Technical panda 4x4 LHD to RHD conversion

[binhoker]

more filling and sanding for me gona need a 3rd tub of isopon to level my second door botom. i have been reading about roofracks. https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-classic/450337-roof-rack-options.html?450337=#post4264923

 

[binhoker]

Old dispach van in my yard has thease bolt on points they are held on by 4 spotwelds. wish i had thougt of this before painting the roof

 

[onemanmade]

more filling and sanding for me gona need a 3rd tub of isopon to level my second door botom. i have been reading about roofracks. https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-classic/450337-roof-rack-options.html?450337=#post4264923

Sisley type roof rack? No hole drilling in the body then

Myself and a couple others on the Facebook page are working on making a guide for fabricating a Sisley roof rack, provided you have the 4 plastic corners

 

[binhoker]

yup the sisley design looks a goodun. what iam thinking of involves no holes but dose involve welding. i was thinking of simple bars that i could quickly bolt on or off.

 

[binhoker]

Made a new door botom trying to keep it nice and flat as the wible wobble in the first one has made me increseingly bored of filling sanding.

 

[kolza]

Look for Citroen C15 door lower repair section, comes already curved, or early Ducato cargo side door lower panel. should be easily available in NL.

 

[binhoker]

Mounting points are on i will figure out the roofrack later. I think the body work stage is over time to fit my rhd wiring loom

 

[Sjvarley]

Sisley type roof rack? No hole drilling in the body then

Myself and a couple others on the Facebook page are working on making a guide for fabricating a Sisley roof rack, provided you have the 4 plastic cornersView attachment 185592View attachment 185593View attachment 185594

Ok cam. If you photo copy your templates. They can then be sent at scale if printed A4. For group use

 

[onemanmade]

Ok cam. If you photo copy your templates. They can then be sent at scale if printed A4. For group use

I am planning to do this once I have everything together and complete on the car so I can be sure I am correct

 

[binhoker]

one of thoes pages looks like a picture of a rabbit

 

[binhoker]

painting is finished i hope, all the glass is in. The rhd loom, diy vinyl dash, pedals and servo, engine and gearbox back in (old clutch new thrust bearing) my carb manifold drilled and taped for brake vacuum, and the back brakes are rebuilt. i have been checking over the electrics while the loom is visible. the loom is from a rhd 2wd carbed car so i have added extra wires for a fuel pump if i ever go fuel injected, an extra wire for the 4x4 dash light, and will have to extend the brake fluid warning light wires to reach the servo assisted brake reservoir. i was initially disappointed by the lack of functioning dash lights most of these were solved by sorting out bad earth connections. while poking wiggling wires i started to wonder if my kph speed o would pass an mot. after some on-line research it appears that N. Ireland has stricter rules than the rest of uk on this mater. see here. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=920698
I had a mph instrumet panel at hand but i wanted to have the 4x4 lamp. Its simple to add a lamp to the 2wd panel as the lamp holder and lens is there but it would be missing the symbol. I elected to build a Frankenstein instrument panel both panels looked identical the kph 4x4 panel was made by CSG and the mph 2wd by Veglia. disassembly was easy but reassembly required some filing an minor adjustment to make the speedo fit in the panel, fortunately no bad language was required. Hope the DVLNI appreciate this uncharacteristic enthusiasm for adhering to the rules.

 

[binhoker]

the panda has emerged from the shed and been for a couple of short drives.
i have joined the fiat motor club (gb), who i hope will help with the registration paper work.
still some problems to iron out. i am getting airlocks in my fuel line, my mph speedo doesn't display speed but does log miles (it doesn't get tested for mot).
seems to be some wheel scrub when at full lock in either direction. and i have no wiper blades and cant imagine how they attach. will do research

 

[Sjvarley]

Do you want a full 4x4 dash cluster mph

 

[Sjvarley]

Message me I have more stuff that will help you with getting on the road

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Wheel scrub could be because you are running 2wd wheels which are the wrong offset for the 4x4. Car looks great though hope you can get the registration sorted with ease.

 

[binhoker]

didn't realize the 4x4 wheels were different. my spare is a 4x4 the car only came with one. paint job looks decidedly amateurish up close but a bit of dirt will help that. i am more used to working with diesel engines than petrol and this air lock problem keeps reminding me that a mouth full of petrol tastes worse. gona buy some new fuel hose and move the fuel pump down beside the tank. horn not working either need that for mot.

 

[binhoker]

the weels have not been aligned but look ok when pointed straight ahead i can hear and feel the scrub when on full lock. must get some one else to drive the car so i can have a look at whats happening.

 

[binhoker]

trying to make this electric pump work reliably is not so easy keep either drawing in air or vapor locking despite being now mounted as close to the tank as possible and having been resealed several times. i am considering my next move
A improvise some sort of return line to bleed air out of system.
B fit an in tank high pressure pump and pressure regulator.
C replace existing pump with similar pump that costs more than £12.99.
D some combination of the above.

i cant use mechanical pump as apparently i don't have a lobe on my camshaft to drive it

 

[binhoker]

May be this in tank motorbike pump. Flow rate 35 Litres per hour. 5 psi.

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-YBR...014001?hash=item4b0573ac31:g:LBkAAOSwFnFWFVRl

 

[binhoker]

horn is sorted. fuel pump is improved. still no paper work