[TPR] ROUND TABLE PIZZA SPONSORSHIP Re: Asa's Engine rebuild update

Teampantera teampantera at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 25 22:59:10 PDT 2012 

PS
We will be a team of FIVE if you and Dave make it....RICH! JB! and Pizza Dawg are all good to go

Teampantera <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hey if this will motivate you and Durango Dave at all I heard tonight in SF where I am at for a couple days of biz that we are getting "Round Table Pizza" sponsorship...yea fokking Round Table!!!!!!!
>
>Okay, maybe just "me" gets $pon$or$hip...(no i in.team)....but you, JB and Rich and Durango Dave do get the pizza decals and the free pizza so that is cool heh?
>
>When Mad Dawg eats pizza he only eats the best Round Table Pizza.
>
>Okay you can let those slacker-pussies on the List  they don't get sheeeit with their Pampers.
>
>MAD DAWG, Team Captain
>ROUND TABLE PIZZA 
>
>
>
>
>Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>>No Rod bearings again today.  I emailed the supplier and asked for a 
>>tracking number.
>>New parts from Summit arrived though... new Racing Harness to replace 
>>the expired one and an oil pan gasket set (trying a new "crush-proof" 
>>one from Miloden this time).
>>
>>No work tonight though.  Shelley, Sam and I had dinner with my parents 
>>and some friends on short notice.
>>
>>I'll hit the garage hard again Thursday night.
>>Asa Jay
>>
>>Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>&  Shelley Marie
>>Spokane, WA
>>******************************
>>http://www.racingagainstautism.com
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>>
>>
>>On 7/24/2012 9:33 PM, Teampantera wrote:
>>> Okay pussy you did it!!!
>>> Well.done....you DA MAN for a day ;-)
>>>
>>> Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> No Rod Bearings again today...
>>>>
>>>> ... so I pulled the radiator.
>>>>
>>>> Did I mention I really HATE pulling the radiator?
>>>> I HATE pulling the radiator.
>>>>
>>>> - Drained as much as I could from the radiator.
>>>> - Drained as much as I could from the undercar pipes. (I HATE this part
>>>> but it's better than dribbling another gallon of coolant on the floor
>>>> when unhooking the pipes at the radiator)
>>>> - Then as I went to take the hold-down bolts out... and was looking at
>>>> the concoction I put together to lean it forward, began to HATE the job
>>>> even more.
>>>> - I couldn't for the life of me remember how I even got the silly thing
>>>> IN.  (note to self... re-make the lean-forward brackets... LONGER).
>>>>
>>>> So I get the thing unbolted and finally lifted out after about two and
>>>> half hours.  Did I mention I HATE this job?
>>>>
>>>> Whoa!  Geez the assembly of this radiator is sooo much better than the
>>>> two pieces of crap I got from Summit.  And this is after 10 years of
>>>> abuse in my car.  The cooling fins go all the way, tank-to-tank.  And
>>>> the overwhelming majority of them are still straight, except where
>>>> larger bugs and gravel have taken a toll.  And the pipe fittings?  Holy
>>>> Cats!  They look -bigger- and go straight through... no restrictions.
>>>> It's beautiful.
>>>>
>>>> Now to figure out if it's really leaking.  After fighting as long as I
>>>> did to get it out... I'm taking the rest of the night off (yes... I'm a
>>>> pussy).  I'll rinse it out tomorrow, soap down the outside, put some
>>>> pressure to it and look for bubbles.  Better to do that in the brighter
>>>> sunlight -anyway-.
>>>>
>>>> Note, you may recall I took an off-course excursion last year and banged
>>>> up my front valence pretty good.  Boy did I.  It appears I also bent the
>>>> drivers side radiator mount.  This doesn't look real pretty.  I'm going
>>>> to have to get in there and do some percussive engineering on it and the
>>>> valence.  Too bad the lower grill is welded in, I could really use the
>>>> access.<sigh>   just another -thing- I need to do before putting it all
>>>> back together.
>>>>
>>>> I hope the bearings get here tomorrow.
>>>> I really hate pulling this radiator.
>>>>
>>>> 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 7/23/2012 9:30 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>>>>> Rod bearings didn't arrive today, so the engine stayed in the protective
>>>>> plastic bag cocoon.  Instead, I evaluated the oil pump and distributor.
>>>>>
>>>>> The oil pump is a high volume from Ford Racing.  What makes a high
>>>>> volume oil pump you ask?  Good question.  I took this one apart to check
>>>>> the gears and wondered that myself since it looked  identical to the one
>>>>> I took out of the engine.  Well, once I got the original pump next to
>>>>> the new one, it became obvious.
>>>>>
>>>>> A high volume oil pump, in this case, has a taller set of gears.  As in,
>>>>> a half inch taller.  Therefore it moves more oil in any given rotation.
>>>>> That was in interesting tidbit.  I'll take photos and post them later.
>>>>>
>>>>> I began taking apart my Duraspark Distributor that was on the Mach I
>>>>> engine.  Since it has a steel distributor gear compatible with the steel
>>>>> roller camshaft, I was trying to figure out which way to get it into the
>>>>> Pantera.  I had thought I'd just change out the top end, pull the
>>>>> Duraspark pickup out, remove the top shaft and replace with the parts
>>>>> from the Pantera distributor.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can't do that though, the housing is slightly different.  Oh well. Here
>>>>> are my three options:
>>>>> - Pull the steel gear from the Mach I distributor, put on the Pantera
>>>>> distributor.
>>>>> - Buy another new steel gear and put it on the Pantera distributor.
>>>>> - Install Duraspark II in the Pantera.
>>>>>
>>>>> Least cost at this point is to simply swap the gear from one dizzy to
>>>>> the other and that's probably what I'll do.  Next best option is to
>>>>> install Duraspark II in the Pantera, which will cost a little for the
>>>>> module and wiring harness.  Buying another steel gear would probably
>>>>> cost about the same as the Duraspark conversion.  I can wait on this one
>>>>> a little while, no rush.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tomorrow night, if the rod bearings don't show up, the radiator is
>>>>> coming out.  I'm caught up on all other activities in the garage... time
>>>>> to stop procrastinating on the radiator pull.
>>>>>
>>>>> Simple questions:
>>>>> - The oil pan has an extra bung at the front.  Good spot for an oil temp
>>>>> sender?  What are the recommendations for a temp sender/gauge assembly
>>>>> for oil temp?
>>>>> - What is the preferred aftermarket oil pressure gauge?  I'm thinking of
>>>>> mounting it in the engine compartment facing the rear view mirror.
>>>>> Which is better, wired or pressure tubing?  If wired, then I can run it
>>>>> into the cabin... but I have one of those already.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just looking for answers,
>>>>> Asa Jay
>>>>>
>>>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>>>> &    Shelley Marie
>>>>> Spokane, WA
>>>>> ******************************
>>>>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>>>>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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