[TPR] Update on the Mach I engine pull

[John Bentley]

yeah, "stranded" in Bangkok!  That's a good one.  Probably cost you an extra grand hahahahahahaha

JB




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 From: Teampantera <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: asajay at asajay.com; tpr at teampanteraracing.com 
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TPR] Update on the Mach I engine pull
 
Tats are those things I got when I was drunk.
No plane today..back in Bangkok until Thursday....leaving thursday and arriving thursday..yea no typo

asajay at asajay.com wrote:

>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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