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I love the look of the SI. However, I don’t think I could justify that much cash for a roller, especially with how much money my car has ended up costing me – and I’m still not done.

On the other hand, I also have a spare ZF and a spare ZF case and parts that I could make a pretty decent ZF out of for a reasonable price. Likewise, I have toyed with converting my car to a Group 5 car but would hate to cut up my narrow bodied car to convert it. So I guess getting a SI clone would save me from doing that in the future.

Yet, there is still a lot of money and work to be done with the SI clone even if a guy had some parts and pieces lying around.
I have to say that I agree with Garvino completely. Looks like a fun project but even if you did all the work yourself and did not have to pay labor, Just to turn this into a nice driver I can see the total investment running over 50K (probably much more). If that was the case, I think I would prefer to spend a little more and buy a real one that needs a little TLC. (if there is such a beast)
Everyone has their preferance, just my 2 cents
I have to admit, I do like the look of the SI
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I think I would prefer to spend a little more and buy a real one that needs a little TLC.

less than 50 made.

None legal for US importation.

As I wrote earlier, this is the ONLY way a USA owner will get the look of a Si.

There is one previously made clone here in USA. NOT made with real factory panels. Fiberglass from take-off molds. Quite sure it is not for sale.

Larry
body/paint $20k
engine/ZF $15k
exhaust $500
ignition/fuel $1k
leather interior $5k
suspension/brakes $4k
windshield $1k
cooling system $1500
Evans headlights $1k
misc BS $3k
Total $52,000 + cost of car
An SI clone in perfect shape would bring ~$70k IMHO. So, you would have to buy the car at $18k and do most of the work yourself to break even.
Just my 2 cents
Will
True it would cost too much IF you started from scratch. But if someone already had a Pantera where everything worked, except thye body had rust cancer, it would be way cheaper just transfering all of the parts from the cancer car to this one and have a brand spaking new Pantera when you were done. You could still sell the remaining cancer for five cents a pound to a scrap dealer and not come out of it too badly. Plus you would have the ONLY SI in the States.
41 Si's were made. Of those, 2 were crash tested. The Si was a vastly redesigned Pantera including the sheetmetal, frame, suspension, drivetrain (Ford's fuel injected 5.0, and 2 six speed cars), etc. Four Si's are targas (2 of those being the 6spds).

To do an external clone with original factory sheetmetal would be nice to see here in the U.S. The existing Si clone is Pat Mical's in MA. It was converted from a 5-S (if I remember correctly), and he painted it orange.

Michael

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The SI sure does look badass from the back. Take your cancerous car and re-body it or build this one outright. It will definitely not be just another Group 5 conversion. Do it slow or do it fast. It still missing the Si wing so you have to source or fab that.

I've never been one for resale value and I have enjoyed my car for the last 28 years of ownership. If you are thinking about resale value, this may be it later but not now so you can enjoy it. Later, when our cars catch up to notoriety and collectability of our Italian cousins, then you can think about resale. These aren't 6 figure cars but they sure look like it and people can't help but look (like deer and headlights).
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