13-03-2017, 01:56 PM
Hi Sam.
Yes there will be tolerances between shells but they are very small. You probably know from some of my posts I'm a keen exponent of the early rear engined Skoda's The 1000MB/1100Mb & the MBX being my favourites, the Slightly later "S" series lost the "cuteness" of the MB and just seemed to have more rear engined styling.
The MB and the "S" series for that matter had one of the stiffest Monocoque shells known. The original road test by Autocar in 1965 is thought provoking "...as an example of thorough going automobile engineering it ranks with the best. The Practical Classics April 2017 has a two page spread about the MB on pages 124/125 and is worth a read.
The MB like so many of the time was never rust proofed so in a relative short time it began to rust, pity it wasn't protected better......... I'd love another to play with. The MB though was fully adjustable with its unequal double wishbones, Castor, camber and king pin inclination was all adjustable as was toe, on the rear toe was adjustable too, the Excellent Skoda workshop manual had all the settings in the glossary and even suggestions if the special tools were not to hand....... How times have changed, I cant even get a Haynes book (not always so accurate) for the Panda and you've no chance of getting any help from Fiat.
Funnily enough the Panda is the first ever Italian car to finish in the Dakar rally, in this http://www.pistonheads.com/news/gene...-for-tea/35903
Yes there will be tolerances between shells but they are very small. You probably know from some of my posts I'm a keen exponent of the early rear engined Skoda's The 1000MB/1100Mb & the MBX being my favourites, the Slightly later "S" series lost the "cuteness" of the MB and just seemed to have more rear engined styling.
The MB and the "S" series for that matter had one of the stiffest Monocoque shells known. The original road test by Autocar in 1965 is thought provoking "...as an example of thorough going automobile engineering it ranks with the best. The Practical Classics April 2017 has a two page spread about the MB on pages 124/125 and is worth a read.
The MB like so many of the time was never rust proofed so in a relative short time it began to rust, pity it wasn't protected better......... I'd love another to play with. The MB though was fully adjustable with its unequal double wishbones, Castor, camber and king pin inclination was all adjustable as was toe, on the rear toe was adjustable too, the Excellent Skoda workshop manual had all the settings in the glossary and even suggestions if the special tools were not to hand....... How times have changed, I cant even get a Haynes book (not always so accurate) for the Panda and you've no chance of getting any help from Fiat.
Funnily enough the Panda is the first ever Italian car to finish in the Dakar rally, in this http://www.pistonheads.com/news/gene...-for-tea/35903
