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NIce looking pieces- I've seen them at POCA Fun Rally displays and they are well-built parts. The so-called 'Super-ZF' built in the mid '80s for BMW M-1s used CV-joint axles stock, and the inboard stub axles were machined for CVs so no adapters needed on that end. There are rumors of very late wide-body Panteras using these ZFs as-stock. Not sure about the outboard stub axles- '88-90 GT5-S Panteras are pretty rare. Lloyd Butfoy could answer this one. CV-type inner stub-axles directly interchanged with standard Hooke-joint stub axles but are very hard to find today. They were also used in at least some of the 15 or so ferocious mid-engine V-8-powered 'Giocattolo' Group B's built by Paul Halstead '86-89 in Australia. One '71 Pantera in OZ is using a Super-ZF from a crashed Giocattolo but with std halfshafts.

A few owners over the years have adapted Porsche Turbo or BMW 735 CV axles to their Panteras. Besides the expense and weight, the only negatives I've ever heard re CV axles is the need to carefully index the outboard rubber boots to avoid contact with the Pantera's exhaust pipes, which are hot enough to burn through the boot, leak vital grease out and fail the CV joint. Lost grease is a death sentance for CVs. This is especially critical if you're running larger-sized exhaust pipes.