Conversion to Non Pop Up Headlights

Goran Malmberg has done this conversion to his GT5 HemiPantera. The conversion is covered in the summer 2004 edition of Pantera International magazine (issue 119).

Pat Holleran has grafted a set of Ferrari 3 light headlight pods onto his Pantera Spyder, currently under construction. Pictures are provided in the current issue of Pantera International magazine (issue 126).

Attached is a picture of a Pantera that was on display at the POCA Fun Rally in Las Vegas this year.

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I hope to get to do this conversion some day,but have more pressing issues to attend to first. Hella has 90mm headlight module in Bi Xeon (hi/lo beam)@$540ea. 50 mm module @$$110 (lo) & $375 (hi HID). Hi beam is only available in HID. No lo beams in HID 50mm.

Go to:http://www.hella.com/produktion/HellaPortal/WebSite/Internet_usa/ProductsServices/Performance_Lighting/Conversion_Headlamps/50mm_modules/50mm_Modules.jsp

There will also be a section for 90mm modules under performance lighting.

I feel that the 90mm will be tight. The 50mm look great and come with a nice bezel.
Mark 5481

Of course everyone realizes this may not conform to minimum headlight height requirements for some states, right? After all, de Tomaso had to add spacers to the shocks to make the stock ones legal.

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Originally posted by Cloudbaseracer:
Do you guys know of anyone that has ever converted the pop up headlights to static style such as on a modern sports car (lambo, corvette, etc.)? If so, are there any pictures?

James

There's a few versions out there..
Here's a quad light.

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Originally posted by Mark:
JK that’s the car I was talking about..! I have seen that pic before.?.?

The pic is from Atlanta's Italian Car Day a few years ago. It's on panteraplace.

I believe this car was for sale recently. It now has a rather unique one wiper system.

Josh

Thanks for mentioning the article. I'll try to locate it. At the moment I'm putting in a new fuse box and headlight relays.
Mark 5481

Nice photos.
Yes, Goran Malmberg's article in PI's newsletter is very worth looking at. He has done an awful lot more than just doing his lites regarding weigth loss....check out the article. i have done the same and not only do you get a much more modern look with no dodgy pop-ups flapping around but you save 21kg( 46.2 lbs ) on each lamp system..its true, i weighed mine myself......I have gone, like Goran, to acrilic windows, Carbon Fibre interior door panels, Carbon rear & front deck lids, remove center instrument consol etc...hope to save at least 200lbs.....Will post pics when ready...

Tai,

We look forward to seeing the pictures of your conversion. Please post as soon as possible.

Thanks,

James

If I remember correctly, POCA member Jerry Pentaleri did the conversion to his car. I saw the car at Pahrump/Vegas 2005.
Art

Art,
I believe his car is on page 2 of this discussion.

Josh

Jerry lives just 30 miles from me. He had his car on Ebay at one time. Buy it now for $75000. Obviolsy Jerry has done a lot with that car

Check this out!!!!!

Another

Is this thing bad as hell or what?

The engine

Wow! Where is this car from?

Love the front hood.

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Originally posted by r mccall:
Is this thing bad as hell or what?

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Originally posted by r mccall:
The engine

I think it is from Germany.

There is no way that engine setup is going to fit in a Pantera engine bay.

Larry

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Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:
There is no way that engine setup is going to fit in a Pantera engine bay.

Larry

You sure about that???

let's see more pics, let's see more pics....

I admire the way a flat grill was fabricated for the front, instead of leaving a big notch in the front as the factory did with the GT5-S. Best GT5-S style front end I've personally seen.

Thats also the "busiest" Pantera engine compartment I've ever seen.

George

This is the car with that engine in it.
One of the "busiest" paint jobs as well. LOL

Another.

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Originally posted by JohnnyAlki:
let's see more pics, let's see more pics....

another one

Here's another amazingly mean Pantera from Germany. It is the first Pantera that I actually like with a wing!!!

Thanks for posting the Pantera pictures. I never get tired of new Pantera pictures

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Originally posted by r mccall:
Here's another amazingly mean Pantera from Germany. It is the first Pantera that I actually like with a wing!!!

I think this topic has been hi-jacked.

Why not start a topic in the photo gallery, "radical panteras", and get everybody contributing.

George

Ron:

Where did you get the photos? I would like to track down the year, chassis number and owner name of the German red GT5-S.

Please shoot me an e-mail at phavlik[at]pris.ca

Thanks.

Hi James...thought i'd let you know my new 'car freak' website is now up & running...sort of....Lots of articles & pics, "Legends" International race with awesome race cars from the 60[' 70's.. more Pantera 'stuff' coming. Lots of GT40 video & audio. Short clip of my '76 with 180's having the 48IDA's tuned, also article on "Ultimate Pantera", vidio/audio coming sooooon....Best regards,

www.wheelnuts.co.za

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Thanks for posting the Pantera pictures. I never get tired of new Pantera pictures

Besides the group of owners, this is the reason I love Panteras so much. Many are so different. I laugh when I see pictures of a Ferrari show and hundreds of red cars, all looking the same.
I'm happy my car is not a trailer queen. I bought it to drive. Dave Doddek put it well in his description about the car being produced as a driver.
Build, fix, modify, wax, whatever...just drive em!
Will

I like pop-ups - but the lucas sealed beam is a dogpile of a light.

I'm either thinking of putting these in:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/59-78-MINI-COOPER-HALO-A...dZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V

Or Butchering a set of these:

http://www.mazda.com.au/articles/images/m3sp23_hero_front.jpg

Phil

These were cool in the late 70s