Rubber Replacement

I recommend Wilkinson. Has all the seals at reasonable prices

We have all original weatherstripping in a kit form...

http://www.saccrestorations.net/dpwk0001.html

Just got my whole car weatherstripping kit from SACC Restorations (Scott Bell, post above). Excellent, correct stuff.

Corey

Ok, so $550 for weatherstripping (material only).

Cooling hoses, etc. - green line or braided? If braided, new fittings too right? Ballpark cost?

Fuel, brake, clutch lines? Any best of breed here? Again, ballpark cost?

Rebuild brake calipers - cost? Go to ventilated disks?

And so it goes. I guess what I'm driving at is do you think this sort of just mechanical up-to-dating can be done for $2,000?? $3,000?

I am willing to do as much of the work as I can, but I am not a mechanic and do not have a full shop at home, although I have access to one.

What do you think?

Oh, can't forget about all the suspension bushings etc.

As far as brake & clutch lines, I prefer the Aeroquip braided-stainless-over-teflon lines in dash-3 sizes. Most vendors have them in premade sizes, with necessary fittings, or if you're handy, you can make up your own hoses and save a few bucks. Summit on-line catalogue is your friend here. Expect to draw some blood while making the lines yourself.
Brake calipers can be rebuilt at home: the 'rebuilding' involves removing all the pistons one at a time and scotch-briting the decades of varnish off. Wipe out each bore similarly and the available rebuild kit has a new square ring for each bore and a new dust seal. This is a sloppy, tedious job that nevertheless can be done in one day by nearly anyone with minimal tools. An air compressor and a 4" c-clamp plus some wood blocks is handy for blowing one piston out at a time to work on. Some vendors have rebuilt assemblies in stock and your old calipers are cores.
I would not think of upgrades yet; get the thing safe to drive first, then when you and your checkbook have recovered, maybe do some mods. They should reflect what you expect the car to do.

Rebuilding the Girling calipers on the Pantera are on the easy side. If you have a compressor you might want to think about bead blasting the housings themselves.

Better yet, talk to a powder coater. Many will blast and degrease them for you before they powder coat them. You just need to strip them all down first.

You will just need a brake cylinder hone that you can buy for $20 at a parts store to clean up the bores and an electric drill to run it.

My personal experience is that rebuilding the front calipers is easy; the rear calipers, not so easy. I wouldn't recommend the rear caliper rebuild exercise for the uninitiated.

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Originally posted by JTpantera:
My personal experience is that rebuilding the front calipers is easy; the rear calipers, not so easy. I wouldn't recommend the rear caliper rebuild exercise for the uninitiated.

Yes you are correct but every rear disc brake caliper is a PITA because of the adjustable rear piston.

Not really a major problem, just requires patience and yes there is a learning curve involved. Don't drink beer while you work on them.