General Pimping our rides

[pandafan]

Hi,
It's been a long time since I've had the time to post here...apologies.
Our cars have simply been keeping on keeping on! But things are now changing; so I thought that it was time to re-connect with you and update.

'FREAK' and the 'DOG CAR' update.​

I've not really had anything to post on the site as the cars have just kept on going.

However, 'Freaks' last MOT was over £700 and that stopped me in my tracks ! I've been too busy earning the cash to watch where it was going. If I had been focused enough, the MOT would have cost £100 ... and I could have spent some time in the garden !!

So, time to call in some favours:-

'Dog-Car' first.
Take it off the road and SORN it. Transport to HGV-building company and rise into the air.
S*IT !
No chassis !
Whilst son-in-law builds new chassis, I cast my eye around the huge aircraft-hanger of a building. I'm here for the next 8 hours ... how can I amuse myself ?
My eye falls upon a new Plasma Cutter, panel bender, air riviter and stack of ally chequer-plate ! ... heaven !
So, using the Dog-Car as a template, I made two sets of door bottoms, front and rear panels to match, sump-guards and sill covers. Wonderful !

I was already having a new exhaust made for the 'Dog':- standard front pipe, mid-section Fiat 127 muffler, fabricated pipe and rear-box ... 15" s/s outlet straight-through, with twin 3" uplift outlet pipes. Coupled to the roof-inlet for the K&N filtered Carb ... this was all looking good.

As the car was off the road anyway, and it is used mainly for towing and carrying, we thought "What the hell". So I've built a raised roof storage-section where the rear sunroof was and am currently making it's top into a roof-rack; to compliment the Seat Terra wind deflector, already fitted. This could take some time !

As for the 'FREAK': after it's rediculously expensive MOT, I took a damn good look at it.
I Love the Beast !
So, I'm fitting the spare body-kit that i made to it, diverting the K&N intake to the roof, replacing the roof-lights with a vintage Pajero set of four, reinforcing the sump-guard and ............

I will post pictures as and when ... but I'm a bit busy at the moment.
I haven't forgotten you all. This is still the best Fiat Panda site in the net.
All the best.

 

[Alan.D]

Nice to see you back on you have been missed, I also like to thank you for your wishes on the upcomming Istanbul trek, why not come allong and take a break, spend some of your hard earned

 

[pandafan]

Thank You Alan,
We tend not to do 'Foreign' ...
But it is wonderful to back on the friendliest Fiat sit on the net !
I hadn't realised how long we'd been away from the site until I came up for air and looked-around !

 

[JimMagill]

Yea!!!!

Pandafan's back!!!!:slayer:

Jim

 

[FuzzyPanda]

Welcome back mate. I'll post more when I'm less influenced by alcohol.

 

[Steven]

Good to see you back Chris. I'm looking forward to seeing these photos!

 

[pandafan]

Some pictures of work in progress:

 

[Alan.D]

Holy sh*t I hope you don't get woodworm.

I was thinking of getting a winch for the Sisley as they are getting very cheap these days.

 

[FuzzyPanda]

Pandafan... That's certainly a bit different. Not keen on the silver bits on the front though, I'd have them black, but hey it's not my car.

 

[pandafan]

Holy sh*t I hope you don't get woodworm.

It's a Fiat ... the tin worms will eat them, like they do everything else !

I was thinking of getting a winch for the Sisley as they are getting very cheap these days.

The winch is the only accesory a Panda needs ... most of the time the little darlings can get out of anything; but on the odd occasion you get seriously stuck, it's nice to know that the winch is sat there.

 

[pandafan]

If you don't like the shiny bits at the front, you'll positively HATE the side repeaters !

 

[Jaff_Fox]

Grand way of dealing with bottom door rot there mate! I'm thinking of doing a similar thing but i'll spray it to match the cars colour

 

[Steven]

That's mad.

 

[Tony M]

cue A-team music...

wow, now there's a sunday full of fidgitting.
I can appreciate the aluminium plating but can't you paint it black?

 

[pandafan]

cue A-team music...

wow, now there's a sunday full of fidgitting.
I can appreciate the aluminium plating but can't you paint it black?

But...
It's all new and SHINY !:spin: :spin: :spin:

 

[Alan.D]

It is very Bling, that you have no option but to concede

 

[stephenbeetleman]

Hi There,
Just new to the Fiat forum and spotted 'Freak' that youve got there hehe! Never seen a Panda 4x4 with a winch before do you need a special bumper for the panda to fit it? and what kinds of elec winch suit? Cheers and keep up the good work!