<div dir="ltr">Dear Dawg...<div><br></div><div>My reports just sound like a bunch of whining which is depressing enough for me.</div><div>Why would I want to depress everyone else, too?</div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>
Yes, I waited for 7 years to get my Pantera done.</div><div>No, it wasn't finished correctly. Don't get me started.</div><div>I selected another painter (local) and he has had more drama in his life than I would want plus he's laid up now with a very bad back after an accident.</div>
<div>Sigh...</div><div><br></div><div>But soon, I am told, it will be done.</div><div>How good? We shall see.</div><div><br></div><div>I now need more room in my garage after inheriting the red race car.</div><div>As a friend at work said... Gosh, I wish I had those kind of problems!</div>
<div>That is most definitely a 'first world problem'.</div><div><br></div><div>On a positive note, as I indicated before, I have joined CVAR and hope to attend my first event in February.</div><div>Tom Upton actually seems excited that there will be another Pantera on the track with him.</div>
<div>Let's just see if I can get through tech, first.</div><div>The engine is most certainly not 'vintage'.</div><div><br></div><div>Y'all have a good 2014. That goes for all y'all, too.</div><div><br>
</div><div>Later,</div><div>Kirby</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:25 AM, 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">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 finished! HAHAHAHA<br>
<br>
Happy New Year Boyz<br>
<br>
I better see at least one TEXAN at the BORR at Fort Stockton this 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>
<a href="mailto:cengles@cox.net" target="_blank">cengles@cox.net</a> wrote:<br>
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>Dear Dennis,<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2014 is the year of the engines. Pantera One has a<br>
>leaking gas tank and ZF. I need to finish the Mark III engine and then<br>
>pull out the good Mark II engine in Pantera One. I will then pull the<br>
>gas tank for repairs and probably send the ZF off to Les Gray for some<br>
>gentle attention.<br>
><br>
> Pantera Two has the Mark I engine, which is about ten<br>
>years old and has terrible blow by. I will pull the Mark I engine for<br>
>rebuild and drop the Mark II engine into it.<br>
><br>
> Finally, after all those labors, I plan to install the<br>
>Mark III engine into Pantera One.<br>
><br>
> There will be some debugging involved.....I hope both<br>
>of the Panteras are up and running by the end of 2014. Then rebuild<br>
>the Mk I engine and start on the Mk IV engine.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 12:58 PM, TPR wrote:<br>
><br>
>Hey guys,<br>
><br>
>Happy New Year....so wot do each of YOU have planned to get your pantera<br>
>ready and back on road to a ORR in 2014 or the new year...yea that<br>
>means JB, the German, Hawk, Bud, Frank, the Pope, Doc, Kirby, and other<br>
>SLACKERS with 'stuff' to do that Santa didnt take care of at Xmas<br>
><br>
> for yous ;-)<br>
><br>
>My head hurts after last night...too many fireworks or was it the drinks<br>
>with the little gay umbrellas in them haha<br>
><br>
>Okay, lets hear it...And as my dad used to say,<br>
><br>
>"Try and keep the BS to a minimum Dennis" ;-)<br>
><br>
>"But dad you never said I had to put your tools back"<br>
><br>
>An THAT is why to this day I start shaking anytime I have to pick up a<br>
>tool.....I can stilll hear my dad yelling like JB<br>
><br>
>"Damn it Dennis I told you not to touch ANYTHING in the garage<br>
>again".....yea he was a mean dad :-(<br>
><br>
><br>
>David in Durango <<a href="mailto:adin@frontier.net" target="_blank">adin@frontier.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Amen! More HP, larger attachments, rounder tires to all!<br>
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