#3331 in Indy

Your Pantera looks great! The whole car, inside and out, is in beautiful condition. I like the GTS livery with red, and the Campys complete the look. The car will sit much better once you take the spacers out.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Do you have any future mods/plans in mind for it?

Michael

Cheers from Evansville!

That's a beautiful car. I have always liked the red and black too. You should consider modern replacements for your old shocks and springs. Then you would be able to adjust the ride height as much as you want.


Johnny

Thanks guys! I've also bought the hood grilles from Hall but I'm on the fence on whether to cut the holes and install them. My car does not have any cooling problems but I love how they look. I can't find any concrete evidence proving that they improve or impede cooling.

Thanks Johnny. I'm torn between keeping the stock shocks and upgrading to adjustables. I'm trying to keep as close to a stock look as possible. (Clone European GTS look and Mind Train exhaust not withstanding).

William,

Nobody cares if you have original shocks & springs or not. Going to aluminium bodied adjustable modern replacements will improve the car dynamically and save 36lbs in weight (half of that unsprung).

If you do decide to install your hood vents, make sure you fold all 4 edges of the holes and then weld the folded edged together in the corners to stop it flexing. If you dont weld the corner a crack may appear sooner or later. I wish I had welded mine...I will next time.

Johnny

That's another reason why I'm hesitant on the grilles. I've heard of hoods warping and scraping. Thanks for the tip Johnny. I got them from Hall and was told I would get mounting instructions with them, all I got was a paper template with two rectangles...

By your comment about next time, I'm assuming you would recommend adding them given a proper installation?

Also, when the car was restored, the shocks were restored as well. I just wish they would have removed the spacers while at it.

Yes, I recommend installing the hood vents. I like the look of them, and I think they help the cooling a bit with the radiator in it's original location, but if you lay the radiator forward a couple of inches this uncovers them entirely and improves things further still.

I have installed a much thinner aluminium radiator, and in doing so have almost uncovered the vents without laying it forward.

Your hood will not warp if you have a good metal man. How far away are you from Ron Fournier's shop!

Johnny

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Originally posted by duz185:
Thanks guys! I've also bought the hood grilles from Hall but I'm on the fence on whether to cut the holes and install them. My car does not have any cooling problems but I love how they look. I can't find any concrete evidence proving that they improve or impede cooling.

If you car is overheating, the vents won't solve the problem. My two cent's worth is that you add them if you like the look, not because you want to really improve cooling. There are plenty of Panteras out there with un-cut hoods that run perfectly cool.

Two more of my cents says that I like the look of the grills, but it is your car so do what you think looks best. Later Euro-GTS cars had the grills, so you aren't really deviating too much from the original design by installing them.

Update - Spacers removed and she looks alot better!

Also, located the water temperature sensor on the block.

Is there a step by step method of removing the spacers or is it as obvious as it sounds? Any tips or lessons learned you might share?

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Originally posted by Husker:
Is there a step by step method of removing the spacers or is it as obvious as it sounds? Any tips or lessons learned you might share?

The maintenance manual describes how to remove the shocks and the springs. If you don't have it, PM me and I can PDF you the relevant pages. Regarding the spacers - two words - "AIR HAMMER".

This thread has some other suggestions:

http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1510042044/m/5220042825

More twisties in southern Indiana:

http://www.midwestscc.com/video.php?v=73&k=r3oupqs674

Great video. Your car looks awesome!

Nice video. Were you out with the lambo club? I might have asked before, but is that you're lear 60?

Thanks guys.

In response to your questions:

1. No, Lambo buddies
2. I wish!

She finally gets a facelift after the 2011 clutch fluid disaster.

Phase 1 - Engine bay and rear decklid re-paint.

Pic 2

Pic 3

Shiny again!

Phase 2 - repaint transmission

Phase 3 - modify exhaust tips to a more, uh, erect position.

Looking Good! Gorgeous car. :-)

Looking good! Let's see some updated pics of that engine compartment now that you repainted it and the ZF. Glad to see you fixed your limp exhaust tips too! A definite improvement.

Thanks guys! Will do when I get the car back. Here's another shot of the tips. Much better!

These are Mind Trains that I got off of Craigs List when I first got the car, but they were for the L series, which is why the tips went straight back.

Phase 4 - Sand and repaint front campies to match rears.

She's Back!

And better than before!

ZF looks new!

Decklid is now black on top and bottom, and you can see the modified tips.

I've been wanting a professional picture in motion since I purchased #3331 8 years ago but never got around to it. I went on a drive on New Years day with 300 other cars for a fund raising benefit and was rewarded with this:

Great shot... that's a wall hanger!

William,

All those years of hard work have resulted in a great car, and it sure looks awesome in that last photo! Congrats!

Mark

Thanks guys!
She is officially done.

Great looking car. Nice color combo.

Devin

As if that pic wasn't great enough, turns out they had one more that is even better. I call it my "motion" picture.

That would make a good poster.

ooohhh .... me likey. Hope you don't mind...I stole it. Now it's on my computer and you can't have it back.... ;-)

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Originally posted by Rob Borruso:
ooohhh .... me likey. Hope you don't mind...I stole it. Now it's on my computer and you can't have it back.... ;-)

I thought something was missing

Thanks guys!