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

[Teampantera]

I stand corrected Doc ;-)

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> On Aug 20, 2015, at 8:53 AM, cengles at cox.net wrote:
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> 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
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> 
> 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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