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For my fellow Austrian (or German) Pantera owners: the ANSA exhaust tailpipes look a bit further out compared to the rear bumpers. About 2 inch, see picture.

Next week I have to present my Pantera to the Austrian authorities for street registration. I am afraid they will tell me that the exhaust tailpipes are not allowed to stand out in the rear (somebody might get burns fromt the hot tailpipes...).
What is you experience here? Has someone a picture of his street legal Pantera with exhaust tips protruding in the rear?
Any help greatly appreciated!



Eugen

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Eugen Hi

well no issue here in Baden Württemberg. Running ANSA on small rear bumper. Stick out. Issue was more tires and brakes.. well got even Willwood rear approved..probl only one in D land. No prop. valev..top braking

more issues on back light covers RED vs Yellow on the direction/Blinker part..

good luck keep us posted..

Matthias

P.s.: You need to google for a TÜV which understands vintage cars..
P.SS.: the Avons rear should do it..my 305 did go without issue and not used the GTS extensions

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Matthias, thanks for your quick reply! Good to hear about your Ansa! Do you have a picture in your "Fahrzeugbrief" where the exhaust is visible? That would be extremly helpful!
And yes, I changed the rear lenses, put new headlights in with "E"-Stamping, changed the wiring for the indicators and the sidemarker lights.
I have good experiences with the TÜV Bad Reichenhall. They will check my car next Wednesday, I hope to get the papers there which I will use to get Austrian papers the next day. :-)

With your wide open autobahns encouraging high engine speeds, be aware of modifying the tail pipe angles and shortening the distance they protrude. Due to the sugar-scoop decklid, there is a big swirl of air that follows the Pantera and plasters itself against the rear body. That air-action is how the stock a/c intake works.

During a sanctioned open road race here in Nevada (U.S.) some years ago, one owner with a 500 horsepower GT-5 Pantera (changed to angled tail pipe tips & modified exhausts), ran the 92 mile long course at an average speed of 150+ mph (bursts up to 175). at the finish, he found his plastic tail light lenses MELTED from his modified exhaust tip heat just below.

He had shortened the exhaust tip protrusions & tucked them up close to the split bumpers for a 'cleaner' look. NOT a good choice, as it turned out.... I lost the photos he took on an old computer- sorry.

Complicated subject, Simon. In the black cover Factory Illustrated Parts & Accessories Manual for '85;  on pg 33, there are 5 (five) different ANSA exhaust systems shown for Panteras. Series one thru four plus a 5th for GTS & GT-5. There's also a 'big bore' system  (#6- no illustration) for the Gr-3 street-legal- racers, with or without internal baffles. Might be too loud for the street, or not?

Some part numbers have tipped up tailpipes, some tips are straight-out, some use flat gaskets and some use doughnut-style gaskets. There are matching headers for them all, which changes the overall length. Matching up two loose mufflers via the Web for exact Concours is a nightmare. Most don't bother.

Your TUV guys will have lots of fun sorting things out if you have a copy of the Manual..As usual, the whole 90 pg Illustrated Manual (9' x l4") is available on the POCA Web Site for member download. On top of all that, the ANSA Exhaust Company was sold twice and what they're making now under that name is not exactly what they sold 40 years ago. Good luck-

Is the last government inspection required for your car, as long as it remains registered to you in Austria?

Are there also annual safety inspections to see if the car still is in compliance?

If you should someday sell the car to a countryman, and he will keep it registered in Austria, will the new owner need to have another inspection?

@larryw posted:

Is the last government inspection required for your car, as long as it remains registered to you in Austria?

Are there also annual safety inspections to see if the car still is in compliance?

If you should someday sell the car to a countryman, and he will keep it registered in Austria, will the new owner need to have another inspection?

If you want to register/drive a car here it needs this official inspection - just once. And regular cars need to have a yearly inspection at a licensed shop, for classic cars (older then 30 years) the interval is 2 years.
And if I sell the Pantera to a Austrian guy he does not to have it inspected again.

Eugen

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