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This one looks lower in the front. I like the look but does it need a full body skid plate?

I think you just need to eliminate the knotch created by the bell housing?

Isn't that what the factory just did back there?

If you look at the "trans-am" Mustang 10 quart Bud Moore oil pan, a skid plate was added to that pan.

I'd consider a special "boat type" oil pan for the Mangusta, like the Aviaid Pantera pan, with a skid plate added to the pan as an alternative to the plate shown here.

You could design in an extension that continues to the back of the bell.

I think that is all that you need?

I have 225-50-15 P7's on the front of my Pantera. The tire is 24" tall. It lowers the front of the car about and inch.

That makes the lower radiator support more vulnerable on the Pantera.

Most of the unrestored Panteras I have seen all have bottomed in the front and most show sheet metal damage there as a result.

I haven't seen any bent lower radiator supports yet though?