I have been threatening to do a write-up on my build for a while. I see all these great threads, for example the ones by Rob B., Kirk Evans, and and others detailing extensive, very high quality work being done to their cars. My skills are not as tremendous, but I have the help and assistance of a an expert Pantera enthusiast and Hot Rodder (Wade - 4280 / Mark IV) and the resources of this board. My project started as a new motor build, with upgraded performance goals. I wanted to "freshen...Read More...

The interior on my 1972 Pantera is original… no question about! You sit down and a cloud of foam dust is exiting the seat cushion left and right where the seat back is attached…and the seat vinyl is not prepared to stretch anymore it will rip if you sit in with a spirited motion! The glue holding the vinyl on the tunnel covers covering the heater box decided to be sticky but refuses to hold anything.. somebody decided to put loudspeaker holes in the door panels and those previous mentioned...Read More...

One of the studs on the rear sway bar mount is snapped off. I need your suggestions for fixing this. Thanks in advance.Read More...

I was eyeballing this mod for quite some time now and I always came up with “if someone accidentally bumps my car I will be grateful I didn’t do the bumper mod… it’s the smart thing to do/not to do”… We had to take the bumpers of for some other work and OMG that thing is heavy… and the mounting struts are even heavier… and all this BEHIND the rear axle…. i just couldn’t help myself…L - Bumper is gone and instead I opted for 2 useless but much much lighter pieces of fiberglass! And I think it...Read More...

does anyone have pictures of the plastic inserts available? i bought the 3d printed ones that don't fit and a NOS that also don't fit pictures and availabilityRead More...

i installed original seat belts and it doesn't appear that the shoulder intertidal wheel is working, it doesn't stop when i yank on it any ideas? i don't want to put harnesses in the car DanRead More...

i have the rather stripping from wilkinson and my front hood won't close, no more adjustment. any ideas on how to flatten it? heat gun? any other weather stripping work?Read More...

Dear Friends, long time I was not writing anything here, because my Pantera works well, and we have plenty of work in the workshop. On our drift engine LS7 Customers, we usually install the davis craig water pump. So I have one left over and want to built it in the pantera as its main pump. I also want to relocate the generator, so that we are able to mount a flat panel in the middle beteen the seats , because my girl friend have those nice long legs , and she have no space for sitting in...Read More...

Dear Friends, during Corona and a Long Time After our Ring and Pinion Set was nearly not aviable because some companies went Bank corrupt or needed Orders from more than 1000 PCs. In fact we the first gearboxes we done, are still alive and I can say that the quality is amazing and for Sure twice better than ZF OEM parts. Even our M1 Procar racers are satisfied with the quality. So I am happy with those parts . Youst a few Photos from a Gearbox insideRead More...

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Stephan and living in Yardley, PA. Being the proud owner of a 1972 Pantera, #4164 which I acquired in December 2023. The car was accidentally found on craigslist while looking for something completely different. Located in upstate NY, the previous owner disassembled the car and was planning on fully restoring it before he became very ill and had to abandon the project. Being an aviation engineer he was meticulous in planning out the project and...Read More...

I purchased a pair of window switches from Wylkinsona few weeks ago, apart from not being aesthetically identical to the original ones, they are of poor quality. Of the two there was one that didn't work and Wylkinson sent one back to me; the second one starts not working every time even though I have only activated it about ten times. I learned today thanks to the WhatsApp discussion group "Pantera French Connection" that Bosch still markets switches for old BMWs which have an identical...Read More...

I see Wilkinson has come out with a very reasonably priced axle nut tool if you have a need for such a tool, but want to save some money, please remember I have such a tool that I will gladly loan to anyone who asks LarryRead More...

So my car refuses to shut off. The keys can be removed, and it just keeps on running, causing obvious concerns. I finally had to stall it by letting out the clutch, but that still keeps the fans running, necessitating battery disconnect. Has anyone encountered a similar issue? Solution? Starts right up, just can't shut it off...Read More...

Like you all have experienced, you are working on a specific project and the door panel is off, or the seat is out… you know there is something else that is staring you in the face.. 😳 it’s asking for your attention! So suck it up and do it… I suck a lot up… today I posted finishing the fresh air intake for the cabin and looking at the post it seems like … well, he puts a hose on today.. but as a working day goes, you come across a lot of things that 😳🤓🥹🥸🫣 look at you and ask to be...Read More...

Dear Friends since a few years, I had luck and purchased a Mangusta . First construction was a Bigua, later it was sold from DeTomaso as a DeTomaso Mangusta to the Austrian Importer. It was stored there for a few years and sold to its pre owner with nearly zerro miles on it. This Mangusta have the 4.6 liter 32 V alluinum Engine inside , wich is allso used in modified form in the Koenigsegg CCR . The car is desingend by Marcello Gandini , wich passed away a few month ago . He was also the...Read More...

Does anyone have ay information on THPNMB02368 other than what's in the ProvoMo registry? Mostly wondering if the odometer of 20K miles is legit, or is it 120K miles? I'm guessing the later based on how dirty the bottom of the car is. Thanks https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1972-detomaso-pantera-c-16244.htmRead More...

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Has anyone been able to coax the switches back to life, or is there a specific key sequence? The RH button cycles through hours minutes seconds but the others won't change the values....Read More...

I have a Pantera project that I received in February this year. It is a 1972 Pre L that is setup as a GTS and it came with a TWM 8 stack EFI that is driven by a Haltech ECU from the 1990's. The car also came with nitrous and you can see the hard lines for it above. I will be sidelining the nitrous and also want to replace the Haltech ECU with Holley Terminator X. The Holley ECU needs a MAP sensor and from what I can tell the Haltech did not use one. If this is correct then I need to create a...Read More...

Thought I would post this to save someone the headache of the rabbit hole I just went down. I've been having clutch engagement issues after about 1000 miles on a new Mcleod clutch and TB. After going thru all the adjustments several times, I decide to change the M/C even though it was new from Wilkinson. I knew the hard-line fittings would need to change to make this M/C work. However, the plunger rod threads are different than the Wilkinson version, so I had to rethread the fork fitting on...Read More...

What is the correct oil temperature sender for a Pantera GT5 (280°F gauge)? Also, what thread size is it?Read More...

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