Wrong hand drive E36? Not if you want room for a turbo.

[Relentless Rob]

Oh yes got tired of waiting and thought it would be a hollow victory without building the car myself so I've sold the Uno Rally car I bought for the competition. So I have totally blank canvas to start from. I did consider making my Alfa Giardinetta Subaru Turbo powered but there are only seven of them left in the UK so it would be cruel of me to take a grinder to one. So I'm looking for a Fiat Panda as I know the car really well and it has a lot more room under the bonnet than the Cinquecent I have just bought to use as a daily driver.

Won't be following the same path as the other Pandas I have built. Thinking inside the box has never been my forte' I'm more inclinded to smash the box with a big hammer, set fire to it and use the charcoal to filter crazy juice.

As there's no venue or date I have no deadline. So it won't be a three day Bravo 100SX powered one this time; or will it?

[dazzler]

have your tired the local zoo for a panda?

[Relentless Rob]

They had a problem with the idea of my shoving a big engine in one.

[sportpanda]

As a fellow panda worrier can you tell me what driveshafts you used to fit the bravo engine and box into the panda?

[Relentless Rob]

Bravo business end and Uno Turbo CVs going into Uno Turbo hubs.
I fitted the Bravo shafts up to the car and they were only an Inch or so too long. Stripped them and shortened the main shaft welding the ends of the Uno Turbo shafts in place. Checked they were straight on a lathe and re-enforced the joints with a few runs along the join. I was goin to get Reco-Prop to make a proper set after the event. The off side one was 2mm too short and I had to made a spacer to go between the hub and the CV.

You'll love what I have planned for the next one. It's all bits I have in my shed already was well.


Edited for P.S My old Uno Turbo powered Panda was called Pandamonium. Have a google and a giggle. Rob

[Renrut]

I've found you a panda

[Relentless Rob]

I'm suprised nobody has posted this one yet.




Got my daily drive Cinquecento Sporting and am still looking for a Panda for the engine bay space. Collecing the other Alfa 33 Giardinetta next weekend as a last resort I may use one of those in the £999 but that is only if I can not find a Panda in time.

[Renrut]

There's a couple of pandas on ebay going for reasonable sums. One is an auto tho and I can't imagine you want to mess around with changing pedal boxes etc.

Here's the other one:

flea ridden panda

[Relentless Rob]

Guess who the bidder is?


The car can be M.O.T'd cat' free so long as the engine pre-dates the emissions change. So it doesn't have to be a Panda at all. My daily drive Cinquecento may have a coming together with my grinder if I can't find a Panda in time.

[Relentless Rob]

Had a thought about the Panda Selecta (Automatic). Wouldn't need to fit a three pedal box at all just fit the original bikes clutch lever to the the gear selector. Grip and change for constant left foot braking into fast bends. Hmmmmmm I think I'm onto something here?

[Relentless Rob]

From my other threads you should be well aware I have given up Ebay for Lent, typically there have been seven Pandas on there this week! Grrrrr! Go to Hell or the £999 Challenge. Hmmmmmmmm

[Relentless Rob]

September 17th, the Pod, I think there's a track day up the road at Rockingham on the 18th. Sounds like a good weekend eh?


Now where'd I put my grinder?

[Relentless Rob]

Grrrrr! My not buying crap from Ebay for Lent is about to go wrong. Perfect engine donour and a limited edition Panda Fizz in pink on the site. Oh well see you in Hell.

[Relentless Rob]

[Relentless Rob]

Bought a Panda for £100!!!!

Panda was sold by someone else to sombody else while I was on the phone buying it.

Got my £100 back. Grrrrr!

I think a change of plan may be in order.