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My newly finished Panther
Magnus 2074 - 28/6/14 at 03:48 PM

Just finished my Panther after 2½ years of building.
I live in Sweden, so a Saab turbo engine felt like a natural choice. (I've been driving Saab turbos ever since I got my driver licence.)

The car is going to be used on both street and track days.

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There are some more pictures in my archive....



[Edited on 28/6/14 by Magnus 2074]

Daddylonglegs - 28/6/14 at 04:07 PM

Nice tidy build

Should go well with the SAAB engine

femster87 - 28/6/14 at 04:28 PM

Great attention to details

big_wasa - 28/6/14 at 05:13 PM

I love every thing but the spoilers

Some very nice bits on that and very rare being a Panther

ReMan - 28/6/14 at 05:51 PM

Stunning, and with the Saabness thats going to fly

Magnus 2074 - 28/6/14 at 07:20 PM

Thanks for the comments!

It doesn't quite fly yet, but it takes off like a fighter jet.

big-vee-twin - 28/6/14 at 10:20 PM

Hi Magnus,

Here's my recently finished Panther, nice to see another one


[img] Finished 1st June 14
Finished 1st June 14 [/img]


[img] Finished Car
Finished Car [/img]

paublo999 - 1/7/14 at 04:43 PM

Looks great.

Any logic/performance data behind the spoilers? I like the way you have mounted the rear one to the cage, a neat solution

Magnus 2074 - 3/7/14 at 01:08 PM

>big-vee-twin

Nice looking car! Are you planning to fit a windscreen/aeroscreen later on?

>paublo999

Thanks!
The front and rear spoilers is for downforce in fast corners on trackdays.
The rear one is a copy of a Porsche 996 cup wing, but I don't remember how much downforce it generates.
The front wing is to keep the front down (duh ) and compensate for the rear spoiler. As I've heard, locosts tend to get light and unstable in the front at high speeds?
Anyhow, I think they look cool.

As I'm a novice at driving a locost on a racetrack I'll probably won't notice the difference anyhow.

loggyboy - 3/7/14 at 01:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
I love every thing but the spoilers


Totally. Very smart build though.

Unless you REALLY want it, loose that spoiler! Its living up to its name.

scootz - 3/7/14 at 01:47 PM

I like the spoiler!

big-vee-twin - 10/7/14 at 07:50 PM

Hi Magnus, sorry for the late reply, I will be fitting a full screen after IVA test, I have the parts already and a heater is also fitted.

Magnus 2074 - 7/9/14 at 01:20 PM

Driving my Panther on Mantorp park - Sweden.
Just starting to build up some confidence, but I'm still frightened of the cars behaviour sometimes.
It's so responsive and does not leave much room for error. (this is my first RWD car I ever driven on track)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSBEbzx8q5k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAgI4yUNil0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K8dYmb_BfE

chrisxr2 - 7/9/14 at 03:15 PM

I bet that shifts. Interesting colour choice i would imagine white shows scuffs and chips quite badly.

alfas - 21/9/14 at 07:40 AM

where did you source the front spoiler? and how you fixed it?

Magnus 2074 - 15/7/16 at 09:43 PM

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Originally posted by alfas
where did you source the front spoiler? and how you fixed it?


The spoioler is made by HJCC Composite in Sweden. It's fixed in two 12mm id pipes and a hex-nut to lock the spoiler.

Magnus 2074 - 15/7/16 at 09:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisxr2
I bet that shifts. Interesting colour choice i would imagine white shows scuffs and chips quite badly.


Actually I think the chips and scuffs would show more on a darker color.

ChrissyDai - 22/7/16 at 11:16 AM

That is PERFECT!!! I'm looking to do a Saab Turbo conversion as well, so your build pictures will be a great source