[TPR] Asa's Thursday update Aug 9

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Well yea... that was the plan... maybe not overnight, but yea... order 
them in the morning, keep moving on install, they get here next week, I 
crawl under and replace them, no worries.  :)

I'm waiting on the radiator too, should be here early next week.

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 8/9/2012 9:50 PM, Teampantera wrote:
> My 2 cents
> Pull out your credit card and get the f'ing donuts in the morning fedxd next day delivery so get on phone EARLY friday morning.
>
> Your not gonna have trouble with those tires unless maybe you are in a lock-to-lock turn and there is nothing like that at SS...just make sure your suspension, bushings, bearings, clearances are all  tight...nothing loose or sloppy
>
> Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>
>> Transferred all little greebly stuff to the new engine tonight:
>> - Temp Sender (installed earlier this year... I know it works)
>> - Oil pressure sender
>> - Dip Stick
>> - Zinc anode to the water pump (aluminum pump)
>> - Front pulley on damper
>> - Installed brand new NGK UR-4 spark plugs
>> - Fuel hard line from pump to intake
>>
>> New tires arrived, look good.  Sumitomo 265/40-18 and 245/40-17.  Boy
>> those front tires look too big; they look bigger than the rear tires
>> I've been running.  I hope they don't rub.  Good news is, the rears are
>> damn near two inches taller than the Toyos on my 15" wheels.  They
>> should look sweet on the car.  I'll have to send these out for mounting
>> next week.
>>
>> Bad news.  I tried reversing the engine mount donuts.  Not going to
>> work.  Damn!  That means I'll need to order some.  Which means the
>> engine won't be going back in this weekend.  Crap!
>>
>> Or.... I go ahead and use them as-is and worry about replacing them
>> later.  I just may do that.  Even if the engine is -in-, I can get
>> underneath and replace them easy enough.  That would keep the project
>> moving.
>>
>> It's a race now....
>> Asa Jay :)
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &   Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
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>>
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