Pedal Footbox Design Change?

panteradougMember

I happened to notice that at some point on some of the last Pantera cars that there was a footbox change to accomodate pedal location.
It would appear that the tub was made with a footbox that will accomodate either a righthand or lefthand drive car?

There aren't a lot of pictures to look at on 9000 chassis number cars to compare but it appears that it is not a consistent change to all tubs. Some seem to have the change, some don't?

Some of you have commented that you have GTS fendered cars built between GT5-s fendered cars.
Are some of these changes reserved for GT5-s cars only?

I think that the other changes were the wide euro license plate indentaition in the rear filler panel, lowered floor pans and batterybox located in the front trunk (boot) floor.

I also noticed pictures of very late cars with no power brake boosters. They appear to manual brakes?

Also for those GT-5 owners with power mirrors, what does the control switch look like and where did the factory put it?

Sorry for so many questions but it's raining here and I am trying to find reasons not to walk the dog yet.

1/13/074:56 AM

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accobraMember

Doug,

I would have to take a picto see if the foot box is dif from 6476 to 9138.

Yes 9138 was betweem 2 GT5 cars.
The license plate indentation is for the US plate .. but this is a Euro car brought in in 85. floor pans are much lower amd all the way foward to a cross member not on my other car. Battery box is submerged in the front.
I think mine has power brakes.
No power mirros although there are few toggles I have no idea what they do ?/

Its a light drizzle I'll go snap siome pics.

Ron

1/14/0710:16 AM

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panteradougMember

Ron look at the pics of the front trunk of 9637.
I believe that it is on page 8 or 9 of the photo section.
It is a SI Targa. Look at the differences of it's foot box and a 70's Pantera. See what I mean?

Is your car like that also?

1/14/073:20 PM

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rapierMember

PanteraDoug,
My late 1972 right-hand-drive GTS has the brake and clutch master cylinders on the left side of the car (as on cars for the US and mainland Europe).

There are 2 long tubes connecting the brake and clutch pedal to the pedal box. These run between the heater and the bulkhead.

All the early right-hand-drives cars that I have seen are this way.

Later right-hand-drive cars have the clutch and master cylinder on the right hand side of the car and connected to the pedals in the normal way.

Perhaps all the late cars have two pedal boxes.

1/15/076:13 AM

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