My 1973 RHD Pantera has the bars that run across the bulkhead. It's not nearly as scary as it sounds because De Tomaso actually engineered it quite well with bronze bushes and thick enough tube so that you cant feel any flex. I recently installed a brake system on a LHD American Pantera identical to the set up on my RHD car and it felt the same to drive.
If anyone needs a right hand drive steering rack a friend of mine Geoff Peters here in the UK has two brand new ones available. They came from Roland Jaeckel in Germany so they are top notch quality. Contact Geoff on geoff.peters@appliedenergy.co.uk
or me on johnnyrwoods@aolcom
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