[TPR] Asa's Roll Cage progress

[Bob Radefeld]

Look'in GOOD Asa! Thanks for posting all the pixs of everything you're
doing. Your submission to Mike for the upcoming Profiles is excellent and
now it appears I'd better get started on a story for him on our adventure @
SORC this year........... :o))

Rowdy

On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 5:22 AM, B Hower via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
wrote:

> Asa,
>
> Are you getting ready to run in the 150 class?
>
> Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be ! )
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* TeamPantera via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *To:* Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 3:31 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] Asa's Roll Cage progress
>
> Great job Asa.
>
> Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> >After taking the Pantera for a spirited run, and after emailing you all
> >the last time, I went back out and began work on securing the front legs
> >of the roll cage.
> >
> >I had been very reluctant to cut the carpet.  Why?  Well that's a darn
> >good question considering it's the original stock carpet and already has
> >holes through it to the jute underlayment on the driver's side.  Once I
> >took the floor mats out and was reminded of what was actually -under-
> >them... I took knife in hand and had at it.
> >
> >The first photo (or last depending on how they were attached), shows how
> >I bench-fueled the rebuilt carb and leveled the floats.  Using a
> >handheld vacuum/pressure pump with the jar attached full of gas and
> >attached to the fuel log inlet, just pump until the floats stop coming
> >up.  You can see the sight plug is removed on the left fuel bowl (it was
> >on the right as well but you can't see it.  I had set up the car as
> >level as I could right-to-left (width-wise) and at about the same front
> >to back angle as it would be on the car.  It worked pretty well.
> >
> >Next, there are a series of four photos showing what I did to finish
> >attaching the roll cage in the front.  I first cut the carpet and peeled
> >it back for access to the rocker.  Using a hole saw, I carefully cut a
> >hole near the roll cage mounting pad.  This gave me rear-access to run
> >the bolts and washers up through.  Then I had to insert a wrench to hold
> >the inside while I tightened the outside.  I then tightened a second nut
> >on top the first to lock them in place.
> >
> >One photo shows the hole cut in the driver's side.  The other three show
> >the passenger side which has the battery cables running through it.  I
> >first drilled the pilot hole for the hole saw.  I did this by setting
> >the pilot bit in the hold saw so that only about an 1/8" was protruding,
> >that way the hole saw edge would stop me quickly.
> >
> >I then ran a piece of stiff wire into the hole and felt around for the
> >cables and the immediate back side of the rocker I needed to drill
> >through.  The cables felt like they were well out of the way so I
> >proceeded.  You can see the cables after I got the hole cut.  The last
> >photo shows the nuts and second nuts in place.
> >
> >For now, I'm just flopping the carpet back in place.  I'm hoping to buy
> >an oil temp gauge this week and I might need to run more stuff through
> >the rockers.  Once I'm finished completely I'll tack the carpet back
> >down with some 3M Super Trim Adhesive.
> >
> >I tightened all the roll cage bolts all around and we are done.  The
> >roll cage is completely installed.  All I really have left to do on it
> >is attach the padding.
> >
> >I briefly spoke with my friend a couple doors down who has all the
> >welding equipment.  We weren't able to get together today, but we will
> >tomorrow in order to weld in the O2 sensor bung.  I'll have to run those
> >wires through the driver's side rocker; another good reason not to glue
> >the carpet back down yet.  :)
> >
> >Alright, I'm off to a barbecue at our Pastor's house, and then later
> >tonight I'll probable be putting in another order at Summit for gear
> >oil, oil temp gauge and pod and probably spark plug wires (I don't
> >recall how old these are).
> >
> >Getting closer,
> >Asa  Jay
> >
> >--
> >Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> >&  Shelley Marie
> >Spokane, WA
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