Pantera gets a face lift

Jun 3, 2013, 1:51 pm
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Phase 1 - The engine bay and rear decklid get repainted as a result of the 2011 clutch fluid disaster.
Jun 3, 2013, 4:58 pm
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The mess is just a blessing in discise to tell you to drive it more
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Jun 4, 2013, 9:14 am
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DC33 wrote
The mess is just a blessing in discise to tell you to drive it more

Actually, the reason I hadn't been driving her is because I was replacing the brake light switch and replacing the old brake lines with new SS braided lines. It took me three months but i finally finished. (Had to bleed them 3 times - a bloody mess)

Jun 4, 2013, 1:33 pm
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You are the only guy I know with white coil springs.

Great car William, can't wait to see it again.
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Jun 5, 2013, 12:12 am
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SMS wrote
You are the only guy I know with white coil springs.

Great car William, can't wait to see it again.

And you know he will clean them every week to keep them white! Lol
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Jun 5, 2013, 12:13 am
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Duz185 wrote
Actually, the reason I hadn't been driving her is because I was replacing the brake light switch and replacing the old brake lines with new SS braided lines. It took me three months but i finally finished. (Had to bleed them 3 times - a bloody mess)

Next time just take it to brian! Or do it over winter
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Jun 5, 2013, 2:21 am
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SMS wrote
You are the only guy I know with white coil springs.

Great car William, can't wait to see it again.

Thanks Bill. Actually they're a heavy textured sparkling silver, not white. Very unusual.

Yes Dan, I should have done it over the winter, and when I clean them, I don't use water.......
Jun 5, 2013, 11:51 pm
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William...the shock, left of the second coil from the right...looks like you missed a speck of dirt.
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Jun 6, 2013, 4:15 am
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"Shock"ing indeed. This is an old picture, still has the rubber brake lines. Spot has already been addressed. Thanks for the catch Mark.
Jun 7, 2013, 2:33 am
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Shiny again.
Jun 7, 2013, 4:48 am
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Are you shooting that yourself?
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Jun 7, 2013, 6:17 am
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SMS wrote
Are you shooting that yourself?

Some of the pics - yes , the paint - no.

A) No time
B) No talent

Michael Leveque of Anderson is doing the work. Comes highly recommended, 1 of only 2 guys in Anderson that do this. He did a Countach a few years ago. Yellow I think.

http://levairperformance.webs.com/
Jun 7, 2013, 7:05 am
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Duz185 wrote
Some of the pics - yes , the paint - no.

A) No time
B) No talent

Michael Leveque of Anderson is doing the work. Comes highly recommended, 1 of only 2 guys in Anderson that do this. He did a Countach a few years ago. Yellow I think.

http://levairperformance.webs.com/

Racing Corvair, must be a cool guy.

You have 1 week to get that thing together for a drive on June 15th.

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Jun 7, 2013, 8:32 am
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Yikes. There are 3 phases still to go. I'll have to put a sign on it "Wet Paint"

Jun 10, 2013, 4:40 am
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Phase 2 - repaint transmission.
Jun 10, 2013, 5:59 am
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Duz185 wrote
Phase 2 - repaint transmission.

Ok. Please explain in great detail the process and materials being used for painting the aluminum. Thanks.
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Jun 11, 2013, 8:49 am
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I believe its magnesium, not aluminum. He's using a 2 part epoxy. Not looking good for Saturday. Still a bit more work to do.
Jun 12, 2013, 9:41 am
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Phase 3 - exhaust tips modified for a more, uh, erect appearance
Jun 13, 2013, 12:35 am
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Giggity!

Taking the lambo approach eh
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Jun 13, 2013, 5:16 am
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DC33 wrote
Giggity!

Taking the lambo approach eh

I thought this would get a rise out of you

No, not Lambo. These are aftermarket pipes that were only made a few years in the 80s for Panteras and are very loud and very rare. I was lucky and picked up my set from Craigs list a few months after buying the car but they are configured for the later "L" series Pantera which has the fat bumpers, hence the straight back tips. I stopped looking for the Pre-"L" type and decided to simply get mine modified.
Jun 14, 2013, 6:20 am
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Phase 4 - sand and paint front wheels.
Jun 21, 2013, 3:03 am
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A few shots of the completed project.
Jun 21, 2013, 5:51 am
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Very nice William.
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Jun 24, 2013, 12:03 am
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I just love this car.
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Jun 24, 2013, 12:48 pm
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Sweeeeet

Now you just need to drive it
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