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Okay, winter is coming fast here in washington, and its that time to get back on the Pantera. First is to install the new engine that was so late in arrival( it had to arrive the beginning of winter for me to have time to install it, my industry is swamped from april to october)Mark Mckowens engine has been sitting in my garage from this past april/may.
Second is to order new rims. I spoke with Pantera East, I like there rims, they will make 10 more sets they say and thats it, no more.
Is that a foolish purchase because if you were to hit a curb, heaven forbid, however you would be $##%@#^^^$%#.
Options with similar look and proper offset to fill the fender wells?
My rims look great but not to my taste on a wide body, so I will sell my rims and tires.

Thanks
Daniel
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peterhpeterhMember
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Originally posted by Daniel #9191:
... its that time to get back on the Pantera. First is to install the new engine that was so late in arrival
Daniel:

I'm glad to hear you have your motor, and I will be very interested in how you like it. Keep us posted. Better yet, start a photo album here on the PIBB and post photos of your progress as you go along!

Particularly if you are installing a stronger motor, have you taken care of reinforcing your rear frame rails at the lower control arm pick-up points?

- Peter
peterhpeterhMember
In my (admittedly unqualified) opinion, the common lower rear chassis braces offered by Precision ProFormance and others will do the trick by acting as a very large washer to distribute the load. The Pantera Parts Connection brace is not built the same way, and so I do not think it will work.

For a definitive view on this, you should contact Mike Drew and/or Kirk Evans, who actually cut frame rails apart to compare the internal reinforcement in earlier cars to the absence of it in later ones.
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Thanks, thats a scary picture Peter, thanks for the leads I will contact them.
Will, thanks also, do you know anyone with a wide body and kodiak wheels? Panter east refers to the "fuuny car look" with narrow front wheels. I agree with him, mine has the funny car look and is one of the reasons for wanting new wheels.
Thanks
Daniel
joulesjoules"Racing is Life, anything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen
Looking in my files I'm surprised how few side on shots I have. Hopefully this will give you a taste of what they look like. The GT5 has the FX design in 17" all round. For the GP4 conversion on the '74 I went with the RT design, same offsets but 17" dia. front and 18" dia in rear as I think it accentuates the rake on the GP4 cars. Unfortunately those are still in their boxes.

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I thought you may find this interesting. I had been looking for 10 spokes for awhile and I found Kodiak 3 piece 10 spokes for sale on Ebay. They were made for Larry Stock in GT5 specs 18x10"fr and 18x13" rear. I mounted 255/35/18 and 335/30/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 2's. I mounted the Hall center hubs and knock offs for personal taste. The wheels are lightweight and nice. Larry is a great guy to deal with!

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