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

[Bob Radefeld]

I'll second that Chuck..............you beat me to the correction. Dawgy
must have been snoozing! :o))

Bob

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Chuck Engles via TPR <
tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:

> 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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