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Post by oldschool on Apr 1, 2007 8:51:36 GMT
Having a Panda 4x4, which was re-shaped by jobs but with a perfectly well working drive train and on Cinquecento too many not to tinker with it:
I decided to start the 4x4 project in a Cinquecento.
Progress so far is a fully stripped Cinquecento chassis and a halfway cut up and dismantled Panda 4x4. The weather is getting right to tuck in now even harder.
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Post by lowtechguy on Apr 2, 2007 7:33:00 GMT
Cinq 4x4 sounds fine otherwise people will get confused I think.
Which engine do you plan on using? Diesel multijet?
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Post by babaracus on Apr 2, 2007 20:06:13 GMT
Hmm i could hazard a guess!! Cinqo Quattro or something!! So it sounds properly Italian!
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Post by oldschool on Apr 4, 2007 11:09:53 GMT
Naming the new car needs some more looking at.  The 4x4 is scrapped now. The drive train lying on the floor looks longer than car car did. |
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Post by eviljaxx on Apr 15, 2007 7:01:30 GMT
This sounds like a very intresting conversion you are undergoing... What engine will you use to power this as the 4x4 Panda engine doesnt offer that much power? I know the Cinq is 200kg less in weight but to make any real point in having a 4x4 Cinq I guess it would be impreza speed  |
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Post by oldschool on Apr 15, 2007 10:21:00 GMT
I want to use it as a real off road vehicle. I intend to use a 1108 FIRE engine from a Cinquecento. The beauty is that the Cinquecento and the Panda have got virtually the same track and wheel base. This way I don't need to alter the length of the prop shaft nor the length of the drive shafts. Only major problem is to make a fitting for the rear bracket of the leaf springs as the Cinquecento doesn't have an overhang big enough.
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Post by lowtechguy on Apr 16, 2007 8:40:29 GMT
I know you need the rear axle to plug the prop into, but can you not remove the leaf spring arrangement and weld on the original cinq shock and spring arrangement?
Not ideal I know but if the welds are done properly I can't see any issues unless you can?
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Post by oldschool on Apr 16, 2007 16:45:07 GMT
It might then fall over when I only intend to come near a field.
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Post by lowtechguy on Apr 17, 2007 7:33:38 GMT
It might then fall over when I only intend to come near a field. Surely not all 4x4s are controlled with leaf springs... I know what your saying but that cannot be the be all and end all. |
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Post by oldschool on Apr 18, 2007 14:09:18 GMT
It might then fall over when I only intend to come near a field. Surely not all 4x4s are controlled with leaf springs... I know what your saying but that cannot be the be all and end all. There is a Ford conversion kit that can be utilised but the leaf spring version is proven. |
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Post by lowtechguy on Apr 18, 2007 14:51:11 GMT
Good luck peter, let me know if I can help with anything...
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