[DeTomaso] 427 SOHC in a Pantera?
Bill Lewis
lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 29 09:32:52 EDT 2009
Mike, I had a friend (worked at Baroid in Houston), who bought one of those '63 1/2 Fords. He told us at the time that it had a rare, ultra-hot, engine in it - I have tried to Google it several times, but was not sure of what I was reading. His was a red convertible. (I have another friend who knows his name, if anyone is doing any type of search on them.)
---Bill (#4296 - slowly Phoenixing) Lewis
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:48:12 -0400
> To: Fresnofinches at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 427 SOHC in a Pantera?
>
>
> In a message dated 9/28/09 19 26 4, fresnofinches at aol.com writes:
>
>
> > Anyways, his dream is to put a Ford 427 SOHC in the car. After I
> > pulled myself off the grass and stopped my insane laughter, he tells
> > me he figures he will move the gas tank up front (I suggested a fuel
> > cell), relocate the coolant tanks, and redo the inner wheelhouse
> > panels a bit and slide that SOHC right in there.
> >
> > Has anyone ever done this?
> >
> > Is there the slightest chance it can be done?
> >
>
> Don...Don...can't remember his last name. But a guy named Don down in
> So-Cal built a 427 sideoiler-powered Pantera (with a targa roof) back in the 80s.
> It sold a few years ago, and at that time, the details of the conversion
> were laid out.
>
> It was very non-trivial. Among other things, I think he had to notch the
> fuel tank, seriously reshape the firewall, and etc. and so forth. A SOHC
> motor would require even more extensive reworking.
>
> In this day and age, there is absolutely NO reason to go through that
> agony. If you want 427 iinches, get a stroker Windsor. If you want the
> biggest, baddest motor you can buy, get a stroker 460.
>
> Those SOHC motors are worth a fortune, and deserve better than to be
> stuffed into a Pantera. There's a guy in Detroit who has a fantastic collection
> of Ford-powered cars; one of my favorites is a '63 1/2 Ford Starliner with
> an SOHC 427. Totally bitchin'! :>)
>
> Mike
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