[DeTomaso] Asa Jay prep for SSC (was Re: Who is going to be at WOT long enough to needFancySchmantzy Race Oil? 6- PANTERA OIL)

Sat Sep 8 00:51:00 EDT 2007

NOW your talkin like the Master Sergeant I KNEW! ;-]>

Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:  If homework and house payments don't get in the way too much, I should 
be able to make it.

But you know, come spring next year I sure could use the Brazilian girls 
up here to do a couple of car washes to raise money. Plenty of dirty 
cars by then. Please don't make me go to Hooters for girls, . . . it's 
Spokane for cyrin' out loud.

Guess I better calculate a budget. :|

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]

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Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
> AJ says,
> 
> " If not Sept 08 then perhaps the next" WTFO!
> 
> 2009?!!! AJ your starting to sound like Mikey from 1991 to 
> 2007.....all those action items you list are ALL can-do actions over 
> this next weekend....If thats all you need I will personally GIVE YOU 
> THE CASH.
> 
> 
> 
> md
> 
>
>
> */Asa Jay Laughton /* wrote:
>
> Tires,
>
> Um, yea. That should be a trick. I certainly had not planned on
> running the ones currently on the Pantera. Which although new when I
> purchased it, now have a couple trips to Las Vegas and several
> years on
> them. If worse comes to worse, I can always buy four of the same
> times
> and get them on the wheels. If worse than that, I happen to have a
> spare set of Campy's on the Mach I, so I can match a set of rims
> to all
> be the same size. I'll keep taking all the advice I can get.
>
> Right now, I'm starting my list with things like:
> - Seat belts
> - Helmet
> - Tires
> - Brake Fluid Change
> - Brake pad inspection and replacement if necessary (Porterfield)
> - I've got the ball joints and a-arm bushings to put in
> - Wheel bearing inspection all around and replacement if necessary.
> - Inspect ZF for ring gear bolt safety wire, fix as necessary
> - Determine leak points on ZF and order gasket seals as necessary
> - Nomex driving suit, gloves, shoes? (whatever is required for the
> 100-115 classes)
> - Belts and hoses
> - New expansion tank and overflow tank (reroute overflow tube
> behind wheel)
> - Replace U-joints on the half-shafts
>
> I'm mapping all these things. I don't get out of school until next
> May
> and may not have enough time to get it all done for the Sept 08 race,
> but if not that one, perhaps the next.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
>
> 1973 Pantera L 5533
> [ASASCAT]
>
> ******************************
> http://www.asajay.com
> http://www.351c.info
>
>
>
>
> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 9/7/07 11 49 35, asajay at asajay.com writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >> So what top end do you think I can really get to? 100, 105, 110?
> >> From this post, it looks like I shouldn't expect too much.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Asa Jay,
> >
> > A stock Pantera in good shape will reach redline in 5th gear,
> given enough
> > room to accelerate, which is 160 mph, give or take.
> >
> > The real question is, what speeds do you expect the event
> organizers will
> > allow you to run? Or in fact will they even let you run at all?
> Tires are the
> > main issue; you will almost assuredly have to replace your tires
> before
> > they'll let you near the place, and while speed-rated tires in
> appropriate sizes
> > are available for both the front and rear, *matching*
> speed-rated tires aren't.
> > There's absolutely nothing wrong with running Kumhos in the back
> and
> > Bridgestones in the front (or whatever) but the tire tech people
> are way, way
> > overboard on this stuff. You will probably have to come up with
> a plan, then sell
> > it to them before you execute. Get approval in advance for your
> chosen
> > front/rear tire combo before you spend a dime on tires.
> >
> > Once that's done, you're set. A perfectly stock Pantera will
> happily run
> > 130 mph for hours on end--that's what they were built for,
> remember. As you're
> > not turning or braking much, even a stock oil pan is sufficient
> (although a
> > proper Armando/Aviaid oil pan is always a good idea).
> >
> > Good luck and have fun!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
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