[TPR] TPR World Tour Continues

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Tue Dec 14 22:04:10 PST 2010


I've searched and can't find the photo.  The tensioner was designed to 
work with the water pump to crank belt, I do remember that.  It was a 
very nice looking affair and available from Pantera Performance.  If I 
stumble on the photo I'll be sure to send it along.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 12/14/2010 18:15, John Bentley wrote:
> Well, there are three belts. The water pump belt fits snug, no tensioner. The compressor has slots in the mount, but not much play. The alt is driven off the ac compressor and it's all very tight in there
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 14, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Might I recommend a belt tensioner from Pantera Performance Center.  I
> don't have a photo handy, but I understand it's the cat's meow with
> Kirk's kit.  This allows you to properly tension the belt without
> having to size one "just right" across two pulleys.  It works similar
> to the stock tensioner but is placed differently on the front of the
> engine.  If I remember, I'll try looking up the part in my photos when
> I get home.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting John Bentley<gndplne at yahoo.com>:
>
> its winter-time man, all the pantera's are comfortably up on their
> jackstands getting ready for spring! :)  I'm installing my Kirk
> Evans flat firewall kit and finding out its not all that simple.  I
> think I'll need a selection of belts in quarter-inch increments, and
> a lot of beer..... :)  Oh, and a new bit for my die grinder.
>
> JB
>
>
> --- On Tue, 12/14/10, Brian Ward<brian at trinityarmco.com>  wrote:
>
> From: Brian Ward<brian at trinityarmco.com>
> Subject: Re: [TPR] TPR World Tour Continues
> To: "'Mad Dog Antenucci'"<teampantera at yahoo.com>, tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 5:15 PM
>
> That?s funny, Has anybody even discussed a pantera since the list
> started? The only car story I remember was the rust bucket thing? J
>   Brian  From: tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com
> [mailto:tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com] On Behalf Of Mad Dog
> Antenucci
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:10 PM
> To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> Subject: [TPR] TPR World Tour Continues
> Boyz,  Off to dinner with family and flying to Dubai in the AM so
> will catch up to all of you and our Alaska, hunting,  and range
> stories in a couple days.    Hopefully one of you slackers has a
> Pantera question before the winter is over.   I've run out of
> beer! ;-]>
>   Mad Dawg Antenucci
> Team Pantera Racing The 1st&  still the only vintage race team in
> open road racing
> www.teampanteraracing.com
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