Chris,
Check out "Zonkey," Richard Barklay's 71 Pantera with a '99 4.6L DOHC Cobra Mustang V8. It's a beautiful installation. I'm sure he can give you insight too.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rlbpantera/ and http://home.earthlink.net/~rlbpantera/Pg2index.html
Good luck!
Garth
www.banzairunnerpantera.com
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