<div dir="ltr">I'll second that Chuck..............you beat me to the correction. Dawgy must have been snoozing! :o))<div><br></div><div>Bob</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Chuck Engles via TPR <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">Dear Dennis,</font></div><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"> You wrote: "clean it up boyz....as Kenny Rogers used to sing, <u>She's a Lady</u> "</font></div><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"> Perhaps you're mistaken. I think it was originally done by Tom Jones.</font></div><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"> Musical Monitor, Chuck Engles</font></div><span class=""><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Mad Dog Antenucci via TPR wrote:</font></div><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Mighty impressive Junior.....I went over to painter's shop yesterday....he was finished spraying engine bay, bottom of car to include steel decklid and hood, etc. (satin black).....I ordered the last of my replacement parts from our vendors, and took the Campy clones over to powder coater to do those (stock silver). </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> So he sprays tomorrow....then he should have final wet sanding and buffing down on the black lacquer by middle of next week....reassemble interior, cage, grills etc and plan is to deliver to tommy Hodges to do do final inspection and any repairs needed....I know I have one ball joint bad so both need to be replaced, then final alignment, etc and should have pantera back following weekend ready to go (Sept 5).....that is assuming we have no other new sheit to take care of.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Okay, waiting to hear from Ms. Ferrari on her progressbut she may still be angry at some of you guys for using such foul language earlier in the week. clean it up boyz....as Kenny Rogers used to sing, 'She's a Lady"</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Mad Dawg going to HR Racial & Sexual Harrassment Training #17 on Monday </font></div></span><div><div class="h5"><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> From: Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>></font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> To: <a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:22 PM</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Subject: Re: [TPR] New Stuff (Asa's update for 2015 08 19</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Again not much done tonight but a little bit of progress.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> I received my order from Summit. I tested the digital oil temp gauge by </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> hooking it up, then holding it in my hand to watch the temp rise and </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> then blowing on it to cool it back down to see the temp fall. Seeing </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> that it worked, I installed the gauge and gauge pod on the roll bar, but </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> didn't hook it up yet.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> I uncorked the oil pan to let the oil drain, laid out the new spark plug </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> wires for tomorrow, did some clean up and then pulled the front plug </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> from the oil pan. This is where the oil temp sensor will go. It's a </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> rather large, probably 3/8" pipe thread; the sender is more like 1/4". </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> I'll need to stop at Napa tomorrow night and source an adapter.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> The only thing I'm a little worried about is grounding the sensor. I'd </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> like to use pipe tape on the threads to help seal it from leaking oil, </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> but that could interfere with good grounding. I'm just going to have to </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> use the tape sparingly and check continuity as I install it. They </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> actually recommend I run the ground wire from the gauge all the way to </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> the block, but that seems like overkill. Any opinions on that?</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Tomorrow I'll install the oil temp sender, engine oil and spark plug </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> wires. Then I'll work on routing wiring for the oil temp gauge. If I </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> get far enough, I might take her out for a spin to warm up the ZF and </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> then drain it; letting it sit overnight to allow as much to drain out as </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> possible.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> Alright, so four days ago the list looked like this:</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Cut access in rockers to finish attaching roll cage</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Change ZF fluid</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Change oil in the engine</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Get new tires mounted</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Get the O2 sensor bung installed and the wires run</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> It now looks like this:</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Install the oil temp sender</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Finish the oil change</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Change ZF fluid</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> - Get new tires mounted</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">> That should about do it I think, well, maybe a little tuning. 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