Pantera parts ! (Page 45/75)
opm2000 AUG 13, 07:56 AM
Progressing along nicely on several fronts. I've no pics here at work, but will get a few up shortly.

This weekend a new builder from Wisconson visited and took delivery of a kit. After meeting him and his sidekick, I think you will soon see some interesting developments.

I think you'll like what we can do with the front hood skin, while it is in the mold. Pics will tell the story better than I can explain here, right now.

The LT1 is progressing nicely, just about ready for it's final installation into the chassis. Again, the pics may intrest those folks out there that like longitudinal v8 installs.

And the 4.9/Allante is in, lacking only the final attachment of various plumbing lines.

More later.

David Breeze
opm2000 AUG 14, 11:02 AM
For the longitudinal v8 folks:



Poor quality pics as usual, but look closely. I fabricated a bracket to hold the trans shift cable, so this setup uses the stock Fiero shifter & shift cable. Also you can see the vss adapter, which generates the necessary signal for the '93 LT1 computer I'm using. A cable driven spedometer can be attached, but I'm going to look for a spedo signal out of the computer. Look closely behind the differential and you will see the remote oil filter adapter. You can also see the trans end of the kickdown cable attached. I'm using a stock Fiero kickdown cable. More on that later. And finally you can see a mount for the trailing link which attaches the knuckle to the cradle. Since the cradle is extended, and the trans is in the way, the link is relocated. More on that later. The black paint is a POR15 clone, by Magnum Paints. It's not cheap, but less than POR15, and I honestly think it's the same formula.

While the rear clip has been off and I had an extra set of actuators laying around, I've been working on installing them on the rear clip. I think I've got it all worked out, and the last two brackets will be welded in place today or tomorrow.





opm2000 AUG 14, 11:18 AM
I've been working on installing the front hood. And while the mold was laying there ready to layup, I decided to try including a set of hood extractors. I've seen pics of Panteras with extractors covered with grills, but being a Fiero type guy, I kind of like the open, visible type. So I made up a set of plugs using foam cored poster board, covered with aluminum furnace tape, and clayed in the edges with a nice radius. Size was dictated by a random cutout of the front of the tirewell wall. It can be enlarged, allowing a different final shape to the extractors.





The whole works was sprayed with PVA and Duratec:



And a typical layup done:



Here it is, straight from the mold, cut & trimmed but not washed up:





For the purist, the extractors will look a bit further back than on a real Pantera. Location is dictated by the radiator location of the Fiero chassis. Since the headlight buckets are moved 6" forwards, it makes the extractors look a bit aft. But I like the overall effect. It can be modified to a different shape or size, before the layup. For that matter, there's plenty of room to either lay the Fiero radiator down or move it forwards if you so wanted. Then the extractors could be located in what would appear a more of a stock Pantera location. I think I'll offer the addition of extractors to buyers at no additional charge, if they know exactly what they want, and where it's located.

David Breeze
PaulJK AUG 14, 07:27 PM
Very very nice work, David. I love the look of the front end, but how are you going to mount the headlight motors and assemblies to those new locations ?

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s550w AUG 14, 09:02 PM
I think I like it....Some views are good but, this is the second time I've looked through the whole thread looking for some good shots from multiple angles. Maybe I'll make it to a Bluegrass event and be lucky enough to see it in person....


Those hood scoops looked good.

Brian
blackrams AUG 14, 09:25 PM

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Originally posted by s550w:
Maybe I'll make it to a Bluegrass event and be lucky enough to see it in person....
Brian



Plan on mid October for a gathering then. Got a new toy I want some folks to see.

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Ron
If you want to burn our flag, you have the right. Just wrap yourself in it just prior to dousing it with gas and lighting the match.

ly41181 AUG 14, 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:


Plan on mid October for a gathering then. Got a new toy I want some folks to see.




Where is it going to be?

Josh
opm2000 AUG 15, 05:50 AM
Paul, I've taken pics out the wazoo of everything except the mounting brackets for the front end. I made a set for the new builder, so maybe he can post a pic.

A cut is made in the front corner of the chassis, just infront of the stock headlight bucket location. See the curving chalk mark.




On the front side, the cut is just outside of the outermost bolts for the front bumper. Bumper obviously gets trimmed before reinstalled.



Then a simple set of steel braces is made which serves both to mount the entire front clip, and to relocate the headlight buckets. It's very simple. I'll have to pull my front clip to get a shot, so maybe the new builder will get a chance to send a pic.

David Breeze
motoracer838 AUG 25, 12:08 PM
Hey Dave; have you got some pics of the car with all of the panels on at this time?

Joe
blackrams AUG 25, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by ly41181:
Where is it going to be?
Josh



Josh,
If you're on the Bluegrass Fieros mailing list, watch your email, details will be coming out soon. The location will be at my new home just east of Frankfort, KY. Be looking for that email.

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Ron
If you want to burn our flag, you have the right. Just wrap yourself in it just prior to dousing it with gas and lighting the match.