Reply to "ring brothers pantera"

Good luck to them on that roof scoop. There's a LOT of structure up in the Pantera roof that may need to be reworked, all (hopefully) without compromising headroom- which is already at a premium for us taller drivers. And in a roll-over accident, the owner may wish they hadn't cut away structure just for styling. As-stock, a Pantera is very survivable.

The cars that actually need a roof intake are the big-block engine swaps like Jr Wilson' Boss 429 Pantera- no matter what you do, the carb intake winds up close to the roofline. LS engines are so similar in size and shape to a Cleveland, I can't see a roof scoop as necessary. After all, they fit in 'Vettes and Z-28s with very low hoods. The LS-7 has a dry sumps with a nearly flat pan to skinny the motor up even more.
But then, modifiers don't much care. '60s customizer Darryl Starbird once cut up an old Maserati GP racer to make a hot rod. Later he found it was the only car made that year.... one guy offered him 6 figures just for the suspension.