The Panhandler. 1958 Panhard Dyna Z 2.5RS

Not really. 

If you want a good primer, i wrote this YEARS ago.

Old but relevant

Stampie said:

Maschinenbau meet Quasimofo. Quasimofo, maschinenbau.

BURN

Patrick said:

Stampie said:

Maschinenbau meet Quasimofo. Quasimofo, maschinenbau.

BURN

Well let's face it... that was a pretty easy target 

GU6 3.42:1 rear which means that with the new 25" tire combo I will fair well at cruises, may not be the friendliest at highway speeds though.

Dont forget you can go to taller lower BJs for better camber gain and a mild drop in ride height. 

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Crackers said:

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It’s ok, I’ve known him forever.  I make the same comments to his face.    He wasn’t called Quasi-NoShow for nothing

Patrick said:

Crackers said:

[rude comment overload]

It’s ok, I’ve known him forever.  I make the same comments to his face.    He still is called Quasi-NoShow for never finishing a fracking thing

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Crackers said:

[It's amazing Mofo has children because mofo never finishes]

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malibuguy said:

Dont forget you can go to taller lower BJs for better camber gain and a mild drop in ride height. 

 

I'm not 100% sure I would be allowed to do that... SWMBO and all...

Come on Mofo. I need to live my car mod life through you. I need pictures and updates on progress or the lack of. 

I really want to drink a case of good canadain beer with you. Challenge or not. 

I I get to do is modify train cars for commuters. It's just not the same. 

In reply to QuasiMofo :

LOL, actually it was the comment about getting lower BJ's for more gains. 

I'm trying not to get banned. 

This snow crap can end. Please.

Just work with it.

Nothing better than doing a timing belt on a 70 series volvo in -20c during a snowstorm in you gravel driveway so your wife can get to college on Monday. 

The best part is your beer is always cold.

So how bad could it be to disassemble a blazer in the cold snowing weather. Get it done MOFO the clock is ticking. 

Since the operation last year I've been a little cold weather averse. It's the only thing that's really seemed to have changed. I feel as strong, as limber, as flexible as before but if I'm cold and try to do anything my abs feel like I'm sparring with Tyson.

In reply to QuasiMofo :

Move south, people expect to see broken/junk cars in your yard down here. 

Pete Gossett said:

In reply to QuasiMofo :

Move south, people expect to see broken/junk cars in your yard down here. 

If you Google map my address you will see that nobody is saying jack about the Casa de Mofo 

Some minor updates

I am going to get suspended for this.

and 1:43 scale motivation

Are those miata coilovers? Thought you were using blazer parts?

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Yes they are.

After a lot of soul searching I decided that no matter how much I tried the Blazer would still end up feeling like a truck. I began looking for an affordable answer and since one of the few items that would need addressed was spring rate I decided to buy something cheap and easy to adjust. The answer became The Answer and I struck a deal on one. I'm still on the fence concerning motivation but as it stands it will be a stockish 1996 Miata 1.8 underneath. 

I can say a 3400 fits. Sort of.

But, with the size of the car, a miata donor makes sense.

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

I am 85% certain that it's going to stay a 1.8L Miata. There is an outside option of the donor coming with a Megasquirt and an older Jackson Racing supercharger for not Challenge pricing but it's seriously a consideration if I can justify it internally.

January 2, 2019

Well, let's see, we elected two presidents, had a global pandemic, I competed with a car in the 2020 Challenge, I've returned three more tomes to the Challenge, gave the Panhard away and... bought the Panhard back. Wait what? 

Jesus I am an idiot. 

New plan. Not simple but not ridiculously Mofo'd either. 

Current parts:

Panhandler.

2002 MINI Cooper R50 with bad 5 speed, Raceland coilovers, a nice aftermarket R53 exhaust.

Looking at a 2006 MINI Cooper R53 with a bad engine and good 6 speed this week, no deal set yet. 

Plan:

- Brace Panhard.

- Cut the floor and cowl out leaving a 1/2" lip everywhere.

- Swap R50 trans out with R53 and all parts necessary. 

- Remove all MINI things from interior and exterior of 2002. 

- Remove all MINI things from interior and exterior of 2006. 

- Remove underbody fuel, brake and wiring runs from both MINI.

- Cut 2002 to utilize front 3/4 of car to rear suspension. 

- Place 2002 under Panhard.

- Cut 2006 to utilize rear 3/4 of car to center of front seat. 

- Trim to extend wheelbase 5" 

- Center wheel wells, get Panhard body as low as possible on cowl.

- Try like hell not to embarass myself more. 

It's that last sentence it's going to be a bitch John. But by God I'm here to help if I can! Or at the very least offer immoral support and merciless taunting in my best Frenchman from the Monty Python and the Holy Grail imitation