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I got my grubby little hands on 3988 on October 1st, 2000. What is the first thing I do? Put her on the dyno and define the starting point to my madness. Those of you who know me understand what I mean. I like to tinker a bit.

She put out 259 HP and 270 ft lbs Not too shabby for a stock 1972 Pantera. As some you know, I can't leave well enough alone. The initial round of upgrades included:

Fluidine radiator
Recharge/Repair AC
Euro T/A tires to replace the crap that was on there.
Brake master cylinder
Fix the tranny leak (front input shaft seal)
odds and ends (switches and other consumables)

The next evolution included some performance oriented upgrades.

Group 4 sway bars front and rear from Collectors Choice.
Carrera adjustable aluminum shocks
Corner weighted and aligned the car
Demon 650
polished dual plane manifold
MSD Pro-Billet dizzy
MSD 6a
Taylor 10 MM wires
150 shot of NOS
Rebuilt steering rack

The alignment story can be found on Chuck Melton's web site. click here for the story!

Next I paid some needed attention to the creature comforts.

Corvette seats retrofit
Replaced headliner
Added a rear delta wing
Added a front chin spoiler
Billet radiator and overflow bottles from www.jhpmotorsports.com

That takes us to the next level. The car is starting to look meaner, handle much better and perform up to my expectations.

I got a chance to test out my suspension setup at the annual Las Vegas convention this year. Most of my time was spent instructing drivers at LVMS. I managed to get a few sessions in on both the euro T/A tires and some borrowed slicks.

(Thank you to Charlie Puckett for the loaner!)

I was quite happy with the new shock/spring/sway bar combo after switching to the slicks. The euro's are too large for the 15x8 rears and the wheel will move side to side under load within the tire.

Gut Spacer

Noise Makers

Group 4 flares

U-joint failure

Headlight Conversion

Engine build

Electronics

Billet Suspension

Here are some pictures from various events that I have participated in.