[TPR] GOALS FOR NEW YEAR Re: HAPPY NEW YEARS BOYZ + LAURI

[Kirby Schrader]

OK, I'll stop it.
It's the new year, actually....  :-)
Time to be upbeat.

Finding a good painter, no matter  how much they cost, is something you
should hang on to.

Yes, Tom Upton is still vintage racing. He did sell his GT1 Mustang though.
He claims he's getting too old to keep two cars going and is concentrating
on the Pantera.
He's been after me for years to come and join him.

You ask about 'Gray Gregory and his beast'. Man, you need to keep up on
current events!
If you're talking about the red Pantera that he used to run, he gave the
car to me.
Yup... said here, go have fun!
That's what  I meant when I said 'race car'. It's in my garage now.
See picture below.

I've been spending time and $$$ getting it vintage legal. It now has 15"
wheels and slicks (used to have 16" and 17"), it has GTS flares.
I've added a safety net. Some cooling system mods almost finished.
The biggest problem is the motor. It's a 705HP, 431ci, A3 heads and about
as non-vintage as you can get.
But it does have a carburetor!
:-)

The local CVAR guys have sort of hinted strongly that they'll let it run
with them, but if I start winning, the motor will have to become a maximum
358ci vintage motor with cast iron heads. Upton is running cast iron 4V
heads, but he's pinned them (something done in the '70's that I only just
found out about) and put some serious aluminum port plates on them to raise
the exhaust port. He claims he shifts at 8500rpm. All I know is that the
hair on my arms stands up when he comes by on the straight at TWS.

later
Kirby

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:53 PM, TPR <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear Cowboy,
>
> STOP IT!
> There is no such thing allowed as depression in our dysfunctional
> goup....but I am getting starting to feel depressed now thinking my pantera
> is in Tommy Hodges shop amd I cant drive it while weather is so
> nice...although Tomy dont get depressed or get upset with his painter
> because Tommy fired his painter  and now Tommy is subing paint work out
> again to others. Yea thank you and Bud for your lessons learned ;-) one
> more reason why I found a no-drama painter near my job site in Fresno...of
> course he doesnt have Pantera yet either haha
>
> Speaking of Toms u are saying Tom Upton is still vintage
> racing.?......hell I thought he died about same time as Gary Hall!!  and
> now you say  both of you on the track together in the future...awsome...
>
> speaking of race prepared panteras what happened to Gray Gregory  and his
> beast? I read on Linked in he's a builder now!
> Does he still have the ranch? I loved the way those Long Horned cattle
> used to run to the fence to listen to his race pantera running...it cracked
> me up.
> I though the cattle were dumb..they smart as Gray said no one eats
> them..they are ornamental cattle....oh geez has Texas changed1 ;-)
>
> Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Dear Dawg...
> >
> >My reports just sound like a bunch of whining which is depressing enough
> >for me.
> >Why would I want to depress everyone else, too?
> >:-)
> >
> >Yes, I waited for 7 years to get my Pantera done.
> >No, it wasn't finished correctly. Don't get me started.
> >I selected another painter (local) and he has had more drama in his life
> >than I would want plus he's laid up now with a very bad back after an
> >accident.
> >Sigh...
> >
> >But soon, I am told, it will be done.
> >How good? We shall see.
> >
> >I now need more room in my garage after inheriting the red race car.
> >As a friend at work said... Gosh, I wish I had those kind of problems!
> >That is most definitely a 'first world problem'.
> >
> >On a positive note, as I indicated before, I have joined CVAR and hope to
> >attend my first event in February.
> >Tom Upton actually seems excited that there will be another Pantera on the
> >track with him.
> >Let's just see if I can get through tech, first.
> >The engine is most certainly not 'vintage'.
> >
> >Y'all have a good 2014. That goes for all y'all, too.
> >
> >Later,
> >Kirby
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:25 AM, TPR <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Why can't Kirby write such an oustanding report like that?
> >> Doc, that is all most excellent....end of 2014?
> >> In dog years that is forever.
> >>
> >> And you aint got FOREVER at your age.
> >>
> >> Just ask Kirby and Bud how long 'forever'can be trying to get your car
> >> finished! HAHAHAHA
> >>
> >> Happy New Year Boyz
> >>
> >> I better see at least one TEXAN at the BORR at Fort Stockton this
> >> year...okay Hawk....you are the MAN here.
> >> Show these slackers how a real Texan gets things done.
> >> REMEMBER THE ALAMO
>
>>
>>
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