[DeTomaso] Another Pantera up for sale

[Mike Drew]

Patrick,

I assume you are speaking of the side mount conversion. Early cars, through about the end of Feb ‘72 (flat decklid/flat bumpers) had the gearbox mounted in only one location, at the rear.  Later cars used the more familiar two side mount system, devised because of failures of the single mounts, which were held to the gearbox with only the tiny, flimsy bolts that hold the rear cover on. While it’s possible to bolt factory side mounts to an earlier box, there is no place to attach them to the chassis. 

Several vendors came up with their own schemes to support the early cars gearboxes more securely, often attaching them to the small studs that hold the center rear swaybar mounts. 

Mike

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> On Dec 22, 2020, at 09:53, Patrick HALS <patrickhals at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I never heard of a ZF-2 conversion kit for a Dash 1, from Hall Pantera, and it does not show on their website . 
> Any other info ? Any availability ( new or used ? ) 
> Thank you 
> Patrick Hals
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   Patrick,

   I assume you are speaking of the side mount conversion. Early cars,
   through about the end of Feb `72 (flat decklid/flat bumpers) had the
   gearbox mounted in only one location, at the rear.  Later cars used the
   more familiar two side mount system, devised because of failures of the
   single mounts, which were held to the gearbox with only the tiny,
   flimsy bolts that hold the rear cover on. While it's possible to bolt
   factory side mounts to an earlier box, there is no place to attach them
   to the chassis.

   Several vendors came up with their own schemes to support the early
   cars gearboxes more securely, often attaching them to the small studs
   that hold the center rear swaybar mounts.

   Mike
   Sent from my iPad

     On Dec 22, 2020, at 09:53, Patrick HALS <patrickhals at gmail.com>
     wrote:

   I never heard of a ZF-2 conversion kit for a Dash 1, from Hall Pantera,
   and it does not show on their website .
   Any other info ? Any availability ( new or used ? )
   Thank you
   Patrick Hals