Fiat Panda Fife Scotland Sold

[vulgalour]

Rusty Fiat Pandas, the ideal gift this Wintereenmas!

[Big Rod]

*Sighs of relief all 'round*

 

I think I've just got the opposite!! LOL

 

I hope Little Rod treats it well and enjoys it!

 

Well, that remains to be seen to be honest. You see, he's only 8 but batshit mental about cars. I had designs to build a motorised buggy of sorts with him next year but I can't give him that for Christmas. This way we can tinker with it and if we get it roadworthy then great. If not we can resort to plan 'B', (whatever that might be!)

 

(Might need to treat myself to a new welder though. I'm not sure my current one can be trusted to be gentle enough with Italian steel!!)

[Big Rod]

Copied the same post from RR...

 

So, with the help of a mate with a trailer, the little car was delivered about a week before Christmas.

 

The garage door became mysteriously 'broken' and of course I started to need things out of it but muddled by until Christmas Day when all of a sudden it was miraculously fixed...

 

I was right, he just about burst when we opened the door. One happy boy!

 

 

We got it running with some fresh petrol and took it for a spin. Could only get 2nd and reverse and it makes a whole load of odd noises but we managed to drive it up and down the un-adopted road we live on.

 

So with the intention of having it working by his birthday, (gives us 6 months), we set about finding the grot to repair...

 

 

We figured working from the back to front would be the most methodical so we took the bumper off to reveal an almost non-existent crossmember. As you might imagine, most of the nuts/bolts snapped or had to be ground off.

 

So it was out with the cutting gear and took it back to the best metal I could find.

 

 

Templates made of masking tape and the first patch is in place...

 

 

Yeah, I know it's only tacked in but my MIG sprang a gas leak so I need to fix that before we do any more. It fits well though!!

[HillmanImp]

How old are you Rod? you look a bit young for dangerous toys like that.

 

Good work like, but make sure you mum is there to make sure you are working safely.

[Big Rod]

How old are you Rod? you look a bit young for dangerous toys like that.

 

Good work like, but make sure you mum is there to make sure you are working safely.

 

I'm 43. I've led a pampered existence, what can I tell ya?