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JUL 28, 09:35 PM
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buzzsaww
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JUL 28, 09:47 PM
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I'm a former Pantera owner and your work looks like real good. For ideas check out www.panteraplace.com if you haven't already. Unfortunately mine was a basket case so I didn't get to enjoy it much(when I wasn't wrenching it was great) BUT I have just recently gotten some really good job news so I may be in the drivers seat again 
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opm2000
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JUL 28, 10:08 PM
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Try this link: http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/images/final_catalog/gif/ill26c.gif If that worked, I personally like the Group 4 wheel flares. I plan to incorporate these onto my choptop which is soon to get a Pantera body. From it, I'll be able to make the molds to offer these type flares. That is not to say, however, that I don't like the GT5-S style. I think they look super, and yes, within a year I hope to be able to offer them as well. The only thing that holds me back right now is I feel like I should have the right size wheels & tires on hand, so I could form some meaningfull flares, not just a generic shape which would need lots of additional adjusting. On the yellow Pantera, we have Centerline wheels and 225/50/16 on the front, and 245/50/16 on the rear. We also have 2" Bell Tech drop spindles on the front (and I think a 1" drop would be better). But the point is, they fill the wheel wells and standard flares quite nicely.   David Breeze
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JUL 28, 10:36 PM
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rverhalen
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JUL 28, 11:11 PM
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Damn, this thread is better then sex! That car is.............. well there are no words for it, I want one! The black one above is what I am talking about.... put me in line for one.... I am not kidding!!
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buzzsaww
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JUL 29, 12:29 AM
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opm2000
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JUL 29, 05:34 AM
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Thats a good find ! and not a bad price. Obviously, our prototype car is using a stock Fiero lens and tailight assembly. Stock wiring is actually just long enough that it doesn't have to be cut. Roger Garrison pointed out that the Geo Tracker & Suzuki sidekick may have a usable tail light. Dimensionally and shape-wise it will work. I'm just trying to get my hands on a cheap set, to verify. If you like the Altezza look, they are available new, all day long. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7911856943&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT Meanwhile, if you watch ebay you can pick these up. I paid $50 but they generally run $125+.  David Breeze
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opm2000
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JUL 29, 09:37 PM
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Anyhow, after our layup has cured in the mold for three full days, it's time to release the parts. The glass cloth was trimmed to about a 1/4" or so overhang along most of the mold edges, during the layup. A few taps along the overhang will generally start an edge to release. Then wedges are eased into the seperation.  These parts only required starting the wedges, and the whole part almost popped out of the mold.   This is a door skin. The white edges will be trimmed off to the imprinted edge of the mold with a die grinder cutoff blade. Then the PVA coating will be rinsed off with warm soapy water. Now you have a part, ready to install. The door skins are made an extra 1/2" to 3/4" longer on each end to allow builder adjusting during assembly. That's what the imprinted line is you see in the upper corner of the above photo. If you've ever seen a kitcar where you could run your finger, or even your thumb, between a trunklid and a fender....well it just doesn't look right to me. All of the Pantera matching edges are close tolerance.  And here's the front trunklid. All parts are about 3/16 thick, solid, with nice sharp body lines & edges, no voids or pinholes, and coated with a builder friendly sanding primer.
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blackrams
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JUL 29, 10:22 PM
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Dave,
Looking great. No gatoring, no voids, you da man! Thanks for posting the pics.BTW, Happy Anniversary. ------------------
Ron
aka: Blackrams [This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 07-29-2004).]
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AUG 01, 12:22 PM
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I'll take some more pictures, uh .....fries and a chocolate shake to go, please!
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