#6214 Damn Near

Tim. Good thing your avatar has an exterior photo of your car, or I wouldn't have known it was a Pantera! Incredible work. I can't wait to see what that monstor dyno's at.

More photos!!!

Tim,

I hope that you do the drive to Birch Bay in September. I'd love to see your car.

Did you relocate the gas tank?

John

Now, that make me horny.
Nice work!

More photos!!! Detailed Photos!!!

How much HP are you looking at? How hard is it to check the spark plugs? Have you ever weighed it?

Gary

BAD ASS! I love the valve covers, actually all the tig work looks awesome! More detailed photos please.
mark 6808

Thats nice! How much boost you going to start with?

Unfortunately the rest of the car is not really photo ready. There is no interior, the paint needs some attention and the front grille is removed. The tank is Greg Esakoffs old forward mounted fuel cell to make some room back there. I am hoping to run 18psi and develop somewhere around 1000hp. Not that I will ever be able to use it all but why the hell not. The car hasnt bee weighed yet but I am sure it wont be a featherweight. The plugs are not that hard to check. I can reach them all through the side glass holes after the air scoops are removed. Oh and Birch Bay is a definite this year. I wont miss it again.

Quite the venture. I for one look forward to hearing how it run. How long before you think you may have it going?

Gary

Taste of the past, more for the future??
http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page...e=DeTomaso%20Pantera

You have to post a sound clip of that monster!

That really is a work of art.

Wicked. What can we say.....Well done.
Yes plse. Lets hear it when ur ready.

By the way, how does one post a short Pic & Sound clip? Can it be posted here on this Photo Gallery? - I have some sweet AVI's of my Grp4 motor running with Webers & 180's...also footage of 2x GT40's racing along coast road I shot from 180klmsperhour remote-controlled twin-stage jet turbine helicopter with video camera.

Tai
Let''s see the GT40's!!!!!!!!!!!!!Please...pretty Please!!!!

Oy vey! You mush have some electic bill? How many hours of welding do you have on the aluminum?
This looks like the Mark IV's.
Very impressive.
Who gets to "drive" it? WOW!

It it absoluty georgus! I would hate to to be a main bearing when that puppy gets up on the boost. because it is going to pound the crap out of them. everything in that motor is going to have to be perferct to handle the extreme loads. Good luck, BTW Mark, Our moderator posted a video with sound using windows media player.

Zowie! What stunning 'postings,'and what a website. Boy are we all fortunate......

Hiya Emery. - Iam totally Ellectronically Illiterate (as well as not being able to spell in english), but as soon as i find a youngster willing enough to help me here on this damn modern science- fiction 'communicating device', - i will post my picture & sound clips of the G40's and a bit of yanking on the old throttle of my darling Pantera during a session we had recently setting up the Webers on the new motor.... promise. tai

Hi Emery.
Just to let u know ; the Ford GT 40 "chase" footage on the music video plus "The Making Of" the movie & other interesting footage will soon be on my 'WheelNuts' website:- A site dedicated to the MotorHeads out there....Lots to come, also short clip of the 'Weber Tunning Sesion' we recently conducted with Hall 180 exh. system. Sounds incredible.... ( exits out the sides not out the middle at back of the car....

tai
Can't wait. What is the website address???

I searched for the site and think i found it wheelnuts.de It is not up and running at this time.

Sorry guys.
We are working on the Website as we speak, to get at least the Ford GT 40 footage on asap....should be up shortly.

Ford GT40 "chase" music-video footage shot from miniture, remote jet-chopper at present on "Wheelnuts" website's temporary page under :

www.wheelnuts.ivanonline.net

"The Making Of" to be posted soon.

Wow! thats Cool! If i didn't see the skid of the helicopter in that one scene, i wouldn't have known. Very nice work! Thanks for sharing it!

That was cool Tai! If you download it it shows up as a file named "feelings" Mine went to My Documents

Great video. Well put together. Its a great song as well. I will try to get some video and sound up soon.

Blaine, how's your bad-ass car coming along?

update?

that song is by the french "elvis" guy isn't it?

Just did the ford taurus power window conversion on my passenger side. The plastic gear was shot so I figured it would be a good time to do it since I had the door panels off anyway. I pretty well just have to get the interior back together and have a breather tank made up for it. After a little paint touchup I plan to be at the Birch Bay event in September.

Cool Video.

Pictures of my fathers 1967 Sunbeam Tiger.

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The car originally had a 289 ford I believe. The only thing left original on the car is the body. It has a full chassis underneath with a ladder bar rear suspension. It has been tubbed and I think has a 9" ford rear. The motor is a 425hp LT1 mated up to a Tremec 6 speed. One thing that increases the coolness factor exponentially is that it has Pantera parts on it. Anyone recognize those seats? The first, and only time he ran it on the strip produced high tens and pulled the front tires off the ground. With a little more experience driving it I think he could have got low tens-high nines. It doesnt help that the firewall was cut back six inches to fit the new motor. You basically drive with your knees against your chest. Kind of like some of you driving our cars but worse. It is a very cool car though and turns heads wherever it goes.

Very cool indeed thanks for the pictures

WAAAAAA!!!!! Thanks too!!

I hope that your father brings the Tiger to Birch Bay.

John

It has the little hoods over the headlamps so unless these were added later it's a Mk1 Tiger and would have had a Ford 260.

Mk2 Tigers had a 289. A 302 will fit.

Im not sure if they were added or not. I never saw the car till it was complete. He definitely wont have it in Birch bay as he lives in Louisiana and that would be a looooong uncomfortable drive for him in that car. He will be there though but just riding with me.