HELLO

AS A MATTER OF INTEREST DOES ANYONE KNOW A DE TOMASO SPECALIST SHOP THAT CAN CONVERT A PANTERA
TO RIGHT-HAND DRIVE...........CHEERS

P.S. LIKE OUR W.W.2 U.S.A PATROL BOAT
[HDML] BUILT IN 1942, SERVED DOWNUNDER
IN NEW ZEALAND AND NOW RESIDES IN
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA...........CHEERS..

Hi David,

I do like you WW2 patrol boat! more pictures please. Do you own it?

Johnny

JOHNNY.......

YES WE DO, 5 YEARS ,LIVED ABOARD 3 YEARS AFTER WE SAILED HER FROM NEW LAND [8 DAYS OF HELL AND HIGH WATER!]ANYWAY IF YOU GO TO www.melbourneboatsales.com.au ITS FOR SALE THERE AND PICTURES .......ENJOY........DAVIDT

SORRY DIDN'T CHECK MY LAST POST , SHOULD READ, 'FROM NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA' etc etc.....DAVIDT

SHOULD READ , 'NEW ZEALAND'.....DAVIDT

You don't say where in the World this shop needs to be located, presumably if not in Australia then close to where you purchase the Pantera?

I'm not aware of any De Tomaso specific shops in Australia, let alone Pantera specialists for this sort of conversion. Corvette Queensland has an excellent reputation in converting all model year Corvettes and may be able to help, not cheap but a quality job won't be.

Someone in the UK would likely be the best to know what goes into a RHD Pantera but it's not mandatory to convert to RHD there. If it's a US purchased Pantera I'd give PI Motorsports a call as a start. Better still wait it out for a UK or Aussie RHD Pantera to come available or do like other Aussies and just stay with the LHD.

Julian

SORRY I DIDN'T SPECIFY WHERE BUT MEAN'T THE USA............AND YES I AGREE WITH YOUR READING OF THE SITUATION............THANKS AGAIN.....DAVIDT.

Are you looking for a conversion for function or for the purpose of replicating the original RHD? Was the original a drive system which drove the left unit from the right side?

If I were going to do it I would re-configure some of the structure behind the dash first. Second if I were going through this kind of trouble I would look at steering raqs. The BUMP STEER in a Pantera comes from the steering rack pivot joints being at the wrong width. If you could find the right width or modify the existing raq one could nearly eliminate bump steer.

There are a few things behind the dash a little different left right but it wouldn't be to hard to swap most of the existing metal.

The dash itself would be different.

If you are interested in a Factory RHD GT5-S there is one available in the UK right now.

Details on this site and at www.ProvaMo.com

Chuck

THANKS CHUCK............BIG BUCKS FOR IMPORT DUTIES UK TO OZ.[CARS OVER $57,400.00 AUS.]....BUT WILL LOOK ANYHOW..........THANKS AGAIN........DAVIDT...