I'm pretty stoked considering what I was anticipating things could be like on this car.
So far, so good!
So things got real yesterday....
My glass guy wanted the dash "pulled back a bit" so he could get the screen in easier so I figured it wouldnt hurt to get a good look underneath to see what else if anything I should be doing.
Lots of old dust.. But otherwise considering not too bad. Thinking that seeing I've got a month before a new rubber for the screen gets here I'll get all the A/C and heater piping replaced and relocate the bypass valve to the engine bay while I wait.
My glass guy wanted the dash "pulled back a bit" so he could get the screen in easier so I figured it wouldnt hurt to get a good look underneath to see what else if anything I should be doing.
Lots of old dust.. But otherwise considering not too bad. Thinking that seeing I've got a month before a new rubber for the screen gets here I'll get all the A/C and heater piping replaced and relocate the bypass valve to the engine bay while I wait.
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And good to see the 1424 DNA still hanging about...
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It's been a while since I've posted anything up properly on 1424. Mostly through having issues with linking photo's so I ended up giving up.
In that time though - Fast5Pantera has been moving along. Finally registered and in that adds another accolade to its history being the first ever modified LHD car registered in South Australia with the new laws that came in 1 July this year. It's got its plates on - FAST V. It's also been through the paint shop and brought back to looking as close as possible to the way it looked in the movie. The only differences are the passenger side mirror and indicators on the front bumpers.
Pretty stoked with how she looks now. Hope you guys like her too. Thanks to those who have helped me along the way with info, help and ideas.
Next step - interior and engine bay.
In that time though - Fast5Pantera has been moving along. Finally registered and in that adds another accolade to its history being the first ever modified LHD car registered in South Australia with the new laws that came in 1 July this year. It's got its plates on - FAST V. It's also been through the paint shop and brought back to looking as close as possible to the way it looked in the movie. The only differences are the passenger side mirror and indicators on the front bumpers.
Pretty stoked with how she looks now. Hope you guys like her too. Thanks to those who have helped me along the way with info, help and ideas.
Next step - interior and engine bay.
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one more...
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Looking real sharp - great job!
I just reviewed this post from the beginning. What a great looking result!
What mechanical work did you have to do to get her on the road? How does she drive?
What mechanical work did you have to do to get her on the road? How does she drive?
Lookin great Michael...!
Awesome
Hi Dave,
No way near as much work as you've done on yours I suspect.
Mechanically - new clutch, rear wheel bearings replaced, handbrake installed (they took it out..), radiator cleaned and new baffle installed, steering rack re-built, new suspension bushes front and rear, sway bar bushes replaced, carby serviced, whole bunch of re-wiring to get it all sorted, new guages, new tach, new speedo cable, new switches. Then the cosmetics, rust removed, re-skinned the front hood, window mouldings and rubbers on the front screen. New SPAL fans on the original radiator - 14" sucker on one side to the drivers side and 14" pusher on the other passenger side of the rad.
Mario the guy here who did my paint was excellent. I charged him to get it looking good but keep as much of the paint history as possible on the car. So the original bronze metallic is still there, the yellow and then the first black from fast 5 then the coat you see now. I think there's less bog on it than there was before which is great.
Body is in gloss jet black and all the trims are in a satin / matte.
Lots to go still yet with engine, engine bay, interior... but one step at a time.
Drives well actually for a 46 year old car. I love getting out in her and feeling how she responds to things. Seeing as she's not really been driven since the movie we're just easing her back into life on the road.
No way near as much work as you've done on yours I suspect.
Mechanically - new clutch, rear wheel bearings replaced, handbrake installed (they took it out..), radiator cleaned and new baffle installed, steering rack re-built, new suspension bushes front and rear, sway bar bushes replaced, carby serviced, whole bunch of re-wiring to get it all sorted, new guages, new tach, new speedo cable, new switches. Then the cosmetics, rust removed, re-skinned the front hood, window mouldings and rubbers on the front screen. New SPAL fans on the original radiator - 14" sucker on one side to the drivers side and 14" pusher on the other passenger side of the rad.
Mario the guy here who did my paint was excellent. I charged him to get it looking good but keep as much of the paint history as possible on the car. So the original bronze metallic is still there, the yellow and then the first black from fast 5 then the coat you see now. I think there's less bog on it than there was before which is great.
Body is in gloss jet black and all the trims are in a satin / matte.
Lots to go still yet with engine, engine bay, interior... but one step at a time.
Drives well actually for a 46 year old car. I love getting out in her and feeling how she responds to things. Seeing as she's not really been driven since the movie we're just easing her back into life on the road.
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I just reviewed this post from the beginning. What a great looking result!
What mechanical work did you have to do to get her on the road? How does she drive?
Hey Michael,
I stumbled upon a site where a guy made a limited run of custom Fast 5 Hot Wheels Panteras. I don't know if they're still available since it was in 2014, but would be cool to have one since it's of your car!
http://www.johnspangler.com/hw...fastfivepantera.html
I stumbled upon a site where a guy made a limited run of custom Fast 5 Hot Wheels Panteras. I don't know if they're still available since it was in 2014, but would be cool to have one since it's of your car!
http://www.johnspangler.com/hw...fastfivepantera.html
Wow Garth...!! What a find. That would be way cool for Michael to have... I agree.
I have 1418 which interestingly (to me) was also originally bronze and is currently black.
Did your car have a tag in the engine compartment forward of the emissions plate? How about one over the brake booster VIN stamping under the hood?
Mine has neither, and I do not see any rivet holes to indicate that it ever had them.
Did your car have a tag in the engine compartment forward of the emissions plate? How about one over the brake booster VIN stamping under the hood?
Mine has neither, and I do not see any rivet holes to indicate that it ever had them.
Perry,
I have 1490, and it never had either of the motor number plates (or rivet holes). The engine block was never stamped either.
John
I have 1490, and it never had either of the motor number plates (or rivet holes). The engine block was never stamped either.
John
Interesting. Thank you.
My block is stamped, but I have no way of knowing if it is the original one.
My block is stamped, but I have no way of knowing if it is the original one.
quote:stamped, but I have no way of knowing if it is the original one
* Anyone who knows more than me, please feel free to correct me, but... *
I might suggest that if it is stamped with a 4 digit number on the back, left (driver's side for US cars) of the engine, it's probably the original engine, because....
1. That's wasn't a "standard" Ford stamp - those were put on by DeTomaso (I think).
2. Most of the replacement blocks you would get from either the Ford factory, or that you might pick up in a junkyard don't have a number there.
You should post the number, maybe it is close to other cars in your series.
Regards -
Rocky
I haven't stuck my head in here for a while - Garth, I am lucky enough to have one of the Hot Wheels Fast 5 Pantera's. I managed to get #19 of the 25. I'd love to get my hands on #5 if it ever comes available.
I'll have to have another look at the holes / plates etc. I know the motor has been stamped, I can only assume its the original one looking at the condition of it as it is just now.
From my recollection of previous discussions Rocky you're bang on re: engine # stamping. My # is 0276.
Perry, if your block is stamped its highly likley its still the original motor...
That said, I dont have the factory paperwork so in the current Pantera environment I dont know if my Pantera really is a Pantera at all.... It could just be a re-badged Kia.
I'll have to have another look at the holes / plates etc. I know the motor has been stamped, I can only assume its the original one looking at the condition of it as it is just now.
From my recollection of previous discussions Rocky you're bang on re: engine # stamping. My # is 0276.
Perry, if your block is stamped its highly likley its still the original motor...
That said, I dont have the factory paperwork so in the current Pantera environment I dont know if my Pantera really is a Pantera at all.... It could just be a re-badged Kia.
My block is stamped 0271 so our cars are off by 6 and our blocks by 5. Maybe someone didn’t get an engine.
quote:My block is stamped 0271 so our cars are off by 6 and our blocks by 5. Maybe someone didn’t get an engine.
As I understood it, that's pretty common. They would bang out a number of bodies, and get in a number of motors, and poke them in. The motor numbers and body numbers were not precisely aligned.
Anyway - my guess is that you have the original block in there, but you cant guarantee that someone didn't just get his own set of stamps and duplicate the number. And you certainly can't say what's inside the block... You would hope any changes are an improvement.
Rocky