Pantera gets a face lift

Phase 1 - The engine bay and rear decklid get repainted as a result of the 2011 clutch fluid disaster.

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)

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

Next time just take it to brian! Or do it over winter

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.......

William...the shock, left of the second coil from the right...looks like you missed a speck of dirt.

"Shock"ing indeed. This is an old picture, still has the rubber brake lines. Spot has already been addressed. Thanks for the catch Mark.

Shiny again.

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/

Racing Corvair, must be a cool guy.

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

Yikes. There are 3 phases still to go. I'll have to put a sign on it "Wet Paint"

Phase 2 - repaint transmission.

Ok. Please explain in great detail the process and materials being used for painting the aluminum. Thanks.

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.

Phase 3 - exhaust tips modified for a more, uh, erect appearance

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.

Phase 4 - sand and paint front wheels.

A few shots of the completed project.

Very nice William.

I just love this car.

Sweeeeet

Now you just need to drive it