quote:Hi wich flywheel should I buy? I have no clutch and nothing...So I am free for your Suggestion ☺Thanks for help
First, you do not have to use a Ford supplied flywheel. There are plenty of aftermarket offerings. The Pantera used an 11" clutch, which was larger than many (most?) of the small block Ford clutches of that time. Point being, even a proper sized 164 tooth Ford flywheel may not be drilled for an 11" clutch. Of course a good machinist can add the proper bolt pattern for an 11" clutch. But gathering a used Ford flywheel, and then a clutch disc and pressure plate from a vendor might just give you unforeseen compatibility problems.
But due to your location, I think the easiest method for you, while not likely the least expensive, is to buy a matched set of flywheel, clutch disk and pressure plate all from the same manufacturer.
Contact Dennis Quella at Pantera Performance, Castle Rock, Colorado. Tell him the specifics about how your car is to be driven and the engine being used. He is well known for his expertise with McLeod clutches, and I'm quite sure he can provide a proper flywheel, also.
Last, and certainly NOT least, is the clearance problem some owners have found when using a non-Pantera pressure plate on their Pantera. The Pantera pressure plate was unique from all other three-finger Long-style pressure plates, although few will notice the obvious difference between the two even when laid side-by-side. Non Pantera pressure plates have a counter weight cast into the outboard ends of the three fingers that may not clear the inside of the bell housing area. The interference may result in a cracked bell housing or damage to the ZF case.
And should someone chime in and say they have used a Mustang pressure plate without any problems, ask them if they will come and help you and cover expenses if your experience proves the same of those who regretted cutting corners with the non-Pantera pressure plate.
The non-stock but offered by the aftermarket diaphragm-style of pressure plates MAY not be a problem in a Pantera, I don't know. But the three finger non-Pantera Long-style units have been known to create problems.
Larry
This is what the stock finger looks like
