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Sweet looking car. Anymore pictures? Where in Iowa?

I'll post some in a bit. I live in North English, Iowa (the edge of the middle of nowhere). Closest city is Iowa City.

Hope this works. Here should be a couple of picts. Thanks for the compliment by the way.

Car looks great without bumpers. You look a little young to be driving though.

People say I look young for my age.
That's my son posing with it along the Mississippi on Easter Sunday.

A lot of clean panteras on this site, yours is one more example...thanks for the pics...

Yep, that's one pretty ride! Nice stance. Nice paint and blacked out trim - with just the grille logo, wheels, exhausts and powertrain shiny.

Perfect!

Thank you guys! I'm having trouble deciding whether to leave it as is, or do the modifications I wanted to it. I saw this car somewhere years ago in some magazine for sale. I don't know how many times it's changed hands, since the history is vague on it, but it has had a lot of upgrades done to it. I'm torn on the wheels because I love them the way they are, but unfortunately at 15x11 in the rear, there is nothing to fit them..... that I have found. I have always wanted a Group 4 which is what I had planned for this car, but now I don't know. I'm also leaning to just doing some GTS flares and upgrading the wheels. I've been working on sorting out the minor gremlins of the car. I do plan on getting a front lip spoiler or air dam for it soon.

I see so many beautiful cars here with stuff done to them that I would like to do, but don't know if I have the guts to do it. The only things that are eating at me are flared fenders and sorting out the wheels. The one thing I want fixed that I'm having trouble with is the new set of coke bottles rattling under each corner of the car. I just can't get the suspension to quiet down to where I think it should be. I've replaced the shocks and bushings, and it still rattles like crazy over bumps. Anyway, I love the car and hope to meet some of you guys in the future.

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always wanted a Group 4 which is what I had planned for this car, but now I don't know

Oh you can do it. All you need is a cutsaw....

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Originally posted by 4NHOTROD:
Oh you can do it. All you need is a cutsaw....

Stop, you are scaring me.

I saw those cuts earlier. They scared me more. I think I'm just gonna need to think that one out completely.

I don't know how Will felt when he pulled the trigger and put blade to metal for that first cut, but now that we're seeing some of the 'after' pictures come out WOW, he's done a nice job ... BTW Will, when to I get to see it in person?

But au2bahn, your car is looking great - the more I see cars with the blacked out trim, the more I think it actually makes the car look more aggressive ... wider and lower.

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The one thing I want fixed that I'm having trouble with is the new set of coke bottles rattling under each corner of the car

Sorta sounds like David B's car last year. Should have seen us 4 guys following the car accelerating forwards and backwards. In his case we took the wheel centers off and the noise went away.

Denis

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In his case we took the wheel centers off and the noise went away.

I haven't tried that. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice, I might get it out and try it. Thanks!

Welcome au2bahn! Car looks great!

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Originally posted by au2bahn:
btw, hi everyone. I've been a lurker around here for a while. I bought #4713 a little over a year ago.

Welcome MO ... your Pantera is gorgeous.

-G

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Originally posted by au2bahn: I have always wanted a Group 4 which is what I had planned for this car, but now I don't know. I'm also leaning to just

Been the GTS flare route and am happy with it. Can check it out at my gallery link. I'm 60 miles from Iowa City pretty much where I-80 crosses the Mississippi if you ever get this way.

Take care,
Kelly