<p>Holy guacamole....yea I been out of touch....home getting conjagal visit now...maybe I should get back on Forum!<br>
All good news, thanks brother.<br>
And happy new year again...hapy to be alive</p>
<p>Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader@gmail.com> wrote:</p>
<p>>OK, I'll stop it.<br>
>It's the new year, actually.... :-)<br>
>Time to be upbeat.<br>
><br>
>Finding a good painter, no matter how much they cost, is something you<br>
>should hang on to.<br>
><br>
>Yes, Tom Upton is still vintage racing. He did sell his GT1 Mustang though.<br>
>He claims he's getting too old to keep two cars going and is concentrating<br>
>on the Pantera.<br>
>He's been after me for years to come and join him.<br>
><br>
>You ask about 'Gray Gregory and his beast'. Man, you need to keep up on<br>
>current events!<br>
>If you're talking about the red Pantera that he used to run, he gave the<br>
>car to me.<br>
>Yup... said here, go have fun!<br>
>That's what I meant when I said 'race car'. It's in my garage now.<br>
>See picture below.<br>
><br>
>I've been spending time and $$$ getting it vintage legal. It now has 15"<br>
>wheels and slicks (used to have 16" and 17"), it has GTS flares.<br>
>I've added a safety net. Some cooling system mods almost finished.<br>
>The biggest problem is the motor. It's a 705HP, 431ci, A3 heads and about<br>
>as non-vintage as you can get.<br>
>But it does have a carburetor!<br>
>:-)<br>
><br>
>The local CVAR guys have sort of hinted strongly that they'll let it run<br>
>with them, but if I start winning, the motor will have to become a maximum<br>
>358ci vintage motor with cast iron heads. Upton is running cast iron 4V<br>
>heads, but he's pinned them (something done in the '70's that I only just<br>
>found out about) and put some serious aluminum port plates on them to raise<br>
>the exhaust port. He claims he shifts at 8500rpm. All I know is that the<br>
>hair on my arms stands up when he comes by on the straight at TWS.<br>
><br>
>later<br>
>Kirby<br>
><br>
>On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:53 PM, TPR <teampantera@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Dear Cowboy,<br>
>><br>
>> STOP IT!<br>
>> There is no such thing allowed as depression in our dysfunctional<br>
>> goup....but I am getting starting to feel depressed now thinking my pantera<br>
>> is in Tommy Hodges shop amd I cant drive it while weather is so<br>
>> nice...although Tomy dont get depressed or get upset with his painter<br>
>> because Tommy fired his painter and now Tommy is subing paint work out<br>
>> again to others. Yea thank you and Bud for your lessons learned ;-) one<br>
>> more reason why I found a no-drama painter near my job site in Fresno...of<br>
>> course he doesnt have Pantera yet either haha<br>
>><br>
>> Speaking of Toms u are saying Tom Upton is still vintage<br>
>> racing.?......hell I thought he died about same time as Gary Hall!! and<br>
>> now you say both of you on the track together in the future...awsome...<br>
>><br>
>> speaking of race prepared panteras what happened to Gray Gregory and his<br>
>> beast? I read on Linked in he's a builder now!<br>
>> Does he still have the ranch? I loved the way those Long Horned cattle<br>
>> used to run to the fence to listen to his race pantera running...it cracked<br>
>> me up.<br>
>> I though the cattle were dumb..they smart as Gray said no one eats<br>
>> them..they are ornamental cattle....oh geez has Texas changed1 ;-)<br>
>><br>
>> Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> >Dear Dawg...<br>
>> ><br>
>> >My reports just sound like a bunch of whining which is depressing enough<br>
>> >for me.<br>
>> >Why would I want to depress everyone else, too?<br>
>> >:-)<br>
>> ><br>
>> >Yes, I waited for 7 years to get my Pantera done.<br>
>> >No, it wasn't finished correctly. Don't get me started.<br>
>> >I selected another painter (local) and he has had more drama in his life<br>
>> >than I would want plus he's laid up now with a very bad back after an<br>
>> >accident.<br>
>> >Sigh...<br>
>> ><br>
>> >But soon, I am told, it will be done.<br>
>> >How good? We shall see.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >I now need more room in my garage after inheriting the red race car.<br>
>> >As a friend at work said... Gosh, I wish I had those kind of problems!<br>
>> >That is most definitely a 'first world problem'.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >On a positive note, as I indicated before, I have joined CVAR and hope to<br>
>> >attend my first event in February.<br>
>> >Tom Upton actually seems excited that there will be another Pantera on the<br>
>> >track with him.<br>
>> >Let's just see if I can get through tech, first.<br>
>> >The engine is most certainly not 'vintage'.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >Y'all have a good 2014. That goes for all y'all, too.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >Later,<br>
>> >Kirby<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:25 AM, TPR <teampantera@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Why can't Kirby write such an oustanding report like that?<br>
>> >> Doc, that is all most excellent....end of 2014?<br>
>> >> In dog years that is forever.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> And you aint got FOREVER at your age.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Just ask Kirby and Bud how long 'forever'can be trying to get your car<br>
>> >> finished! HAHAHAHA<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Happy New Year Boyz<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I better see at least one TEXAN at the BORR at Fort Stockton this<br>
>> >> year...okay Hawk....you are the MAN here.<br>
>> >> Show these slackers how a real Texan gets things done.<br>
>> >> REMEMBER THE ALAMO<br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
><br>
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<div dir="ltr">OK, I'll stop it.<div>It's the new year, actually.... :-)</div><div>Time to be upbeat.</div><div><br></div><div>Finding a good painter, no matter how much they cost, is something you should hang on to.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Yes, Tom Upton is still vintage racing. He did sell his GT1 Mustang though.</div><div>He claims he's getting too old to keep two cars going and is concentrating on the Pantera.</div><div>He's been after me for years to come and join him.</div>
<div><br></div><div>You ask about 'Gray Gregory and his beast'. Man, you need to keep up on current events!</div><div>If you're talking about the red Pantera that he used to run, he gave the car to me.</div><div>
Yup... said here, go have fun!</div><div>That's what I meant when I said 'race car'. It's in my garage now.</div><div>See picture below.</div><div><br></div><div>I've been spending time and $$$ getting it vintage legal. It now has 15" wheels and slicks (used to have 16" and 17"), it has GTS flares.</div>
<div>I've added a safety net. Some cooling system mods almost finished.</div><div>The biggest problem is the motor. It's a 705HP, 431ci, A3 heads and about as non-vintage as you can get.</div><div>But it does have a carburetor!</div>
<div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">The local CVAR guys have sort of hinted strongly that they'll let it run with them, but if I start winning, the motor will have to become a maximum 358ci vintage motor with cast iron heads. Upton is running cast iron 4V heads, but he's pinned them (something done in the '70's that I only just found out about) and put some serious aluminum port plates on them to raise the exhaust port. He claims he shifts at 8500rpm. All I know is that the hair on my arms stands up when he comes by on the straight at TWS.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">later</div><div class="gmail_extra">Kirby<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:53 PM, TPR <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com" target="_blank">teampantera@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Dear Cowboy,</p>
<p>STOP IT!<br>
There is no such thing allowed as depression in our dysfunctional goup....but I am getting starting to feel depressed now thinking my pantera is in Tommy Hodges shop amd I cant drive it while weather is so nice...although Tomy dont get depressed or get upset with his painter because Tommy fired his painter and now Tommy is subing paint work out again to others. Yea thank you and Bud for your lessons learned ;-) one more reason why I found a no-drama painter near my job site in Fresno...of course he doesnt have Pantera yet either haha</p>
<p>Speaking of Toms u are saying Tom Upton is still vintage racing.?......hell I thought he died about same time as Gary Hall!! and now you say both of you on the track together in the future...awsome...</p>
<p>speaking of race prepared panteras what happened to Gray Gregory and his beast? I read on Linked in he's a builder now!<br>
Does he still have the ranch? I loved the way those Long Horned cattle used to run to the fence to listen to his race pantera running...it cracked me up.<br>
I though the cattle were dumb..they smart as Gray said no one eats them..they are ornamental cattle....oh geez has Texas changed1 ;-)</p>
<p>Kirby Schrader <<a href="mailto:kirby.schrader@gmail.com" target="_blank">kirby.schrader@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
<p>>Dear Dawg...<br>
><br>
>My reports just sound like a bunch of whining which is depressing enough<br>
>for me.<br>
>Why would I want to depress everyone else, too?<br>
>:-)<br>
><br>
>Yes, I waited for 7 years to get my Pantera done.<br>
>No, it wasn't finished correctly. Don't get me started.<br>
>I selected another painter (local) and he has had more drama in his life<br>
>than I would want plus he's laid up now with a very bad back after an<br>
>accident.<br>
>Sigh...<br>
><br>
>But soon, I am told, it will be done.<br>
>How good? We shall see.<br>
><br>
>I now need more room in my garage after inheriting the red race car.<br>
>As a friend at work said... Gosh, I wish I had those kind of problems!<br>
>That is most definitely a 'first world problem'.<br>
><br>
>On a positive note, as I indicated before, I have joined CVAR and hope to<br>
>attend my first event in February.<br>
>Tom Upton actually seems excited that there will be another Pantera on the<br>
>track with him.<br>
>Let's just see if I can get through tech, first.<br>
>The engine is most certainly not 'vintage'.<br>
><br>
>Y'all have a good 2014. That goes for all y'all, too.<br>
><br>
>Later,<br>
>Kirby<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:25 AM, TPR <<a href="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com" target="_blank">teampantera@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Why can't Kirby write such an oustanding report like that?<br>
>> Doc, that is all most excellent....end of 2014?<br>
>> In dog years that is forever.<br>
>><br>
>> And you aint got FOREVER at your age.<br>
>><br>
>> Just ask Kirby and Bud how long 'forever'can be trying to get your car<br>
>> finished! HAHAHAHA<br>
>><br>
>> Happy New Year Boyz<br>
>><br>
>> I better see at least one TEXAN at the BORR at Fort Stockton this<br>
>> year...okay Hawk....you are the MAN here.<br>
>> Show these slackers how a real Texan gets things done.<br>
>> REMEMBER THE ALAMO<br></p><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br></blockquote>
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