Reply to "condenser touches rear of ZF- should it?"

Actually, the "aftermarket" condenser- thing isn't a real bad idea, except that the human-space inside the Pantera is pretty small. So an oversized condenser isn't called for. My Pantera came with no AC at all, so I found a Toyota pickup condenser that is the same dimiensions as the stock unit except it is aluminum, 2-pass, 1/4 the wt of stock, fits Pantera hoses and works just fine. I've had it in back for years, and currently in front. Mini-pickups are about the same cabin-volume as sports cars (maybe a little bigger).