Project Panda Alessi: The Pandarin

[Aston Martin]

Sitrep: Attempting to fit the brake pipes today. (When amazon deliver the tool)

 

However, ForFiatsSake has just text, to tell me one of these dogshit tyres are flat...

[500tops]

Spotted this beauty in Plympton, yesterday...

[Aston Martin]

This is the short version, as the long version involves me killing myself.

 

The brake lines where the new connectors and the factory connect. Has a small weep, I tightened as much as I dare, but it still weeps... As am I currently.

 

 

I obviously did not drive the car around the corner for the first time, but if I did, it stops fine and drives fine.

 

Next week its going for an MOT and having the brake pipes fixed a bit better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In theory, it's a clean pass....

[Parky]

PTFE tape or Hermatite on the threads and try again.

 

No idea if either option safe but they are the first two things that crossed my mind.

 

I am prepared for flaming.....

[Aston Martin]

PTFE tape or Hermatite on the threads and try again.

No idea if either option safe but they are the first two things that crossed my mind.

I am prepared for flaming.....

It needs mot anyway, so I'll let the garage fix. At least it's driveable now,

[mrbenn]

It deserves to pass based on exterior colour alone.

 

Good luck!

[Aston Martin]

4 brand new Toyos getting fitted Tuesday, in the correct size.... and MOT is Thursday.

[mrbenn]

Brilliant. Such great little cars, though the 100hp is a bit love/hate. Must see if Mum will let me take hers for a run, just to check all is well after the loom replacement you understand. She doesn't go far. Or fast.

 

If the old tyres were that bad then a new set will transform it.

[Aston Martin]

The old tyres were part worns bought last week for £80, but they were older than I am.

 

I've emailed a bodyshop with pictures, but because the roof is fucked they said they need to see car.

[anonymous user]

Fit a vinyl roof, in white.

[Aston Martin]

Fit a vinyl roof, in white.

I've just bought some orange vinyl, and orange tint film, and orange car mats, and orange boot liner...

[Aston Martin]

For Fiat Sakes tried dropping the keys off to the garage on Saturday, the Saturday boy knew nothing about it. (Remedied today when he saw the owner)

 

The tyre bloke rang today and said his van was in several billion pieces and would Wednesday be OK for tyres?

 

I've hunted down some wheel trims, they're in Italy. (of course they are.) The guy hasn't responded and I've asked several people for help, so this guy will get many random queries from Google Translate.

 

In semi-good news, I've found a local 3D printing firm that will knock me up some tiny black men. It ain't cheap and they've said they'd prefer a real one to properly knock one up. So a request is out for a real one to try and copy.

[Parky]

Orange? Little men?

[Aston Martin]

Tyres fitted yesterday.... MOT failed today.

 

It hasnt actually gone through as an MOT. It needs a wiper and the rear lights have a bad earth.

 

About a £30 fix and going through tomorrow.

 

All in all about £80 or so. Can't complain.

[Aston Martin]

It's a confirmed pass.

[Aston Martin]

For Fiats Sake, the hero or this endeavour. Dropped off the £82 for the car today.

 

These arrived yesterday. Awful quality, but the car will be a weekend car so, I can't really complain.

 

 

Orange vinyl and tint also arrived in the week.

[Aston Martin]

Rear axle DONE

Rear shocks DONE

Springs DONE

One tyre DONE (Several times)

MOT DONE

 

 

Cosmetics...

Refit arch molding (Have, but not fitted)

Passenger wing mirror

Parcel shelf

Wiper arms

Orange window tint (Have, but not fitted)

Rear bumper

Roof respray

I'm enquiring about 3d printed little man. (Trying)

Could do with new fog lights.

 

[Parky]

Fog lights are easy, just take take them out and pop in a couple of coffee cup lids like Datsuncog has done with his Yaris.

 

NEXT!

[mrbenn]

Great news on the MOT pass, nice work!

 

Loving those floor mats.

[Aston Martin]

I've blown the budget.

 

Anyway, next Saturday i'm off back to Halifax... 

 

 

 

 

.... to attempt the windows.

 

For Fiats Sake said I should use a professional, hes probably right. But this is a £12 fix that might work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Aston Martin]

The window tint is supposed to look like this.

 

 

 

 

But the tint goes manky.

 

 

 

 

and usually gets removed.

 

 

 

 

 

My plan is to use orange tint.

 

 

 

Template a window (See above post)

 

 

 

 

 

The black bit should be solid vinyl and the window is an orange tint. (Probably available from Fiat, I should ask)

 

 

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

11/10 for effort but those tints are pretty translucent. In the pics the original orange looks pretty solid and punchy.

 

Properly love this thing by the way. Congrats on the MOT.

[spartacus]

Have you tinted windows before?

[LessThanEqual]

I reckon it looks good with a white tint.

[Aston Martin]

11/10 for effort but those tints are pretty translucent. In the pics the original orange looks pretty solid and punchy.

Properly love this thing by the way. Congrats on the MOT.

 

 

Generic pics, I've only just opened the tube that arrived on Thursday.

I appear to have ordered several thousand miles of vinyl.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Have you tinted windows before?

Never, in my head it's a 38x30 cm fairly flat panel of glass.

 

 

  

I reckon it looks good with a white tint.

I think I want an orange rear window too.

 

...

 

 

I've done a quick mockup using a Pyrex dish. (Like all professionals) It's hard to capture the colours properly with my phone. I think my tint is less translucent than I'd like.

 

I'll try and tint the greenhouse later and take a mockup pic... Again, I'm sure all professionals do this.

 

I think it's worth the £12 attempt anyway.

[Aston Martin]

I did a few Blue Peter tests yesterday, don't think it's possible for tint and vinyl.

 

Just tint would work, just vinyl, would work. But together you see the layers.

[Aston Martin]

I like originality, but I also like Cross rear lights.

 

There's a pair in Italy, I've lowballed so maybe I'll get lucky. (Probably not)

[MorrisItalSLX]

They would look the business painted white to match the rest of the trim.

[Aston Martin]

I Google translated, hello kind sir how much for both items please? (Not quite, but close enough)

 

 

"Hi there I am available you can tell me where she is"

 

 

 

Wait, did I accidentally kidnap an Italians daughter?

[3VOM]

I Google translated, hello kind sir how much for both items please? (Not quite, but close enough)

 

 

"Hi there I am available you can tell me where she is"

 

 

 

Wait, did I accidentally kidnap an Italians daughter?

[FrankSpencer]I am a man - distance no object[/FrankSpencer]