[TPR] Asa Jay - Pantera had news
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Sun Jul 19 14:17:16 PDT 2015
Hey all,
I spoke to Mark Skwarek yesterday. He's sending me the 3310-2 carb;
I'll put a rebuild kit through it and give it shot. It's got more cfm
than my puny 610 cfm on there now, plus vacuum secondaries for smooth
street driving and an electric choke. If it works out, then I should be
good to go at least for this year and know to buy something even better
down the road. A big Thank You to Mark for the donation.
Also Peter Menyhart has graciously offered an ebay Ferrari steering rack
he purchased for his Pantera restoration; still new in the box. If it
works out then I'll know my current rack is not up to snuff and get a
replacement in the next year. A big Thank You to Peter.
If anyone else offers up items, I'll keep them in mind.
Thank you all,
Asa Jay
Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
******************************
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On 7/18/2015 4:00 PM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR wrote:
> Mark,
> How did the 3310 work out for you? What did you replace it with? How
> well was it working when you last used it?
> Is it electric or manual choke? Vacuum or mechanical secondaries?
>
> I know a great offer like this shouldn't be questioned deeply, I just
> want to make sure I know what I'm in for; what I'll need to pick up to
> make it go. :)
>
> As for the steering rack, can you describe what kind of "loose?" I
> hate to put in something the same as mine.
>
> Peter offered one of those new eBay racks. I can probably machine the
> necessary groove width but is this a quality rack? I've not heard
> much feedback on it.
>
> At this point I'm open to nearly anything. Whatever I don't use I can
> bring to the event and re-distribute back to owners.
>
> I'd say let's make this happen.
>
> Asa Jay Laughton
> 612 N. Rambo Rd.
> Medical Lake, WA 99022
>
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting mark skwarek via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>:
>
>> That doesn't answer the question. I'll pay the freight.
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, July 18, 2015 6:33 PM, Teampantera
>> <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> You are amazing Mark!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 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
>> On Jul 18, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR
>> <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>> On 7/18/2015 2:46 PM, Teampantera via TPR wrote:
>>
>> That guy is your guardian angel!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 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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