Panda (Classic) Snatch Panda

[kolza]

Just need to fix the coolant leak then install the interior and test!
Ages to go before departure...

Glad you're not on the Hull ferry. You would reassembling the interior during the cruise.

 

[aquamarine]

Solved - thanks again to @panda-sport for further supportive advice. - I'll post the fix in the other thread in case someone else attempts this with a 4x4 in future.

So it starts, runs and stops. Just need to fix the coolant leak then install the interior and test!
Ages to go before departure...

Excellent news. However it sounds like you may finish too early. Am sure you can find some things on shakedown, or better still add some extra jobs to the list.

 

[andyholli]

Glad you're not on the Hull ferry. You would reassembling the interior during the cruise.

True, and I wouldn't have made it on time - installed a seat tonight, drove it out of the garage for the first time in a month, turned it around and put it back in.

And on that 20ft test drive wrote a new snagging list:

Clutch not really working, coolant leak, brake fluid leak and seat doesn't really fit (well the seat fits perfectly but if I'm to sit on it I need the twin sunny conversion) and exhaust noise level - 'ridiculous'.

But I've got all weekend. Should be fine.

 

[andyholli]

Driven it on the road today for the first time... and the outcome is;
1. A long snagging list of previously unknown issues (to be expected really).
2. 50/50 split between "This car really scares me." and "This is hilarious".
3. No exhaust can have too many boxes - (the Swiss don't mind this sort of thing do they?)
4. Let's build another one!

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

2. 50/50 split between "This car really scares me." and "This is hilarious".

Isn't that the same with any Panda

 

[andyholli]

Isn't that the same with any Panda

Yes, I think it is, you're right.

Went for a quick snagging drag up the motorway today to see how it cruised. Plenty of power despite the aerodynamic drag from the pod but the noise is horrendous.
So. I've embarked on a replacement exhaust set up:



I'll finish it tomorrow.

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

We're defo gonna have to have the generic BBC car programme-style race between a Snatch 16v with Panda Pod in tow and a standard 4x4 FIRE, on a closed road ofcourse

 

[andyholli]

Defo!
Win for the valver I think, but I don't think we'll need a closed road.

 

[Freebo]

We're defo gonna have to have the generic BBC car programme-style race between a Snatch 16v with Panda Pod in tow and a standard 4x4 FIRE, on a closed road ofcourse

Das Autobahn?!

 

[andyholli]

Just finished welding the mk2 exhaust and it was far more work than I expected.
Needed extra mounts and many, many joins, with the time pressure I'm afraid none of them are neat and I know some of them are leaky but overall I think it will have been worth it if it holds together...

Just off to pack some clothes and planning to hit the road around 5 a.m.

Woo hoo!

 

[aquamarine]

Just finished welding the mk2 exhaust and it was far more work than I expected.
Needed extra mounts and many, many joins, with the time pressure I'm afraid none of them are neat and I know some of them are leaky but overall I think it will have been worth it if it holds together...

Just off to pack some clothes and planning to hit the road around 5 a.m.

Woo hoo!

Bravo that man. Buon viaggio a tutti!

 

[JamieK]

Just finished welding the mk2 exhaust and it was far more work than I expected.
Needed extra mounts and many, many joins, with the time pressure I'm afraid none of them are neat and I know some of them are leaky but overall I think it will have been worth it if it holds together...

Just off to pack some clothes and planning to hit the road around 5 a.m.

Woo hoo!

**** Andy you're a brave man :slayer: I'm sure all will be fine though
Just grab yourself a can of gun gum at a petrol station and slap it around the leaky joints, that stuff has fibres in it and will help to reinforce the joints

 

[Dragon Man]

**** Andy you're a brave man :slayer: I'm sure all will be fine though
Just grab yourself a can of gun gum at a petrol station and slap it around the leaky joints, that stuff has fibres in it and will help to reinforce the joints

the old "if in doubt, glue comes out" trick.

just take some long thick jump leads and a few packs of welding rods at different thickneses.. i have done "field repairs" like that and they work great.
just make sure the engine is running.
also something to prevent the old arc eye!

 

[dave]

http://www.drivebysnapshots.com/tag/4x4/?sa=X&ved=0CBwQ9QEwA2oVChMIk8SRqOL5xgIVS1sUCh3xywiu

 

[andyholli]

Thanks for posting the link dave, nice photos and kind words.

I got paranoid on the Italian trip's motorway legs because so many photos were being taken of us from passing vehicles. It got a bit dangerous at times and in defence I came over all Native American and claimed they were "stealing our souls".

And yes, I have been careful with the spelling.

 

[andyholli]

Exhaust mk3:



and, no I didn't make this one myself as I'm sure you can tell.. I was fussy about getting them to run it as high and out of the way as possible.



The pipe diameter is necessarily larger which losses a few mm but the 14" wheels and tyres more than compensate for that, so overall I'd guess a little bit more than standard ground clearance.

Sampling the new soundscape reminded me that I still can't tell by ear when it's about to hit the rev limiter, so I nailed this subtly in:



And while I was upgrading cabin appointments found that the Punto head unit and scoop fit well under the vents. - Just a pity it's grey and not black.

-Get me, radio station presets...

 

[andyholli]

And while I was upgrading cabin appointments found that the Punto head unit and scoop fit well under the vents. - Just a pity it's grey and not black.

-Get me, radio station presets...

- Sorry, gallery link didn't work first time.

 

[panda panda]

Nice looking exhaust, I'm thinking of an engine upgrade in the Tangoed 4x4, expensive?

 

[andyholli]

Thank you J.
Engine was free after Punto was broken up, sold off and weighed in, and as a result I felt justified in buying the custom exhaust to finish it off.

Tangoed 4x4 would suit an engine upgrade I'd say. - Give it some more go to match the appearance.
Or you could claim as it is, it's authentically and respectfully Italian...

Tough choice.

 

[kolza]

Give it some more go to match the appearance.
Or you could claim as it is, it's authentically and respectfully Italian...

Tough choice.

Looks like that P60 poped in right moment.