Group IV Front Spoiler

First of all 3 inches clearance in the front is good. That's a lot.

That's about what I have with my gts front spoiler. These cars are low.

You can find Kirk Evans two ways. First he sells on ebay as cool.car.finds. Secondly he has a webpage at amerisportindustries.com.

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First of all 3 inches clearance in the front is good. That's a lot.

Absoulutely, I've only got just over 3 inches clearance under the car, never mind the spoiler.

Problem is the spoiler is hangin' way out at the nose of the car, sure it scrapes on stuff. I have Kirk Evans little mini-spoiler on #6018, it scrapes too. Its got a few cracks in it, so don't look too close. Most spoilers on street driven Panteras have dings & cracks in them. The first one makes you all bothered, but after you've popped its cherry its no big deal any longer. You learn to slow down at driveways and those big dips.

Actually, I've come to the conclusion that the Pantera looks best without a spoiler, and with the front end lowered so its sniffing the ground real close. The '72 LeMans look. No bumpers either. Like Laslo's car.

But if you're racing you'll want a good GT5 style spoiler to keep the air from getting beneath the front of the car & lifting it.

Larry Stock sells spoilers, are his plastic or fiberglass? Plastic would survive road rash a lot better than fiberglass. You might want to give Larry a call & find out.

I've bugged a few of the vendors about making spoilers from the same plastic as the fenders found on off road motorcycles. The stuff is indestructible, and paintable too.

cowboy from hell

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Larry Stock sells spoilers, are his plastic or fiberglass? Plastic would survive road rash a lot better than fiberglass. You might want to give Larry a call & find out.

I think the spoilers he sells are fiberglass. What he does though is adds a honking big flat piece of plastic to the front underside of the car affixed to the spoiler. He stood on the leading edge of the spoiler and bounced up and down to demonstrate its rigidity to me. The plastic sheet scrapes the ground before the spoiler and apparently the improved air flow keeps the front end planted at high speed.

Julian

Anybody with pictures of Larry's spoiler. I might be interested in one in the future as well.

Blaine

Blaine,

The red '72 is Larry's car, sporting spoiler. I'l try and grab some close up and under photos in Vegas later in the week.

Julian

Looks good to me. Wonder how much modification would be neccesary to mate it to group 4 flares.

Blaine

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Originally posted by PanteraTurbo:
...how much modification would be neccesary to mate it to group 4 flares...

That's basically what a GT5 spoiler is.

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Originally posted by george pence:

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Originally posted by PanteraTurbo:
...how much modification would be neccesary to mate it to group 4 flares...

That's basically what a GT5 spoiler is.

Yes I think that's right.

Hall had that spoiler listed with and without flares.

I agree that they really should be made out of a very flexable plastic.

There are still a number of manholes in NYS that project out of the pavement 3/4 to 1" or so.

They can be anywhere in the road. All the overpasses in the cloverleafs around Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens comes to mind.

There is so much going on traffic wise that it is difficult to watch the road surfaces also even though that is so critical to do so.

It isn't just NYC, it can be anywhere.
It can be for any reason. Old existing conditions, shrikage of the road surface, preparation for new paving.

To wipe out the spoiler is one thing. The lower radiator support is another thing altogether.

Also the code that regulates the slope across a sidewalk to enter a gas station is not friendly to the Pantera. Neither are some of the big pumping stations that have thier tank access caps in the traffic pattern.

Did I mention the concrete curbs in parking lots that are 6" high and the sign says park front wheels to curb? Yeah right!

The "road build authorities" seem to have the aditude of the military. We bing back 85%. TS to the dead and the loosers.

One of the gas station filler caps tore off the Borla SS exhaust on my SHO last year and that car is nowhere neat the lowness of the Pantera.

Good luck is all I can say.

I figured a gt5 spoiler would fit but the one shown is on a non flared car. I have also noticed that all of the flares out there are not the same (ie I have seen gr4 flared cars where some are wider than others). So I would imagine some minor modification would be neccessary. My dad had a fiberglass front that is supposed to be for a gr4 but doesnt even come close to fitting my car. It is a three piece unit.

Blaine

Yes Hall Pantera & Pantera Parts Connection sell a "GT5" front spoiler for narrow body Panteras, which is what is shown in the picture posted by Julian, but they also sell a spoiler for the GT5, which has the extended ends to blend with the GT5 front wheel flares. It should be a "close" match for Gp4 wheel flares as well, it won't be a direct bolt on, but with a little work it can be made to blend & fit.

cowboy from hell

I haven't seen the Revson in awhile.
It had the reputation for being a scraper also but I remember it as looking appropriate for what I thought a Pantera should look like.

The plastic spoiler for my Boss 302 faired no better.
It got scrapped up pretty bad in my driveway.

Maybe they should be made out of silly putty?

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:

Maybe they should be made out of silly putty?

Then you would bounce back 10 feet every time you bumped something. I think I might try to get that revson from my father and make it fit. I like the look of it just needs to be remolded here and there.

Blaine

Hey guys, I found a fix for my front spoiler. I took it Coast Corvette in Anaheim, Ca. and the owner, Chuck Hance, sectioned out 2 inches from it. Now it not only looks great, but is now streetable (I can drive it on the street without any worries of hitting anything and everything). So if you're having the same problem as I am, go see Chuck. It is not getting painted and should be back on the car this Friday. Hallelujah ! ! ! !