Panda (Classic) John Dragon Man's 4x4 Sisley

[blu73]

see i'm more of a suzuki sj or nissan patrol (260 series, not the fat round-y new ones) kinda guy when it comes to off-roaders - both of which are on my 'to own one day list'

 

[andyholli]

I'm a newb to zombie lighting but doesn't it draw them towards the source?

 

[PuntoHowTo]

see i'm more of a suzuki sj or nissan patrol (260 series, not the fat round-y new ones) kinda guy when it comes to off-roaders - both of which are on my 'to own one day list'

I used to have a Range Rover classic many years ago so definitely a landy lover

It had a suspension and body lift huge tyres on the classic 16" 3 spoke alloys and a powerful 3.1 turbo diesel Isuzu engine, sold it to an guy who did off road trials

 

[Dragon Man]

I'm a newb to zombie lighting but doesn't it draw them towards the source?

zombie lights are UV lights you watched The Strain right?

yeah its a cool switch.. but i am making my own kinda thing... that one looks too.. "clean" or modern.

as for 4x4's i like the Suzuki sj410 (hard back) or the older daihatsu fourtrak

trouble is, i dont know which one i would like out of the two.. the suzuki or the daihatsu :/

it something i want to get when i feel it is time for Fallout to have a new keeper.. but that will be a fair few years after i get him on the road.. unless some one come to me with an offer i cant refuse that is lmao

i think i wanna get one of these next in terms of lighting..:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...light-LED-work-light/1701004_32280832249.html

 

[panda panda]

Oh yeah I loved "the strain" daft but great entertainment!

Had a thing for Suki Jimny's until I drove one

I like the look of all this lighting, but hate it when it's on and coming toward me.

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Had a thing for Suki Jimny's until I drove one

They are terrible cars to drive on normal roads but not too bad off the beaten track, but I think any modern panda would leave them in the mud these days.

 

[Dragon Man]

i'd still like an SJ hard back that is solid. i would not care if it was beaten up.

i bought some new wipers for Talon today, front and back. first time i have bought new wiper blades for any of my cars. normally i always got them from the scrap yard for free.

talon has just turned over to 48000 miles too.. well about 40 miles ago.

also added some replacement rear speakers (some 4 inch scrapyard find jobbies made by kenwood quite modern looking) as the originals has some pretty bad foam rot. managed to make the new ones look just like the old ones though using the original dealer fit speaker covers.. i am quite happy with that.

one little thing i have done is drill a tiny 3 or 4 mm hole in the lowest part of the back box as a condensation drain. Talon failed the smoke test twice when he was in for his MOT because of the amount of steam he was making.. when i drilled the hole, loads of water came out. it was actually the MOT tester that suggested i do it.
seems like a good call.

also after ages of running around my tank got to about 1/3 full. so i decided to fill the tank to full. i have recorded the mileage, (48042 miles) so i will see how far a tank gets me. i will take it all the way down to the minimum "no fuel left" mark. (dont worry i have driven talon many miles past the "no fuel left" mark) then when i fill it again count how many miles i have done... see if i can work out Talons MPG

well that is all to report.

 

[onemanmade]

i'd still like an SJ hard back that is solid. i would not care if it was beaten up.

i bought some new wipers for Talon today, front and back. first time i have bought new wiper blades for any of my cars. normally i always got them from the scrap yard for free.

talon has just turned over to 48000 miles too.. well about 40 miles ago.

also added some replacement rear speakers (some 4 inch scrapyard find jobbies made by kenwood quite modern looking) as the originals has some pretty bad foam rot. managed to make the new ones look just like the old ones though using the original dealer fit speaker covers.. i am quite happy with that.

one little thing i have done is drill a tiny 3 or 4 mm hole in the lowest part of the back box as a condensation drain. Talon failed the smoke test twice when he was in for his MOT because of the amount of steam he was making.. when i drilled the hole, loads of water came out. it was actually the MOT tester that suggested i do it.
seems like a good call.

also after ages of running around my tank got to about 1/3 full. so i decided to fill the tank to full. i have recorded the mileage, (48042 miles) so i will see how far a tank gets me. i will take it all the way down to the minimum "no fuel left" mark. (dont worry i have driven talon many miles past the "no fuel left" mark) then when i fill it again count how many miles i have done... see if i can work out Talons MPG

well that is all to report.

I use fuelly, it works really well! My parade is currently getting 41.7 mpg, I'm interested to see how the sisley compares

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

i'd still like an SJ hard back that is solid. i would not care if it was beaten up.

i bought some new wipers for Talon today, front and back. first time i have bought new wiper blades for any of my cars. normally i always got them from the scrap yard for free.

talon has just turned over to 48000 miles too.. well about 40 miles ago.

also added some replacement rear speakers (some 4 inch scrapyard find jobbies made by kenwood quite modern looking) as the originals has some pretty bad foam rot. managed to make the new ones look just like the old ones though using the original dealer fit speaker covers.. i am quite happy with that.

one little thing i have done is drill a tiny 3 or 4 mm hole in the lowest part of the back box as a condensation drain. Talon failed the smoke test twice when he was in for his MOT because of the amount of steam he was making.. when i drilled the hole, loads of water came out. it was actually the MOT tester that suggested i do it.
seems like a good call.

also after ages of running around my tank got to about 1/3 full. so i decided to fill the tank to full. i have recorded the mileage, (48042 miles) so i will see how far a tank gets me. i will take it all the way down to the minimum "no fuel left" mark. (dont worry i have driven talon many miles past the "no fuel left" mark) then when i fill it again count how many miles i have done... see if i can work out Talons MPG

well that is all to report.

You're being mean and not driving him hard enough, that what it is.

 

[abarth stabler]

I calculated the 4x4s mpg yesterday, covered 61.5 miles of combined driving and got 47.15 mpg, I was shocked, checked it over a few times and the maths was correct

 

[Dragon Man]

Talon has been a bit chilly when out on trips. not sure why.. but guessed it to be the thermostat.

today i changed it over with a new one, just to be sure.

heres a few pictures of the old one..


so it doesn't look bad..


yeah.. nothing seems wrong..


lets take a better look at this..


ah






hmm so. there you go. that is what.. 2 years old? shameful.

i have also been playing around with the throttle position sensor. the way you adjust it on this is by moving the whole sensor. its quite a funny way of doing it but it works well.

talon now idles quite low now.

i did have to redo all the timing again. sadly with no timing gun i am mostly doing it by ear. keep backing off until it stops knocking through the rev range. it is how i did it last time, and it has worked really well.

i also changed the manifold coolant temperature sensor over too (dont worry guys with carbed pandas, you dont have this) as i suspected it was not working correctly making the ECU think the engine was still running cold.

i give the lambda sensor a good probing with the multi meter too.

i have good resistance between the 2 white wires (the heater) and when up to temperature and running the voltage it gives is constantly changing, but normally around 0.500v. (give or take a few millivolts)
thing is though when i make it more rich it makes the voltage go up... im not sure but i thought the voltage should go down when it detects a more rich mixture. all lambda sensors work the same way, so maybe it is just me.


anyway that is all for this episode, stay tuned for more updates

 

[onemanmade]

Talon has been a bit chilly when out on trips. not sure why.. but guessed it to be the thermostat.

today i changed it over with a new one, just to be sure.

heres a few pictures of the old one..


so it doesn't look bad..


yeah.. nothing seems wrong..


lets take a better look at this..


ah






hmm so. there you go. that is what.. 2 years old? shameful.

i have also been playing around with the throttle position sensor. the way you adjust it on this is by moving the whole sensor. its quite a funny way of doing it but it works well.

talon now idles quite low now.

i did have to redo all the timing again. sadly with no timing gun i am mostly doing it by ear. keep backing off until it stops knocking through the rev range. it is how i did it last time, and it has worked really well.

i also changed the manifold coolant temperature sensor over too (dont worry guys with carbed pandas, you dont have this) as i suspected it was not working correctly making the ECU think the engine was still running cold.

i give the lambda sensor a good probing with the multi meter too.

i have good resistance between the 2 white wires (the heater) and when up to temperature and running the voltage it gives is constantly changing, but normally around 0.500v. (give or take a few millivolts)
thing is though when i make it more rich it makes the voltage go up... im not sure but i thought the voltage should go down when it detects a more rich mixture. all lambda sensors work the same way, so maybe it is just me.


anyway that is all for this episode, stay tuned for more updates

Good fix mate! Bit dissapointing after only two years use tho?

 

[Freebo]

What make was it? Was it a proper Fiat one or another manufacturer?

 

[Dragon Man]

it was a cheap one sadly from ebay. this new one was from euro car parts.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

it was a cheap one sadly from ebay. this new one was from euro car parts.

I only ever buy thermostats from main dealers, too many dodgy ones floating about

 

[firstcar-Y10]

I only ever buy thermostats from main dealers, too many dodgy ones floating about

I was wondering how long that would take:devil:

 

[onemanmade]

What a luxury being able to buy things from the dealer! Every fiat dealer I can find within 50 miles won't let me order parts if its not a current production car. Typical Scotland

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

What a luxury being able to buy things from the dealer! Every fiat dealer I can find within 50 miles won't let me order parts if its not a current production car. Typical Scotland

Use the internet

 

[Giacosa]

What a luxury being able to buy things from the dealer! Every fiat dealer I can find within 50 miles won't let me order parts if its not a current production car. Typical Scotland

The Fiat dealer in Perth is really good. Will even order from Italy bits unique to the Y10. If you really need something I'll order it for you.

 

[onemanmade]

Use the internet

I do almost exclusively