@cengles posted:Dear Simon,
I am very interested to accept your kind offer of an explanation. Do tell the story.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
Hi Chuck,
A few years ago I was planned to restore a GT5-S Targa, but because into the past I have owned a few from those GT5-S targa's and always was hunting for a Si Targa I decide to build a Si Targa clone .
For this job I use #9471 , was a original white Pantera Targa and repainted red.
whit a red/black interior . And because I also still owns another white GT5-S Targa #9464 I decide to make a Si clone from the #9471.
I bought from Roland Jackel a complete set of original Si wheels, F+R A arms, uprights, drive axles , brake calipers aso.
The GT5-S body and doors are modified so far as possible for a Si look a like.
pictures are into the Provamo registry.
as I write before , the only part of the body which are the same on a Si and early Pantera is the roof.
Doors are different , 1" wider , top of the door is rounded, tail is wider , rockerpanels are wider ( steel) front is different .
B Doorpost is wider.
technical and electrical an Si is total different , only ZF is interchangeable
A arms are 2" longer..
I reconstruct the original A arms that they will fitt the oldstyle shocks and the GT5-S chassis., also the shock mounting points on the body is different.
Pictures from both cars are into the Provamo registry .
The white converted Si clone is now silver.
Simon