[TPR] Asa Jay - Pantera had news

Sat Jul 18 15:33:26 PDT 2015

You are amazing Mark!

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> On Jul 18, 2015, at 3:31 PM, mark skwarek <ehpantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Asa,
> 
> I have a Holley 3310-2 that need a refresh.  I have also just changed my steering rack out. It seemed a bit loose. You are welcome to both.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> On Saturday, July 18, 2015 6:03 PM, Teampantera via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> That is awesome story...tell him if he can make it to Ely for SS Brewskys are on me!
> 
> Your generation?
> I forgot how old I was....thanks Ahole for reminding me 😁
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 18, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
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> 
> 
> This guy is like the Dick Drenske of my generation.  He and I are about the same age, but he's WAY more car guy than me.  He's gone through more classic cars than I can count, used to race with his Dad who was a great car guy too.  He rode passenger as I drove and I pointed out what -I- was feeling.  He observed technical details     like engine rpm while hanging on to the roll cage to gauge vibrations.
> 
> Then he took the wheel to confirm other suspicions and really had many bad things to say about the steering.  Yea... I trust this guy.  He owned a Pantera GT5 for years, only recently trading it for a 1968 Shelby Mustang collectible of some sort.  He's owned Ferrari, AC Cobra, has an old Pontiac Trans Am that he races.  He's got more car experience right now than I will probably ever have before I die.
> 
> If I can get the parts together, he and I will make sure this Cat is ready.
> Asa  Jay
> Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************     
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>> On 7/18/2015 2:46 PM, Teampantera via TPR wrote:
> 
> That guy is your guardian angel!
> 
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> On Jul 18, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Done with the troubleshoot for now.
> 
> We put the Cat on a lift and began muscling the front suspension.  The good news seems to be that the suspension is tight but squeaks badly because of the OEM style rubber a-arm bushings.  The bad news is that the rack apparently is doing the -same- thing it did prior to me sending it to Pantera Performance Center in 2013.  I thought it felt "tighter" when I got it back but still had a slightly noticeable "notchiness" at center steering.
> 
> Well, my buddy who owned the GT5 for year drove it and said "this is dangerous."  He referred both the notchiness at center steering and how tight the rack was.  How tight is it?  He put it into a full lock left turn in a cul-de-sac, let go of the wheel and we slowly drove in a circle; it never went back to center as it should.  On the freeway, he illustrated how he could slightly put pressure in one direction and then the steering rack would "suddenly" notch-over and you'd have           to catch it.
> 
> Mind you, these are all things I've become quite used to, and after I got the rack back from Pantera Performance Center I thought that's just the way things were.  They were supposed to have replaced both the rack gear and the pinion gear.  Now I'm not certain they did that, it might be they re-used my gears and just tightened up the rack.
> 
> Needless to say, I'll be pulling the rack again, and before I send it off, I'll inspect the gear set again.
> 
> I'll also be calling Becky on Monday to talk with them about this and see what we might be able to work out.  Either way I slice it, according to my friend, he wouldn't race this car with the rack currently in it; and he's raced both rack-and-pinion cars as well as older sector-gear box cars.
> 
> Alright, item number two; the carb.
> It definitely is stumbling at low speeds under 2,200 rpm.  Unfortunately, this also translating to stumbling at higher rpms up to about 4,000.  It's my friends opinion the carb is causing my vibration at freeway speeds under load.   I think he might be right.
> 
> He's recommending a new carb, a Quick Fuel.  We looked at a 750 with electric choke and mechanical secondaries.  This one to be exact:
> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/qft-ss-750-an
> 
> So, my expense sheet just went up several hundred dollars, which I don't readily have.
> 
> JB, would you consider loaning me your carb or do you have any others laying around for the cause?
> Dawg, do you have any old four barrel carbs laying around?
> Anyone else?
> How about a spare steering rack?  At this point I want a total replacement so I can see if there really is a difference.
> 
> Mind you, I have -never- driven another Pantera, except once at a Tech Session at Roger Sharp's back in about 1998 and then all we did was drive it around the block.  I've not known there should be a difference in how the steering should feel.
> 
> So I need to get a line on a carb and steering rack before I even think about ordering tires.
> That's the update from here.
> 
> Asa  Jay
> Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************     
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
> 
>> On 7/18/2015 12:11 PM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR wrote:
>> At my friends house.  Test drive is done.  Steering is AFU.  Same steering I've driven with for four years, two after Adam Quella rebuilt rack.  Friend say its dangerous.  Putting on lift now to look.
>> 
>> Carb is shot too.   I need a need new one.  He's recommending a Quick Fuel.
>> 
>> More to come,
>> Asa Jay
>> 
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