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The pantera I purchased did not have the engine covers. I looked into purching them but they were $450 EACH, so I decided to make them myself. I have completed the mold for the pair but am wondering if fiberglass is the way to go. The originals were metal, should I transfer the foam mold to a harder materal so that I can hammer some aluminum or steel, or is fibergalss ok.
Any body out ther looking for some engine covers? I will have an empty mold soon.
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You've gone to some amount of trouble here. Such aftermarket center covers are readily available from Pantera East and other vendors, mostly with extra height to accomodate taller air filters or intake manifolds. I think Kirk Evans first offered these in '85-87 for his Amerisport GT5-S's, then branched out to include early cars too. Most have an extra 2" or so of center height for less cost than the stockers. They're fiberglas, unpainted. Some vendors (P.I among others) offer carbon-fiber side pieces & (I think) center engine screens. As a further note, the center screen for '71-'75 (at least) Panteras are one width while the later 'wide-body' cars after about 1985 take a narrower screen that looks the same, so they won't interchange, at least with stock side pieces.
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