who saves a restorable MK1 Panorama?

[david]

On mk2 & mk3 131s including sport so im sure it will be the same on mk1 look at the main charge live where it joins the connector block to the ignition lock as I recall this is the brown wire as where it connects is not a very good connection and there are nearly always signs of this getting hot and burning, I nearly had a sport go up because of this so cut this wire back and and solder two halves together and it cures problem but I use one of those old type large soldering irons that you heat up on the gas stoves as the small ones wont do it because of the size of the wire, another problem usually on 131 sports regards dipped headlights if they are very dull check the voltage at the lamps and usually this will read 10 volts ! tried everything for this and the only thing that worked was taking live from battery to relay for each lamp and using original feed to lamp to trip relay thus giving you 12 volts and decent dipped beam

[TOAD]

I think the Dip beam feed goes through the steering column stork, and the main beam through the relay. I expect the column switch will be showing a high resistance.

 But I wired in my lights and spots the say way as you, and with a big alternator and battery had 800watts coming out of the front,  Daylight through the darkest roads, ofcurse one needs to show some responsibility for on coming drivers with this sort of light output.

      Fun from the old days..............

[david]

Well I remember checking how many connections there were from start to finish being connections to the light swith, stalks, fuse box in and out and inside fuse box and then to lamps wiring and then to lamp and I think it came to 16 ?! and I was convinced this was where these 2 volts were being lost so I cut it down to I think 3 or 4 connections which didnt make any difference at all !! so I went the direct feed to relays route

[italian cars]

A friend has find this foto from a 131 panorama 

[sid131]

My god! whats the story with the car under the water??

[italian cars]

what i see on the athor pictures its a sunken ship with old american cars and fiat 125 or 124

[djape1977]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-bdRfXd8o4&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltgWN3dZ-8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-mNFgGWH84&feature=related

[italian cars]

i am happy,

i have buy on Ebay rear lights for the panorama for only 9,99 pound + 8 pound shipping to belgium 11 euro +  +- 9 euro and they are from SIEM (carrello group)so its like original

[italian cars]

hello,

how do i place pictures on this forum because it does not work whit me

[mirafioriman]

I find the easiest way is to link them from a site like photobucket or dropshots.

I too have a new pair of rear lights for my Panorama now

[italian cars]

thanks i will try it thusdey then i am in holiday 
what kind of panorama do you have?
sorry for my english i hope you understand me

grtz from Belgium

Marco

[mirafioriman]

Mine was a 1600 CL Panorama which I'm currently transforming into a series 2 1600 T/C Panorama Super.

It needs restoration too. There are photos at:

www.dropshots.com/panoramaman

[Walezy]

poor guy, must have hurt his neck working on that stratos   
unfortunately, he couldn't finish it and then break his neck properly 

jokes aside, that panorama is fully restorable, i can already see it as first abarth panorama 

Just a note, My friend did not make that chassis for stratos. He just kindly let me get it and helped me to pick it up from his place. And the neck problems are real thing and nothing to laugh about.

[djape1977]

sorry, pal. didn't mean to offend your friend. just meant to say that stratos must be a bitch to work on since it's a small and cramped car. also, when done, it will be a glorious way for one to break his neck.