Any thoughts on welding the seems ofthe body.
Good or bad idea?,I have seen it done to strengthen a unibody car that had more HP than designed for.Thanks
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Excellent idea IMHO! On many Panteras, stripping to bare metal will reveal popped spot welds in some areas, and there are weld-in stiffeners & doublers available to accomodate some of the known weak spots in the Pantera monococque design. The only drawbacks are- the welding should be done by someone who knows how to TIG-weld and has such a machine available, to limit the heat input to the body panels & thus minimize corrective bodywork afterwards; the car will likely need to be stripped to bare metal before the welding, as dirty panels make weak welds. And obviously, the cost of a paint job afterwards is not trivial, either.
OTHER POSS.OPTIONS?
To avoid body-shell cracking due to more power plus 345/35 rubber and "hot" 351C, closed-chamber heads,4x 48 IDA Webers & 180 degree exh.system etc.on my Grp.4,I installed rear support-struts from Hall Pantera.-They come in upper and lowers and will elliminate body flex/cracking due to obvious increased torsional rigidity.(my car has showed no visable signs, hair cracks on new paint job)Hall have them for the frt. suspension too should you spend more days on the track than road.
To avoid body-shell cracking due to more power plus 345/35 rubber and "hot" 351C, closed-chamber heads,4x 48 IDA Webers & 180 degree exh.system etc.on my Grp.4,I installed rear support-struts from Hall Pantera.-They come in upper and lowers and will elliminate body flex/cracking due to obvious increased torsional rigidity.(my car has showed no visable signs, hair cracks on new paint job)Hall have them for the frt. suspension too should you spend more days on the track than road.