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<DIV>Young AJ,</DIV>
<DIV>Have to side w/ JB - scattering a motor at the event is probably no fun AND
added expense.</DIV>
<DIV>Also, Chuck is right - choose your slope to match your SWMBO [1] and
budget.</DIV>
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<DIV>The $$$ thing that must be done is the clutch. We have jets for the
holley . . . As I remember you do NEED the wheels/tires for the
event, correct? (Don't let the wheel cost keep you home. I'm sure the Pope
could be encouraged to cut you some slack if needed.) Seems like the other
stuff could be added as funds become available.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Unless some of the museum pieces sell, I'll just be decorating the
neighborhood for a while. It sure would be nice to get the yellow car
(Pantera) back in action . . . . .</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sleep on it. (here's a lullaby for you) mwahahahahaMWAHAHAHAHHAhem.</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/user/IckyOldMan#p/a/u/0/rsGxgysQxSM">http://www.youtube.com/user/IckyOldMan#p/a/u/0/rsGxgysQxSM</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I understand your angst (is that a word?), I often have suffer some sort of
parallel sexual excitement when I hear a good motor or the Summit catalog
arrives . . . . </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>All the best to you and yours,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>David</DIV>
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<DIV>[1] She Who Must Be Obeyed</DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=asajay@asajay.com href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">Asa Jay
Laughton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=tpr@teampanteraracing.com
href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 03, 2011 4:51
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TPR] What we are about . .
. .</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>You're excellency,<BR><BR>There is always room at the Northwest
Pantera Research Institute for The Pope. The last transients to stay
here were Mike Drew and John Christian on their way to the Rocky Mountain
Tour. I have a refrigerator specifically designated for beer.
Although it's not normally stocked, it miraculously fills anytime a man of the
shop cloth comes to stay. And one of the natives has a "Hut" always well
stocked with pizza.<BR><BR>I do have an emotional attachment to the engine in
the Pantera. It's an original numbers matching, never been rebuilt,
still runs. Yes.... the more I drive it -hard-, the more I take a chance
on breaking something, which I sometimes have angst about.... until I climb
in, fire it up and drive away. So on the one hand, I really should swap
it, but on the other... how cool would it be to complete the SSCC in a triple
digit speed class, with the original numbers matching engine, never been
rebuilt, 40 years after it was made? ... WOW!<BR><BR>The
Mach I could sit without an engine. I haven't actually driven it in
-over- a year. It's really in a sad state of bodywork and paint.
But I just know if it sits for -long- without an engine.... it will depress me
even further as to it's non-driven state. That engine is -not- numbers
matching and I could pretty much put it anywhere I want without any
angst.<BR><BR>The engine currently on the stand in the lab is still waiting
further forensics, which I'm hoping to get to this winter. It isn't a
good candidate for a rebuild; it was bored .030" over last time and has nearly
80K miles on it or so. I have three others stored that I could use for
new rebuilt platforms, but I don't know what condition they are in.... again,
the Northwest PRI has no money for research at the moment.<BR><BR>If the
angels granted this kind of project could be undertaken, it would most likely
happen in January and would look something like this:<BR><BR>- Move Shelley's
Jeep out of garage, move Mach I in<BR>- Remove engine sans transmission (time
estimate, half a day)<BR> - Drain radiator of coolant,
unhook radiator hoses, remove radiator<BR> - Drain engine of
oil, unhook oil lines to accumulator<BR> - Remove fan belts
and fan<BR> - Remove power steering pump and set aside (or
unhook hoses if necessary)<BR> - Remove
alternator<BR> - Unhook all wiring to the engine and place
aside<BR> - Remove carb, tape over
intake<BR> - Remove distributor<BR> -
Unbolt headers at head<BR> - Unhook fuel line and cork it
(if there's any left)Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR,
Retired<BR> - Unbolt transmission, motor mounts and pull the
sucker<BR> - Put the engine on a stand<BR>- Move Mach I back
outside, move Shelley's Jeep back in.<BR>- Remove the engine from the Pantera
(time estimate, half a day)<BR> - Remove the
decklid<BR> - Drain coolant, unhook hoses, remove radiator
(needs new or rebuilt radiator)<BR> - Drain engine
oil<BR> - Drain ZF gear oil<BR> - Unhook
fuel line and cork<BR> - Remove carb and distributor, cover
holes<BR> - Unhook all wiring, set
aside<BR> - Remove A/C compressor (unused currently), set
aside<BR> - Unhook/remove starter (get it out of the
way)<BR> - Remove A/C Condensor<BR> -
Unhook headers<BR> - Unhook transmission
linkage<BR> - Unhook transmission
wiring<BR> - Unhook half-shafts<BR> -
Remove clutch slave, set aside<BR> - Unbolt engine and trans
mounts and pull the sucker<BR>- Swap the ZF to the other engine (an hour
maybe)<BR> - Swap flywheels (the Mach I is an
automatic)<BR> - Install new pilot bearing since the Mach I
doesn't have one (money)<BR> - Install pressure plate and
clutch disc (assuming they are fine, otherwise.... more money)<BR>- Reverse
the process on the Pantera (another half day)<BR><BR>But then.....<BR>- I
don't have a well-tuned carb for the Mach I engine. The Carter AFB on
there works, but not as optimally as it should. The Holley from the
Pantera would work, but it's not tuned to the higher horsepower of the Mach I
engine. Do I rebuild and re-tune the Carter or do I re-jet the
Holley?<BR>- I could use the Duraspark distributor from the Mach I in the
Pantera but I'd need to wire up a computer box in the engine compartment to
make it work. Best to do that while the engine is out. (more money)<BR>-
If the engine is out it's a good time to replace the rubber mounting
doughnuts. (more money)<BR>- If the engine is out, it's a good time to
re-plumb the cooling system, ala John Taphorn/Dave Bell's method. (more money
and some creative work in the engine bay)<BR>- Might as well remove the A/C
parts for now since they aren't being used.<BR><BR>So I look at all this and
it just doesn't seem practical. But I get that darn thundering clapping
sound from a good strong V8 engine in my bones and "practicality" begins to
get awfully transparent.<BR><BR>Bless me father for I have sinned... I have
lust for more horsepower and coveted my neighbors ponies.<BR><BR>Asa Jay
<BR><BR><BR><PRE class=moz-signature cols="72">& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism">http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism</A></PRE><BR>On
12/3/2011 1:48 PM, David in Durango wrote:
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<DIV>So, you have a "spare" for the Pantera? Hot motor? (well,
usable).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Swap them out! If you have some emotional attachment to the
Pantera motor, use it for the dream rebuild "next winter" [1] and have
some fun in the mean time. I've heard the Pope would donate labor for
3-4 days if he had a place to stay and beer/pizza rations. That way,
if you dropped something big, you would have back up! Hell, he might
even deliver your new wheels, too.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Or you could sit on the porch while the big dawgs play . . . . . </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Morally unemployed,</DIV>
<DIV>David in Durango</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>[1] next winter = appropriate economic time</DIV>
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moz-do-not-send="true">Asa Jay Laughton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 03, 2011
2:10 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TPR] What we are about
. . . .</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgh.........<BR><BR>The more I
-SIT- here and dwell on it.....<BR>The more I want to put the 351C from
the Mach I into the Pantera.....<BR>nnnnnnngh......<BR>I know I could have
it done in a couple weekends....<BR>rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh........<BR>It's
winter........<BR>I'm not driving the
car......<BR>mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph................<BR>Must.... resist....
temptation.<BR><BR>If I take that engine out of the Mustang... it'll be
the death nell for the car and I can't have that.<BR><BR>must....
resist....<BR><BR>Asa Jay<BR><PRE class=moz-signature cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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12/3/2011 12:20 PM, David in Durango wrote:
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