[TPR] Asa Jay - Pantera had news

Sat Jul 18 18:01:09 PDT 2015

Peter welcome back! Haha
Thank you for your help...joe you can join us in September
And Asa let me know how I can help.  I have allot of stuff like all most new Ceterforce Clutch...too long a list to list but let me know off line brother

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> On Jul 18, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> 
> Peter,
> I spoke to Mark Skwarek who put one of those racks in his car     recently.  He machined the groove about 0.050" until the brackets fit.  He says so far it works great.
> 
> If you are willing to temporarily part with yours, I'll take it.  I'll do the machine work on the groove and then you won't have to when you get it back.  I can help pay for shipping as well, or get Mad Dog to pay for it. :)
> 
> UPS, FedEx or other ground carrier:
> 
> Team Pantera Racing
> c/o Asa Jay Laughton
> 612 N. Rambo Rd.  Box 1204
> Medical Lake, WA  99022
> 
> I owe you, even if it turns out not to work, but I think it will. :)
> 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 3:23 PM, Peter Menyhart wrote:
>> AJ,
>> thanks for putting me on this list(I thought since I raced with TPR since 1999 I would be on??)
>> Rack-----I bought one of those "Ferrari "racks.I have not even taken it out of the box it came in.You know you have to machine the drivers side mount,some.If you want to give it a try I'll send it to you and you cankeep it until I need it( probably 2020)
>> 
>> let me know
>> 
>> 
>> check out our website at:   www.whitehorseranch.com   
>> 
>> Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:34:14 -0700
>> To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>> Subject: Re: [TPR] Asa Jay - Pantera had news
>> From: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>> 
>> 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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