[TPR] tires and wheels

Tue May 17 20:41:16 PDT 2011

Let's see how it all shakes out with JB, Dawg and Peter.  We've been 
trying to help get Peter back on the road with his Pantera so he can 
enjoy some ORR again.  I'd bet JB finds some locally at a nice price 
which would free these up for me to buy.

FWIW, I did get a promotion at work, but I still need to be careful 
where I spend money.  We are way behind on some bills (not like 
delinquent, just not ahead of the power curve where we'd like to be).  
I'm still paying off student loans that got my Bachelor's degree, which 
probably led to the new job which eventually led to this promotion, so 
in a way it's starting to pay off. :)

I'm trying to save about a hundred bucks a month toward the Pantera.  
Painfully slow, but a bit disciplined.  The $1300 I'll need for new 
shocks is the hard one to swallow.  Patience is a virgin.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 5/17/2011 8:24 PM, David in Durango wrote:
> 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
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>
>>
>> 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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