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You may need to look around, though, if your son is younger than 25 -- not many classic insurers will cover inexperienced drivers.
General new panda project,
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General new panda project,
You may need to look around, though, if your son is younger than 25 -- not many classic insurers will cover inexperienced drivers.
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thanks homeward,
iwill clear out any aftermarket rubbish and get her back to standard,
Forum sticker can stay mind,
this car brings back some memory's a panda was my very 1st car,
irember having it on two wheels on a roundabout,
iwill put alot of time into this one me thinks ..its just not easy finding parts
ebay is garbage for panda bits
iwill clear out any aftermarket rubbish and get her back to standard,
Forum sticker can stay mind,
this car brings back some memory's a panda was my very 1st car,
irember having it on two wheels on a roundabout,
iwill put alot of time into this one me thinks ..its just not easy finding parts
ebay is garbage for panda bits
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You may need to look around, though, if your son is younger than 25 -- not many classic insurers will cover inexperienced drivers.
idont think he will ever drive it tbh,
hes more interested in working on cars. & most days 125 mopeds
he will soon get bored with it and iwill end up with it no doubt,
iwill put alot of time into this one me thinks ..its just not easy finding parts
ebay is garbage for panda bits
Have a look at this sticky -- it lists all the places we get our parts from. Most things can be obtained (apart from automatic clutches, sills, doors, and 4x4 petrol tanks...); and many of the guys on here have garages stacked high with bits and bobs -- so a wanted ad in the Classifieds will often reap rewards.
Much easier to work on than a Punto, too. Even the injected ones are simple, in comparison...!
Good luck with the project. I think there's a nice Panda underneath with a bit of work.
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Good luck with the project. I think there's a nice Panda underneath with a bit of work.
Hi and thanks.
Yes I agree ..there's certainly albeit of hope for this panda ..I will give it a good go
At making it right anyway..
Yes I agree ..there's certainly albeit of hope for this panda ..I will give it a good go
At making it right anyway..
If anyone can do it, you can, that's for sure.... :worship:
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cylinder head is off,
another hour or so hopefully it will be running
another hour or so hopefully it will be running
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cylinder head was scrap,
ihad one in garage amongst the cobwebs, luckily so thats cleaned up and on now,
the plastic side trims where unsave-able so weve removed them + blue tat trim off number plate
doors are scabby underneath passenger one being the worst, (ive seen worse tho)
all stickers and tat is removed apart from fiat forum one,
iwill order paint and materials this week get the bodywork tidied up and then crack on with the welding, atm this panda is being easy to work with,
spoke with chap it came off, and the issue with roof rails has been resolved,
it was just a missunderstanding ..so no negatives here,
ihad one in garage amongst the cobwebs, luckily so thats cleaned up and on now,
the plastic side trims where unsave-able so weve removed them + blue tat trim off number plate
doors are scabby underneath passenger one being the worst, (ive seen worse tho)
all stickers and tat is removed apart from fiat forum one,
iwill order paint and materials this week get the bodywork tidied up and then crack on with the welding, atm this panda is being easy to work with,
spoke with chap it came off, and the issue with roof rails has been resolved,
it was just a missunderstanding ..so no negatives here,
Glad shes in better hands than mine. Looking forward to seeing finished product
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it started up first turn,
she sounds nice & quiet too not a tapper anyway
just got to change oil and filter now, (someones made mince meat out of sump plug in the past.) so imay have to change sump
Need to find a airbox too, its venting to atmosphere witch aint good
it wont smell nice inside with heater on,
she sounds nice & quiet too not a tapper anyway
just got to change oil and filter now, (someones made mince meat out of sump plug in the past.) so imay have to change sump
Need to find a airbox too, its venting to atmosphere witch aint good
it wont smell nice inside with heater on,
oh no its fecked then,not a tapper anyway
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left it running for a few hours now and it hasnt blowed up,
temp is sitting on 90. so alls good,
floor has been rust treated, iwill crack on with paint work next and
then get it welded up for its m.o.t.
schtubert called round earlier and brought a few parts which helps alot
cheers 4 that mate,
temp is sitting on 90. so alls good,
floor has been rust treated, iwill crack on with paint work next and
then get it welded up for its m.o.t.
schtubert called round earlier and brought a few parts which helps alot
cheers 4 that mate,
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Shes a beaut!!!
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its getting there slowly,
ive just managed to get abite to eat,been out there all day
day off tomoz me thinks, not only that the punto will end up getting forgotton about so icarnt get to distracted,
this panda will be finnished soon and then ican buy another one for myself,
next one will be getting 16v engine, :devil:
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Just been thinking of what to do about the tired interior,
door cards and seats mainly, as theres not much replacement options out there,
and ithink im going to have abash at re-covering them my self
going to order the materials this week, (if ive got any spare funds left after buying paint/waxyoil-and other bits,
im thinking of steel grey... what do you think,, opinions pls
door cards and seats mainly, as theres not much replacement options out there,
and ithink im going to have abash at re-covering them my self
going to order the materials this week, (if ive got any spare funds left after buying paint/waxyoil-and other bits,
im thinking of steel grey... what do you think,, opinions pls
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got the boot floor and seatbelt points welded up..
it wasnt too bad, ive had worser scabs on my arms,
the old girl is fairly solid,
got all floor painted up inside car.. and all seams sealed, its looking good
next job ithink its going on its side, (matress to protect it) and then get the underside cleaned up,
and then crack on with the interior, and then the search begins for mk1 16v old punto sporting :devil:
it wasnt too bad, ive had worser scabs on my arms,
the old girl is fairly solid,
got all floor painted up inside car.. and all seams sealed, its looking good
next job ithink its going on its side, (matress to protect it) and then get the underside cleaned up,
and then crack on with the interior, and then the search begins for mk1 16v old punto sporting :devil:
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ive got alot completed on it today,
it looks atotaly differnt car now, ive had a few people come up and have anosey at it, some daft questions like what is it ?
it looks atotaly differnt car now, ive had a few people come up and have anosey at it, some daft questions like what is it ?
got the boot floor and seatbelt points welded up..
it wasnt too bad, ive had worser scabs on my arms,
the old girl is fairly solid,
got all floor painted up inside car.. and all seams sealed, its looking good
next job ithink its going on its side, (matress to protect it) and then get the underside cleaned up,
and then crack on with the interior, and then the search begins for mk1 16v old punto sporting :devil:
Not sure if you were being serious, but if you are, a little tippette if I may. The mk1 Punto Sportings are mainly dead or dying, with most thrashed for years. If you find a good one it won't be cheap & it would be a shame to break a good one. Having been through the same thing, I found a mk1 Punto 85ELX which turns out to be perfect. They have exactly the same engine but as a 5 door family mobile they won't have been thrashed & crashed - mine had 50 odd thousand on the clock family owned from new and the bodywork past its best from London driving & school runs - goes like a rocket and I seriously doubt I would have found a nicer one from a Sporting even if I'd tripled the £350 engine budget. Just a thought!
