[TPR] tires and wheels

Tue May 17 20:24:02 PDT 2011

Asa,
I just as soon you get them as anyone, but we might need to get a Pantera 
out of the garage . . . .

David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
To: <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TPR] tires and wheels

> Peter is in California.  Mad Dawg knows where, the Whitehorse ranch
> where we do ballistics testing.  If he doesn't take them, I will but I
> won't be in Reno this year <sigh>.  Work schedule interferes.  I'll be
> flying to D.C. the Saturday of the Fun Rally so we're not even bothering
> to go.  If I end up with them, I'm sure we can arrange some kind of
> shipping that won't kill the pocketbook. :)
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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>
> On 5/17/2011 7:21 PM, David wrote:
>> Do you want these in Reno?
>>
>> Where is the Peter Pantera ?
>>
>> On May 17, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> If TPR doesn't get them to Peter, I'll take them (though I may have to
>>> wait another month to have the right amount of funding).
>>>
>>> So, Peter has first shot, I have second.  Those would look sooo good
>>> with the eventual gun-metal gray paint I plan to put on the car...
>>> sometime... in the future... if I'm still alive.   :)
>>>
>>> Asa Jay
>>>
>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>> &   Shelley Marie
>>> Spokane, WA
>>> ******************************
>>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/17/2011 5:28 PM, David in Durango wrote:
>>>> "Did we always have this many wheels and tires?"
>>>>
>>>> Let's keep it short.
>>>> I have 4 17 x9 "Cobra" wheels - dark grey powder coated.
>>>>
>>>> See them here:
>>>> http://images12.fotki.com/v531/photos/4/43175/147329/wheelhoss1-vi.jpg
>>>> http://images59.fotki.com/v426/photos/4/43175/147329/wheelhoss2-vi.jpg
>>>> Oooh, pretty!
>>>>
>>>> The mounted Goodyear race rubber WAS wonderful, but no longer - they 
>>>> will
>>>> need tires.
>>>>
>>>> $400
>>>>
>>>> Now.  These wheels fit my Pantera fine - front and rear.
>>>> http://images20.fotki.com/v219/photos/4/43175/1969865/DSCN2818-vi.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I was told that the mustang wheels won't fit the rear of a Pantera 
>>>> unless
>>>> (this is the part I'm not sure about) "the disc hat is moved to the
>>>> outside" - I am very unclear on this because they fit my car fine.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I could "donate" these to the cause for the cheepcheep $400 
>>>> price.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know.
>>>>
>>>> I can be reached (most times) at 970 sevenfournine ninetwosixtwo.
>>>>
>>>> all the best,
>>>>
>>>> david
>>>> aka the pope
>>>> aka groucy and dirty
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Asa Jay Laughton"<asajay at asajay.com>
>>>> To:<tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:12 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [TPR] tires and wheels
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm told, but have not verified yet, that Mustang Cobra R wheels fit
>>>> nicely in a 17x8.  And I think they can be had for as little as about
>>>> $150 each, maybe less depending on where you get them.  I've been
>>>> meaning to check it out and had a guy in our local Mustang club all
>>>> lined up but we've not got together to do a test fit.
>>>>
>>>> Asa Jay
>>>>
>>>> Quoting John Bentley<gndplne at yahoo.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Listers,
>>>>>
>>>>> TPR is working hard to find parts for Peter-The-German's Pantera.
>>>>> One of the missing pieces we need is tires and wheels. Peter has a
>>>>> set of Campy's, but we all know how difficult it is to find rubber
>>>>> for those. So, we are starting to look for the cheapest solution
>>>>> that would allow running in the Touring group at SilverState in
>>>>> September (where we hope to have at least 10 Panteras) and still be
>>>>> decent for running around town (no race tires). They don't have to
>>>>> be fancy, they just need to work.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, does anyone have any recommendation for steel or other cheap
>>>>> wheels in a size (diameter, offset, width) that would allow us to
>>>>> also find suitable V-rated DOT road tires to fit the normal
>>>>> narrow-body Pantera?
>>>>>
>>>>> JB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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