[TPR] Update on the Mach I engine pull

[asajay at asajay.com]

Who's gay now?  Tats?  Come on man, Tats are what you fondle in the  
back seat of the car.

Are you on that plane yet?  Are you back in the states yet?  Gotta  
give us fair warning so we can get the Brazilian girls back to home  
base before you get there.

Asa Jay

Quoting Teampantera <teampantera at yahoo.com>:

> 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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