[TPR] Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Mad Dog Antenucci teampantera at yahoo.com
Sun Aug 26 13:07:43 PDT 2012


YIIIIIIIIIIIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA....btw we're up to 4 Pantera's....and keeping with our equal opportunity concept we have allowed 3 kick ass 'other' cars to join us (a 72 Cuda that has averaged 170 mph, a race Mustang that has averaged 150 mph and a cool looking new Dodge Challenger).....if we get a couple more we'll be stylin like the Cherry Poppin Daddies 


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 From: David in Durango <adin at frontier.net>
To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>; tpr at teampanteraracing.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TPR] Cherry Poppin' Daddies
 

  
Hide you daughters, warn your sisters, and lock up the 
sheep!  TPR is comin' to town!
----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Asa Jay  Laughton 
>To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com 
>Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:41  PM
>Subject: [TPR] Cherry Poppin'  Daddies
>
> 
>Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
****************************** http://www.racingagainstautism.com http://www.teampanteraracing.com http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>On 
  8/26/2012 10:02 AM, Teampantera wrote: 
>Keep us out of trouble?
>>TIGGGA PLEEEEAZE....we're gonnabe popping his 
    cherry
>>bob Radefeld <bob at radefeld.com> wrote:
>>>Way to go Asa, you're really cook'in with gas now!! BTW, I did Jack's  two
>>>piece conversion on my car a few years back & yea, it was a 
    PIA project! If
>>>you run into any problems with mounting the bubble 
    back on to the engine
>>>cover feel free to e-mail or give me a shout 
    & I'll try & help if I can. In
>>>the meanwhile, keep plugging 
    away so you can be @ SSCC to keep Dawgy &
>>>the boys out of 
    trouble!! :o))
>>>
>>>Rowdy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sat, 
    Aug 25, 2012 at 11:06 PM, B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Glad to here it is going well ------- 
    I know you put in lots of effort
>>>> and 
    hours.
>>>>
>>>> Bud #3400
>>>>
>>>> --- On 
    *Sat, 8/25/12, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>*  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>>>> 
    Subject: [TPR] ... and it's another Saturday in the history 
    books.
>>>> To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>>>> 
    Date: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 11:00 
    PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Today, I took the plunge of 
    hacking up my perfectly good (well not
>>>> -perfectly- good, but you 
    get the idea) firewall cover.  Using the
>>>> instructions 
    provided by Jack DeRyke in the POCA newsletter, January 2006
>>>> 
    edition, I cut the bubble out of my firewall cover.  
    <gasp>
>>>>
>>>> Well, I -had- planned on keeping it in 
    one piece for posterity, but being
>>>> a bit cheap these days 
    decided to go ahead and try for a two-piece.  If I
>>>> ever 
    want to have a one piece again... I'll buy one 
    later.
>>>>
>>>> It was -not- as easy as Jack made it out to 
    be.  In my case, I had to
>>>> remove the entire surround trim 
    that goes up one side, across the top and
>>>> down the other 
    side.  There was no way for me to remove the vinyl at the
>>>> 
    top of the bubble without doing so.  -That- is a pain in the ass 
    job.
>>>>
>>>> Once I got that off, the rest went pretty 
    easy.  I hope I got it cut in
>>>> the right place, because it's 
    a done deal now.  I've not tried it in the
>>>> car yet; it's 
    after quitting time for today.  I got the trim back on the
>>>> 
    main panel and tried to glue the vinyl wrapped on the backside.  
    Tomorrow
>>>> I'll wrap and glue the bubble, then try it all out for 
    size.
>>>>
>>>> I also drilled the shoulder bolt holes in the 
    rear hoop of my cage.
>>>> I also picked up a 10" air cleaner from 
    Napa, cheap, and will run it until
>>>> I can get the proper 
    sized/shaped one from K&N.  Oh, and with that, Shelley
>>>> 
    and I put the deck lid on too.
>>>>
>>>> Monday, I start 
    driving it to work daily to get the engine broken 
    in.
>>>>
>>>> Asa Jay
>>>>
>>>> Asa Jay 
    Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>>> & Shelley Marie
>>>> 
    Spokane, WA
>>>> 
    ******************************     http://www.racingagainstautism.comhttp://www.teampanteraracing.comhttp://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 
    On 8/24/2012 9:04 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
    Shelley, Sam and I just got back from a three day vacation in the 
    woods
>>>> near the south end of Lake Coeur d' Alene, at Heyburn 
    State Park.  A small
>>>> 12'x12' cabin, one room, bunk 
    beds.  Out door flushless toilet (read that
>>>> as *Outhouse*), 
    no showers, but luckily a standpipe with cool clear fresh
>>>> 
    water.
>>>>
>>>> It's all good, we've had our showers now that 
    we're home.  :)
>>>>
>>>> Back to the 
    Pantera.
>>>> It suddenly hit me sometime yesterday.  I can't 
    put my deck lid on,
>>>> because the air cleaner is now too 
    high.  It's not a matter of wanting to
>>>> put the engine 
    screen on, no... it's a matter of the 14" air filter sticks
>>>> out 
    past the deck lid line by about an inch and a half.  When I had 
    the
>>>> stock manifold on it was no problem, the air filter fit 
    tight -under- the
>>>> decklid.  Now with the aluminum 
    dual-plane FPP-4145 plus a half-inch
>>>> spacer, the whole thing is 
    too tall by about an inch.
>>>>
>>>> 
    DRAT!
>>>>
>>>> It's always something isn't it?  
    heheheh
>>>> Three options come readily to mind.  (not to 
    mention the dogbone air
>>>> cleaner which I honestly just don't like 
    the looks of).
>>>> Option 1, offset base plate for the air filter, 
    also the least expensive,
>>>> and possibly can be sourced 
    locally:
>>>> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-85-3540/?rtype=10
>>>>
>>>> 
    Option 2, Triangular K&N filter assembly, 14" diameter but we all know 
    how
>>>> the geometry of a triangle works, right?  We'd simply 
    point this toward the
>>>> window, leaving the flat edge parallel to 
    and a half inch or so from the
>>>> leading edge of the deck 
    lid:
>>>> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-60-1470/?rtype=10
>>>>
>>>> 
    Option 3, an oval air cleaner, mount it sideways, valve cover to 
    valve
>>>> cover.  I don't know this option has as much CFM 
    capacity though:
>>>> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-66-1510/?rtype=10
>>>>
>>>> 
    I'll be calling around Spokane tomorrow to see if I can source the 
    offset
>>>> base; cheapest and easiest.  Then, I'll begin work 
    on turning my one-piece
>>>> firewall cover into a two-piece firewall 
    cover.  I have no reason to
>>>> believe that won't go well, so 
    then the next item will be to get the roll
>>>> cage rear hoop in 
    place, drill the holes for the shoulder bolts (the stock
>>>> attach 
    point) and maybe bolt it in place.  I say maybe because if I can 
    get
>>>> a friend to help fix the drivers side hoop connection holes, 
    maybe I'll
>>>> take it all in for powder coating and install the 
    whole thing.  I also need
>>>> to look at sourcing some roll bar 
    padding.  I guess I better start looking
>>>> that up now.  
    :)
>>>>
>>>> I think vacation is over.
>>>> Asa 
    Jay
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, 
    Retired
>>>> & Shelley Marie
>>>> Spokane, WA
>>>> 
    ******************************     http://www.racingagainstautism.comhttp://www.teampanteraracing.comhttp://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>>>
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>>Way to go Asa, you're really cook'in with gas now!! BTW, I  did Jack's two piece conversion on my car a few years back & yea, it was  a PIA project! If you run into any problems with mounting the bubble back on  to the engine cover feel free to e-mail or give me a shout & I'll try  & help if I can. In the meanwhile, keep plugging away so you can be @  SSCC to keep Dawgy & the boys out of trouble!! :o))
>> 
>>Rowdy
>>
>>
>> 
>>On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:06 PM, B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>Glad to here it is going well ------- I know you put in lots of  effort and hours.
>>> 
>>>Bud #3400
>>>
>>>--- On Sat, 8/25/12, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: 
              Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>>>>Subject: [TPR] 
              ... and it's another Saturday in the history books.
>>>>To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>>>>Date: 
              Saturday, August 25, 2012, 11:00 PM 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Today, I took the plunge of hacking up my perfectly good  (well not -perfectly- good, but you get the idea) firewall  cover.  Using the instructions provided by Jack DeRyke in the  POCA newsletter, January 2006 edition, I cut the bubble out of my  firewall cover.  <gasp>
>>>>
>>>>Well, I -had- planned on 
              keeping it in one piece for posterity, but being a bit cheap these 
              days decided to go ahead and try for a two-piece.  If I ever 
              want to have a one piece again... I'll buy one later.
>>>>
>>>>It 
              was -not- as easy as Jack made it out to be.  In my case, I 
              had to remove the entire surround trim that goes up one side, 
              across the top and down the other side.  There was no way for 
              me to remove the vinyl at the top of the bubble without doing 
              so.  -That- is a pain in the ass job.
>>>>
>>>>Once I got that 
              off, the rest went pretty easy.  I hope I got it cut in the 
              right place, because it's a done deal now.  I've not tried it 
              in the car yet; it's after quitting time for today.  I got 
              the trim back on the main panel and tried to glue the vinyl 
              wrapped on the backside.  Tomorrow I'll wrap and glue the 
              bubble, then try it all out for size.
>>>>
>>>>I also drilled the 
              shoulder bolt holes in the rear hoop of my cage.
>>>>I also picked 
              up a 10" air cleaner from Napa, cheap, and will run it until I can 
              get the proper sized/shaped one from K&N.  Oh, and with 
              that, Shelley and I put the deck lid on too.
>>>>
>>>>Monday, I 
              start driving it to work daily to get the engine broken 
              in.
>>>>
>>>>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 
              8/24/2012 9:04 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote: 
>>>>Shelley, Sam and I just got back from a  three day vacation in the woods near the south end of Lake Coeur  d' Alene, at Heyburn State Park.  A small 12'x12' cabin,  one room, bunk beds.  Out door flushless toilet (read that  as Outhouse), no showers, but luckily a standpipe  with cool clear fresh water.
>>>>>
>>>>>It's all good, we've had our 
                showers now that we're home.  :)
>>>>>
>>>>>Back to the 
                Pantera.
>>>>>It suddenly hit me sometime yesterday.  I can't 
                put my deck lid on, because the air cleaner is now too 
                high.  It's not a matter of wanting to put the engine 
                screen on, no... it's a matter of the 14" air filter sticks out 
                past the deck lid line by about an inch and a half.  When I 
                had the stock manifold on it was no problem, the air filter fit 
                tight -under- the decklid.  Now with the aluminum 
                dual-plane FPP-4145 plus a half-inch spacer, the whole thing is 
                too tall by about an inch.
>>>>>
>>>>>DRAT!
>>>>>
>>>>>It's always 
                something isn't it?  heheheh
>>>>>Three options come readily 
                to mind.  (not to mention the dogbone air cleaner which I 
                honestly just don't like the looks of).
>>>>>Option 1, offset base 
                plate for the air filter, also the least expensive, and possibly 
                can be sourced locally:
>>>>>http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-85-3540/?rtype=10
>>>>>
>>>>>Option 
                2, Triangular K&N filter assembly, 14" diameter but we all 
                know how the geometry of a triangle works, right?  We'd 
                simply point this toward the window, leaving the flat edge 
                parallel to and a half inch or so from the leading edge of the 
                deck lid:
>>>>>http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-60-1470/?rtype=10
>>>>>
>>>>>Option 
                3, an oval air cleaner, mount it sideways, valve cover to valve 
                cover.  I don't know this option has as much CFM capacity 
                though:
>>>>>http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-66-1510/?rtype=10
>>>>>
>>>>>I'll 
                be calling around Spokane tomorrow to see if I can source the 
                offset base; cheapest and easiest.  Then, I'll begin work 
                on turning my one-piece firewall cover into a two-piece firewall 
                cover.  I have no reason to believe that won't go well, so 
                then the next item will be to get the roll cage rear hoop in 
                place, drill the holes for the shoulder bolts (the stock attach 
                point) and maybe bolt it in place.  I say maybe because if 
                I can get a friend to help fix the drivers side hoop connection 
                holes, maybe I'll take it all in for powder coating and install 
                the whole thing.  I also need to look at sourcing some roll 
                bar padding.  I guess I better start looking that up 
                now.  :)
>>>>>
>>>>>I think vacation is over.
>>>>>Asa Jay
>>>>>
>>>>>-- 
Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
****************************** http://www.racingagainstautism.com http://www.teampanteraracing.com http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
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