The Pantera WILL have an engine!!

[heyjohnxx]

How about a 427 cammer or a Boss 429? At least it would be a Ford. Following this like all your builds.

[doggie427]

Or the Ford engine from the Foose ‘56 pickup.

Nice work opening the decklid by the way. ?

[Dann Tier]

12 hours ago, dino246gt said:

I'm lovin' it! I have one, Fujimi, molded in yellow that I've toyed with opening up, but I'd put a Blue Oval power plant in it! Gotta get that resin transaxle, looks cool! A few years ago a friend brought this one up from Florida, but I don't think I'd go that extreme with my model!

Its STILL beautiful, even though its red!!!!...lol

[Dann Tier]

11 hours ago, vamach1 said:

Following along to see how you handle the engine compartment.

Is that one of those 1/28 scale kits?!!

[Dann Tier]

6 hours ago, heyjohnxx said:

How about a 427 cammer or a Boss 429? At least it would be a Ford. Following this like all your builds.

Those are great options too, John!!!

[Dann Tier]

4 hours ago, doggie427 said:

Or the Ford engine from the Foose ‘56 pickup.

Nice work opening the decklid by the way. ?

Thanks, Wayne!, that's actually a really good idea too!!…...this isn't gonna be easy....lol

[Madhatter]

love these machines ever since we had one living next door to us when I was in my early tweens. It was also black and I loved it when he used to drive it on the weekends.

I didn't know there was a kit of this out there. Does anyone other than Testors make one?

Can't wait to see this one come along

[Jantrix]

On 4/19/2019 at 6:33 PM, Dann Tier said:

Thanks, bud!!, I haven't quite decided on an engine yet, lol, but i'm leaning heavily towards a 426 Hemi.

The fictional/experimental/mystical DOHC Hemi from the AMT 70 Superbee would be the most logical engine for this I think. If you are going to build a car/engine combo that's never existed, you may as well use an engine that never existed.  It's also a cool looking engine.

[Ace-Garageguy]

45 minutes ago, Jantrix said:

The fictional/experimental/mystical DOHC Hemi from the AMT 70 Superbee would be the most logical engine for this I think. If you are going to build a car/engine combo that's never existed, you may as well use an engine that never existed.  It's also a cool looking engine.

Ah, but sir...several 426-based Hemi-powered Panteras have been built. The first one, IIRC, was done in Sweden, and has been through several iterations.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-1204-526ci-hemi-pantera-hempantera-version-2-8/

http://www.hemipanter.se/

http://moparblog.com/hemi-pantera/

Another one...

 

Edited April 22, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy

[Sledsel]

Looking great. I would suggest a 351 from any of the Revell/Monogram Nascar Thunderbird/Taurus kits. I would add a stack type injection though.

Another great choice would be the engine from the Revell Super Stallion

Edited April 22, 2019 by Sledsel

[Dann Tier]

10 hours ago, Madhatter said:

love these machines ever since we had one living next door to us when I was in my early tweens. It was also black and I loved it when he used to drive it on the weekends.

I didn't know there was a kit of this out there. Does anyone other than Testors make one?

Can't wait to see this one come along

I have a neighbor that's restoring one......they are VERY underrated!!!! Fujimi makes a plastic kit, AND a rare multi-media kit. If you can find a Tokyo Muari kit, its a VERY nice one too, with opening doors, and lights that work!!, BUT beware or the nice tyres in that kit!!!!...they melt plastic QUICKLY!!!! -even through the plating!!!!   

-Photo 1; Fujimis rare Multi-media kit

-Photo 2 & 4; Current Fujimi kits.....windows are VERY distorted, BUT it is VERY easy to make your own, more realistic ones.  I will be building the Fujimi GTS within a month or two, and I 'm gonna try to fix the kit windscreen..i think I have a great way to save it!!

-Photo 3; This is the Tokyo Muari kit.....VERY NICE!!!

Edited April 22, 2019 by Dann Tier

[Dann Tier]

3 hours ago, Jantrix said:

The fictional/experimental/mystical DOHC Hemi from the AMT 70 Superbee would be the most logical engine for this I think. If you are going to build a car/engine combo that's never existed, you may as well use an engine that never existed.  It's also a cool looking engine.

Yes it is!!!....dammit!...another choice!!!...…..how about a V12?

 

[Dann Tier]

2 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Looking great. I would suggest a 351 from any of the Revell/Monogram Nascar Thunderbird/Taurus kits. I would add a stack type injection though.

Another great choice would be the engine from the Revell Super Stallion

That's pretty sick too!!!!!!

[Ace-Garageguy]

33 minutes ago, Dann Tier said:

...how about a V12?

A V8's a tight squeeze in the real car. Your right elbow is constantly bumping the engine cover if you drive with the seat all the way back.

A V-12? The 60⁰ BMW V-12, possible. Due to its close bore spacing and smallish bores, it's about the same length as the Ford 351C.

Other V-12 engines? Right off hand, I'd say probably not without lengthening the wheelbase, or heavy engineering involving a gearbox arrangement like the Countach uses.

There was a prototype DeTomaso V-12 engine built, but it's probably too long for a stock Pantera.

Edited April 22, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy

[stitchdup]

How about an audi v10 from the r8? it should fit since it was designed to fit in the space of a v8 and its already set up for mid engined.

[vamach1]

15 hours ago, Dann Tier said:

Is that one of those 1/28 scale kits?!!

It's a 1/24 Nichimo motorized kit with a basic race interior.  As best I can tell it is supposed to be a GR5 car similar to this one.

[afx]

I have a few Pantera kits but haven't seen the NIchimo kit before, I like it.

[Dann Tier]

24 minutes ago, afx said:

I have a few Pantera kits but haven't seen the NIchimo kit before, I like it.

I thought that style was only in 1/28....

 

[Dann Tier]

Something else that's confused me is that out of all the reference photos I've seen/ collected, NONE of the Panteras have a chin-spoiler like the one on this kit!......I like it, but I just thought it was odd. I've decided to SB one more like this....

[Scott8950]

if my memory serves me correctly (and it doesn't always ?) i think the ones made in the 70s were powered by a 351 Cleveland..imo the Cleveland engine with maybe a modern efi and twin turbos would be very nice.

Edited April 22, 2019 by Scott8950

[Scott8950]

or possibly update the car with a twin turbo coyote engine.

[vamach1]

42 minutes ago, Dann Tier said:

Something else that's confused me is that out of all the reference photos I've seen/ collected, NONE of the Panteras have a chin-spoiler like the one on this kit!......I like it, but I just thought it was odd. I've decided to SB one more like this....

I assume you have seen the ARII kit.  It has a similar front end.

Edited April 23, 2019 by vamach1

[vamach1]

1 hour ago, afx said:

I have a few Pantera kits but haven't seen the NIchimo kit before, I like it.

We might be able to work something out.  It's probably one I will never build.

[Dann Tier]

37 minutes ago, Scott8950 said:

if my memory serves me correctly (and it doesn't always ?) i think the ones made in the 70s were powered by a 351 Cleveland..imo the Cleveland engine with maybe a modern efi and twin turbos would be very nice.

For whatever motor I finally pick, I've already decided that it will be twin turbo.....maybe even super charged as well, like the Koenig Testarossa.

[Dann Tier]

28 minutes ago, Scott8950 said:

or possibly update the car with a twin turbo coyote engine.

With ya on the turbos!!