Man, they dont get much wider than this!!!Widebody
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I usually don't like Panteras that have been that extensively modified but that car is awesome!
Ron
Ron
Totally insane!! but all that and only 2 pics of the car finished.
Where can I see more of the finished product.
Where can I see more of the finished product.
Away from home at the moment, but I have photos of a yellow car done like that. Almost looks like a Testarosa from the rear in a few shots.
My car has been modified in a similar way, but much more subtle.
The rear fender, door & front fender are pumped out by around 40mm.
In the near future the flares will be changed to something similar to GT4, but not so wide, this is to suit the new wheels.
Will be like a 3/4 GT4 rear flare & a GTS front flare.
Currently I'm making some new rims.
They are three piece, spun outers, GT4 style spokes billet machined & bolt in.
Front 17x9.5" with 245/45-17 Bridgestone.
Rear 19x13" with 345/35-19 Bridgestone Potenza.
regards,
Tony.
The rear fender, door & front fender are pumped out by around 40mm.
In the near future the flares will be changed to something similar to GT4, but not so wide, this is to suit the new wheels.
Will be like a 3/4 GT4 rear flare & a GTS front flare.
Currently I'm making some new rims.
They are three piece, spun outers, GT4 style spokes billet machined & bolt in.
Front 17x9.5" with 245/45-17 Bridgestone.
Rear 19x13" with 345/35-19 Bridgestone Potenza.
regards,
Tony.
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deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
So that is where this car went. It was for sale in Toronto in 2009. What an amazing amount of craftsmanship to widen that car.
Congrats
Denis
Congrats
Denis
Yep, I purchased it from the Toronto seller in 09'.
It took me a year with it on the hoist to get the car to a standard that I thought to be "acceptable".
The previous owner had the best intentions & he used good parts, but his workmanship left a lot to be desired.
So most mechanicals were gutted out, some parts replaced, modified & a carefull re-assembly.
Since then I have conducted more major changes to the fuel & cooling systems.
The photo below is what I'm currently working on.
New CHI 4V heads, 8 x 48mm throttle body injection.
Motec is mounted inside the electrical box along with the various relays etc, bolted to the right side of the firewall.
Fuel surge tank, Aeromotive injection pump & filter toward the rear on the right.
All of the cooling components have been shifted to the rear of the engine for easy access,
New Swirl bottle, (with zinc annode screwed in the base) new alloy catch can.
All fuel & cooling components are rubber mounted.
All coolant lines in 38mm Stainless steel from the front to back of the car.
Custom made a three core Aluminium radiator, core supplied by PWR.
Remote high flow thermostat housing, (fitted with a large 85 degree C truck bypass type thermostat for better flow) is mounted just before the Swirl bottle.
(Thermostat removed from the engine block).
There is a bypass hose from the new Thermostat housing back to the engine water pump for engine warm up.
Electic booster pump after the swirl bottle which switches on at 95 degrees C.
To cope with Perth's blistering 45 degree C, (115 F) summers.
Machined up the Velocity stacks here at work, they are two piece 170mm total length & screw together.
Clamped at the join within the stack is sandwiched a mesh screen filter.
So I don't have to run external ugly air filters & can maintain that "Can Am" look with the stacks sticking through the hood.
Good for general driving but not dusty country roads.
Also made a new alloy fuel filler spout though the body & through the side louver panel.
Took a mould from the original louver panels & made a new left side one from fibreglass so I didn't have to cut into the original.
Now has an "aston" type flip top filler cap set into the louver panel, (like the GT40/Cobra style).
The cross brace picks up on the old "L" shock bumper mounts in the rear chassis rails.
Holes transfered from the chassis rails underneath, through the inner panel, then the brace bolts down into the threaded insert in the chassis rail.
Its been off the road seven weeks for these latest modifications, working back in the evenings making up the alloy tanks, thermo housing, various mounts & making up all of the hoses etc.
Now waiting on my mate to finish the wiring so I can get it on the dyno.
Bit more of this build can be seen on the Australian Pantera Forum here: http://panteraaustralia.com/fo.../124.html?1304295059
Sorry about hogging this thread !
regards,
Tony.
It took me a year with it on the hoist to get the car to a standard that I thought to be "acceptable".
The previous owner had the best intentions & he used good parts, but his workmanship left a lot to be desired.
So most mechanicals were gutted out, some parts replaced, modified & a carefull re-assembly.
Since then I have conducted more major changes to the fuel & cooling systems.
The photo below is what I'm currently working on.
New CHI 4V heads, 8 x 48mm throttle body injection.
Motec is mounted inside the electrical box along with the various relays etc, bolted to the right side of the firewall.
Fuel surge tank, Aeromotive injection pump & filter toward the rear on the right.
All of the cooling components have been shifted to the rear of the engine for easy access,
New Swirl bottle, (with zinc annode screwed in the base) new alloy catch can.
All fuel & cooling components are rubber mounted.
All coolant lines in 38mm Stainless steel from the front to back of the car.
Custom made a three core Aluminium radiator, core supplied by PWR.
Remote high flow thermostat housing, (fitted with a large 85 degree C truck bypass type thermostat for better flow) is mounted just before the Swirl bottle.
(Thermostat removed from the engine block).
There is a bypass hose from the new Thermostat housing back to the engine water pump for engine warm up.
Electic booster pump after the swirl bottle which switches on at 95 degrees C.
To cope with Perth's blistering 45 degree C, (115 F) summers.
Machined up the Velocity stacks here at work, they are two piece 170mm total length & screw together.
Clamped at the join within the stack is sandwiched a mesh screen filter.
So I don't have to run external ugly air filters & can maintain that "Can Am" look with the stacks sticking through the hood.
Good for general driving but not dusty country roads.
Also made a new alloy fuel filler spout though the body & through the side louver panel.
Took a mould from the original louver panels & made a new left side one from fibreglass so I didn't have to cut into the original.
Now has an "aston" type flip top filler cap set into the louver panel, (like the GT40/Cobra style).
The cross brace picks up on the old "L" shock bumper mounts in the rear chassis rails.
Holes transfered from the chassis rails underneath, through the inner panel, then the brace bolts down into the threaded insert in the chassis rail.
Its been off the road seven weeks for these latest modifications, working back in the evenings making up the alloy tanks, thermo housing, various mounts & making up all of the hoses etc.
Now waiting on my mate to finish the wiring so I can get it on the dyno.
Bit more of this build can be seen on the Australian Pantera Forum here: http://panteraaustralia.com/fo.../124.html?1304295059
Sorry about hogging this thread !
regards,
Tony.
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cheers
lee
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cheers
lee
quote:Originally posted by David_Nunn:
Here's another "widebody" Pantera.
Any more pictures of that car?
Ron
Unfortunately not, but I'd sure like to see some. Notice the single HUGE exhaust tip.
