[TPR] Update on the Mach I engine pull

[Teampantera]

Yea tats wot i meant....run the Mach 1 but RACE THE PANTERA ;-)>

asajay at asajay.com wrote:

>Dawgy, caught you snoozing on the porch again?
>The rusty under carriage is ON the Mach I, not the Pantera.
>
>The Pantera has been garaged pretty much it's entire life, which puts  
>it in really good shape.  No, it's the Mach I that has the rust  
>problem and cracks in the unibody construction.
>
>No way on Earth I'd run the Mach I at those speeds now.  It kinda  
>scares me to think I was doing 90 (very briefly) in it just four days  
>ago when I took it out for a final run before pulling the engine.
>
>Gay?  Don't make me go all Darth Vader on you homey.
>
>Asa Jay
>
>Quoting Teampantera <teampantera at yahoo.com>:
>
>> Here we go again....okay run the Mach 1.
>> We also adopt baby animals.
>> Don't be gay.
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My Windows computer is acting up after those "critical" updates we had
>>> a few days ago, so I'm trying to uninstall all the crap in the hopes
>>> it makes the computer work again.  I tried the system restore but it
>>> keeps failing clear back two weeks.  I may be screwed.  So I'm using
>>> my webmail app via my Linux box.  This thing has been up and running,
>>> without a reboot for 441 days.  Beats the living crap out of Windows. :)
>>>
>>> On a good note however, The engine in the Mach I is ready to come out.
>>>  I have two bolts left on the hood and one from the trans bellhousing
>>> to the block.
>>>
>>> Tomorrow I'll head over to my Dad's to pick up the engine hoist, and
>>> maybe him too so he can help lift the hood off.  Then the engine comes
>>> out and gets put on the stand.  We'll put the hood back on and push
>>> the old girl out of the garage.
>>>
>>> On a -sadder- note, while I was under her today (just dwell on that
>>> for a few seconds)...
>>>
>>> ...
>>> ...
>>> ...
>>> ...
>>>
>>> Okay, so while I was under her, I noticed some really nasty rust and
>>> breaks on the front suspension unibody part of the frame.  Damn, was
>>> all I could think of.  This car is certainly not SSCC worthy at this
>>> time (now we're talking abou the Mach I, not the Pantera).  She'll
>>> need a lot of bodywork before she's whole again.  It's that kind of
>>> thing that makes me want to sell her to someone who'll give her
>>> immediate attention.  But then I look at those sexy lines again and I
>>> can't bring myself to do it.
>>>
>>> Anyway.... Once the engine is on the stand, I'll see about cleaning up
>>> the outside, adding some new paint, changing the pan to the mondo
>>> Armando pan and the intake to the Ford Power Parts FPP4145.  I'll
>>> adjust the rockers while I'm in there too.
>>>
>>> More updates and photos as they happen.  :)
>>>
>>> Asa Jay
>>>
>>> --
>>> Asa Jay Laughton - sent from somewhere other than home
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