3428 is Alive and Well

Good job, engine bay looks killer! We have a yellow '71 chrome bumper in now for the same thing, original owner/original everything. Just under 60k. 3 piece camshaft! Broken in 3 places that is. Dr. Taylor never once went over 3000 RPM. Not the first time we've seen that.

Clean, tight engine bay.  Well done!

Looks really good!

Hey Dennis - may I ask who supplied  triangulated the engine bay brace ? Does it block out the rear tub placement?

Percy, engine bay brace came from Pantera Performance. The lower brace mounting pads might be intended to be welded in place but I chose to bolt them instead.

I can't answer if the luggage tub will fit as I haven't tried it. I didn't want to risk scratching the paint and I don't intend using it any way. I'm sure that Dennis at Pantera Performance could answer that question.

Thanks Dennis. May I also ask did you buy a kit for the AC pipes or have them run locally ? And any advice on repiping and or TX valve selection you might have gained insight into?

Initially , I was going to use the original evaporator with new compressor, condenser and dryer for r134. I bought a hose kit that had flare fittings on one end for the evaporator and o ring fittings for the new parts. The 2 hoses that are hidden in the fender cavity had to be longer than stock. Later since I had removed the dash anyway, I decided to replace the evaporator with a new aluminum one. It came with a new POA valve that uses o ring fittings. Having the dash out made this pretty easy. I also replaced all of the foam rubber pieces in the evaporator box. I had to remake the hoses for the new evaporator as they now needed o ring fittings. I bought bulk a/c hose and had new fittings crimped locally. Buying bulk hose and fittings from an a/c supply company saves money and you can dial in the length perfectly. I routed the hoses without the fittings to determine the length and then marked the hose ends and fittings exactly the way I wanted them crimped. I need to give my son credit for his help on my Pantera project and now it will be payback for his GT40 build. Hope this helps.

Percy, I forgot to say that all of the new a/c pieces were purchased from Pantera Performance.

Thanks Dennis. That is really helpful information. The fan unit on the condenser looks a little chunker as well and the fan looks fantastic. Is that also new ?

Just one more question  did you run the hoses down the center console or through the sill cavity to the dashboard ?

That is the original condenser fan unit. I had the fan shroud powder coated. We ran the hoses through the firewall stock hole and down the console following the original path using all of the original hose clamps. I enlarged the hole in the engine bay to accommodate both hoses. Then the hoses and wiring harness were put in the cavity and we covered them with a piece of 1/8" aluminum that was 4" wide by about 14" long. The aluminum was fastened with (3) 10-24 nut serts so it's easily removable. The wiring harness reached the plug easily. I can take a picture of the aluminum cover if you like.

Thanks - That would be most helpful!

Here's a few pictures.

Thanks Dennis - most appreciated.