Panda (Classic) My Sisley, Panda 4x4 - division north

[kolza]

Tyres are here and they do look really good.
Remould quality is good, E-marked, date stamp, plus all other info which modern tyres should have.

Will add osme photos later on.

 

[kolza]

As there was some interest from number of members with more road friendly but still offroad capable tyre for panda here are Fedima's F/OR 155/70R13 which will be fitted to my sisley.
565mm OD, thread width 140mm

Fedima F/OR 155/70R13 vs road tyre 155/70R13

Thread dept; 9.5mm

Nice to know that they are only few weeks old

No punctures repairs

Light fift might be required

Small gift from Fedima.de - German distributor, T-shirt and number of stickers

Tyres available in few common sizes:

145/80R13 - 565/140mm
155/70R13 - 565/140mm
155/80R13 - 588/150mm

wide range available

http://www.fedima.de/de/4x4-offroad/f-or.html
(no english website version, available through Tyresdirect but + 10%

I'll report back as soon they gona get dirty up the St@xton Hill

 

[Dragon Man]

man they look nice.. one thing that would worry me though is the noise level in the car when driving at speed.. how are they for that?

 

[kolza]

how are they for that?

We shall see that in few weeks time.
They might have same road properties as Trac 4x4, same noise level and poorer offroad performance but at least i've tried other source.

 

[Bartpanda]

Nice to know that they are only few weeks old

they are retreaded tyres, they may be older than coal .

Being serious now ,they look good ! similar but less agressive than "pneus ovada" from Italy my friend has on his 4x4

 

[Alixcompo]

I run Landrover tyres on my Sherpa truck. Above 50 mph I just lurve the sound the tyres make

 

[kolza]

I think I do need to shot blast and coat the Weller rims before fitting the Fedima's on. After scratching few layers of weird cotings it look like the made date is 05 '89.

Scarborough is such a ****e hole, pricy blasters, pricy dippers!

 

[kolza]

Finally, my magic camber M12 hub bolts are ready.
Two options available 2 and 3 mm.
Required if opening the top hub bolt hole is not enough to get the camber right.

Number of pairs and nuts available.

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Finally, my magic camber M12 hub bolts are ready.
Two options available 2 and 3 mm.
Required if opening the top hub bolt hole is not enough to get the camber right.

Number of pairs and nuts available.

The general rule of thumb is roughly 1mm widening per 20mm of height, so 60mm lift would require 3mm drilling out

 

[kolza]

The general rule of thumb is roughly 1mm widening per 20mm of height, so 60mm lift would require 3mm drilling out

Didn't know that such a rule exist, according to fitting instruction ( 75mm lift ), I need 6mm of total adjustment.

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Didn't know that such a rule exist, according to fitting instruction ( 75mm lift ), I need 6mm of total adjustment.

With my 75mm lift I drilled out just less than 4mm and it was slightly too much

 

[kolza]

I'll see when i'll get to that point.

I've got 10mm top spacers only, the rest of lift is the coil spring and longer shock with relocated boils spring base plate.

At the rear i've got just the shackels, shocks and secondary coil spriings, no leaf to axle spacers.

There seems to be hundreds of different configurations.

Mirko, could you translate attached sketch, please?

 

[kolza]

Engine/gearbox stand will be collected this afternoon.

This will help a bit as the workload is massive.

Just brief list of thing to do:

1. Engine swap.
2. Gearbox swap.
3. Fit lift kit ( front and rear suspension/axle full rebuild)
4. Mod & fit Roof rack.
5. Fabricate front seat frames for Mx-5 seats.
6. Re-trim in Sisley fabric Mx-5 front seats .
7. Get the Weller rims blasted and coated, fit Fedima tyres on ( in progress)
8. Fabricate rock sliders and sills protectors.
9. Fabricate full size petrol tank guard/protector.
10. Mod Sump guard and extend it to protect gear selectors.
11. Fabricate Rear diff guard.
12. More lights.
13. Winch + frame.

14. any other which i don't know about - yet!


Easy Peasy!!!

 

[andyholli]

Great looking list, can't wait to see the fruits of your labour, particularly number 8.

I have a pair of MX5 seats going spare if you don't already have some. Late type with separate headrests.

 

[kolza]

Cheers Andy, but in my opinion the mk1/eunos one piece back and head rest does beat any front seats. Nice looking and really slim. Just doing some spare space in unit work will start tommorow.

 

[Freebo]

Cheers Andy, but in my opinion the mk1/eunos one piece back and head rest does beat any front seats. Nice looking and really slim. Just doing some spare space in unit work will start tommorow.

Will be interesting to see how you fit these. I'm thinking of some new front seats and these look a good replacement.

 

[kolza]

Headrests does have build in speaker assy with tweeter and 4" one wich is only advantage in a panda.

 

[andyholli]

Headrests does have build in speaker assy with tweeter and 4" one wich is only advantage in a panda.

We've got an MX5 with the headrest speakers but they're surprisingly ineffective, even with upgraded drivers. Good idea and better than nothing but no substitute for full sized speakers further away imho.

 

[kolza]

Does anyone know place/on-line which can supply me with 500ml of paint ?

Paint code 286 Avorio(avario) to get my wellers rims sorted?

Just been on phone with Halfords - waste of time as due to some legislation they can only do the 400ml aerosols oi solid colours, tin of metalic or fluorescent paint with no problems - world is going crazy.

If not, i'm going for chlorinated rubber paint (plastidip type budget equivalent) in white.

 

[panda1408]

Does anyone know place/on-line which can supply me with 500ml of paint ?

Paint code 286 Avorio(avario) to get my wellers rims sorted?

Just been on phone with Halfords - waste of time as due to some legislation they can only do the 400ml aerosols oi solid colours, tin of metalic or fluorescent paint with no problems - world is going crazy.

If not, i'm going for chlorinated rubber paint (plastidip type budget equivalent) in white.

Is there not a paint supplier or bodyshop local to you that could mix it up? I could get it mixed it for you if you wanted and then posted, would just have to make sure the tin is well sealed!