[TPR] Asa's Friday update Aug 3

[Teampantera]

Do you got any friends locally from Pantera or Mustang clubs, your church, etc to help ya?

Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

>Alrighty then!
>
>Took God into the garage with me for a morale boost and help with this 
>evenings activities.  Glad I did.  Of 16 exhaust manifold bolts... one 
>was going to snap.  I took my time, used a little penetrating oil, then 
>God and I talked that sucker out of the hole in one piece.  It took a 
>little while but it came out clean.
>
>Short story... the engine and transmission in the Pantera are now just a 
>hunk of metal bound by its own weight!  Well, truth be told, the 
>radiator hose on the water pump is being stubborn, I'll get after it 
>tomorrow.
>
>Everything else is either off or disconnected and out of the way.  I 
>need to remove the deck lid, attach a hoist and out she comes.  Then 
>it's unbolt the trans, and give it another good scrubbing.  Man it's 
>become dirty in the last three years.  And I've got some oil leaking 
>somewhere too.  I'm hoping it's from the engine and not the trans, cause 
>it's all over the bottom.
>
>Tomorrow, finish assembly on the engine and see about soliciting help to 
>do the deck lid and engine pull.
>
>We are moving along.
>Asa Jay
>
>Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>&  Shelley Marie
>Spokane, WA
>******************************
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>
>
>On 8/1/2012 9:22 AM, asajay at asajay.com wrote:
>> Dude!  Where's the love?
>> I should take that bet, but raise you to $400 bucks.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Quoting Mad Dog Antenucci<teampantera at yahoo.com>:
>>
>>> I am willing to bet $200 bucks that YOU will finish and show up at
>>> an ORR before AJ does.
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>   From: David<adin at frontier.net>
>>> To: Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>
>>> Cc: "tpr at teampanteraracing.com"<tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:52 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [TPR] Asa's Tuesday update July 31
>>>
>>> Yes, you can !!!
>>>
>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:53 PM, Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>>>> Less than two months to SSCC.
>>>>
>>>> Not ready.
>>>>
>>>> Seats out, firewall cover off, access hatch out.
>>>> Expired harness out, new one ready for install.
>>>> Beginning engine extraction.
>>>> Carb is off.  Carb is a Holley Ford stamped D8PE-9510-KA, LIST 8414. 
>>>> Any idea what this is?
>>>>
>>>> Budget is now gone.
>>>> Figuring out which used water pump to put on engine.  Will probably go
>>>> with the lowest miles, aluminum 8-vane generic brand (looks in really
>>>> good shape).
>>>>
>>>> Nothing done on engine for three days, going through withdrawal, but
>>>> need water pump to move on.  Working on engine pull while waiting for
>>>> "magic" to happen (or the next few paychecks to put a little back into
>>>> the SSCC Fund).
>>>>
>>>> Updates will be slow from here on out.
>>>>
>>>> Asa Jay
>>>>
>>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>>> &   Shelley Marie
>>>> Spokane, WA
>>>> ******************************
>>>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
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>>>>
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