[TPR] New Stuff (Asa's update for 2015 08 19

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Dennis,

                         You wrote:  "clean it up boyz....as Kenny 
Rogers used to sing, She's a Lady "

                          Perhaps you're mistaken.  I think it was 
originally done by Tom Jones.

                                  Musical Monitor,  Chuck Engles


On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Mad Dog Antenucci via TPR wrote:

> Mighty impressive Junior.....I went over to painter's shop 
> yesterday....he was finished spraying engine bay, bottom of car to 
> include steel decklid and hood, etc. (satin black).....I ordered the 
> last of my replacement parts from our vendors, and took the Campy 
> clones  over to powder coater to do those (stock silver). 
> So he sprays tomorrow....then he should have final wet sanding and 
> buffing down on the black lacquer by middle of next week....reassemble 
> interior, cage, grills etc and plan is to deliver to tommy Hodges to 
> do do final inspection and any repairs needed....I know I have one 
> ball joint bad so both need to be replaced, then final alignment, etc 
> and should have pantera back following weekend ready to go (Sept 
> 5).....that is assuming we have no other new sheit to take care of.
> Okay, waiting to hear from Ms. Ferrari on her progressbut she may 
> still be angry at some of you guys for using such foul language 
> earlier in the week. clean it up boyz....as Kenny Rogers used to sing, 
> 'She's a Lady"
> Mad Dawg going to HR Racial & Sexual Harrassment Training #17 on 
> Monday 
>       From: Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>  To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com  Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:22 
> PM
>  Subject: Re: [TPR] New Stuff (Asa's update for 2015 08 19
>    Again not much done tonight but a little bit of progress.
>
> I received my order from Summit.  I tested the digital oil temp gauge 
> by hooking it up, then holding it in my hand to watch the temp rise 
> and then blowing on it to cool it back down to see the temp fall.  
> Seeing that it worked, I installed the gauge and gauge pod on the roll 
> bar, but didn't hook it up yet.
>
> I uncorked the oil pan to let the oil drain, laid out the new spark 
> plug wires for tomorrow, did some clean up and then pulled the front 
> plug from the oil pan.  This is where the oil temp sensor will go.  
> It's a rather large, probably 3/8" pipe thread; the sender is more 
> like 1/4".  I'll need to stop at Napa tomorrow night and source an 
> adapter.
>
> The only thing I'm a little worried about is grounding the sensor.  
> I'd like to use pipe tape on the threads to help seal it from leaking 
> oil, but that could interfere with good grounding.  I'm just going to 
> have to use the tape sparingly and check continuity as I install it.  
> They actually recommend I run the ground wire from the gauge all the 
> way to the block, but that seems like overkill.  Any opinions on that?
>
> Tomorrow I'll install the oil temp sender, engine oil and spark plug 
> wires.  Then I'll work on routing wiring for the oil temp gauge.  If I 
> get far enough, I might take her out for a spin to warm up the ZF and 
> then drain it; letting it sit overnight to allow as much to drain out 
> as possible.
>
> Alright, so four days ago the list looked like this:
> - Cut access in rockers to finish attaching roll cage
> - Change ZF fluid
> - Change oil in the engine
> - Get new tires mounted
> - Get the O2 sensor bung installed and the wires run
>
> It now looks like this:
> - Install the oil temp sender
> - Finish the oil change
> - Change ZF fluid
> - Get new tires mounted
>
> That should about do it I think, well, maybe a little tuning.  I'll 
> take it to my buddy to evaluate how well he thinks the carb rebuild is 
> going and give the steering another try.  I'm a just about ready to 
> call it all "ready" for SSCC.
>
> Asa Jay
>
>
> Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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