

Good repairs well done

 

[Jammytask]

Almost finished, just the last few bits of trim to fit and then it's got it's French MoT equivalent next week.

 

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And t'other side.

 

[Fillipe]

Be sure to let us know how the MOT goes!

 

[Jammytask]

Spent an eventful day chasing electrical issues pre MoT equivalent on Thursday. Discovered issues in the hazard, side light, number plate light, side repeater and interior light circuits, got to love old Italian cars! All fixed now