[DeTomaso] ZF POLISHING

Art Stephens artstephens at verizon.net
Tue Jan 19 14:51:04 EST 2010


Chuck,
It's kind of funny,  our guys don't seem to want to retire,  I don't know 
what it is?  :-]]


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cengles at cox.net>
To: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF POLISHING


>
> Dear Dennis,
>
> ROTFL! You've done it again. This is yet another entry for the "Best of 
> Maddog".
>
> Envious, Chuck Engles
>
> PS: Art are there any openings for the Beverly Hills Fire Department. I 
> know CPR.
>
>
>
> ---- Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Art says; <...Glutton for punishment?...>
>>
>> Now you know that doesn't begin to really communicate who you are or what 
>> you do.
>>
>> Art who I have known for all most 20 years also said
>>
>> <...For the areas you could reach?...>
>>
>> Art, YOU are a FIREFIGHTER for gawdsakes. What can't you reach?
>>
>> The fact that your station assignment for the last 20 years has been in 
>> **Beverly Hills** only makes me love and respect you more. The 
>> insurmountable challenges you have faced everyday having to knock down 
>> security gates and doors to get to suicidal former Hollywood stars laying 
>> naked on satin sheets so you can perform CPR is a challenge like no 
>> other..... so I can fully understand why it took you all most 2 years to 
>> finish polishing that ZF box. Woman in Beverly Hills personally ask for 
>> YOU when they call dispatch.
>>
>> If anyone may wonder why you haven't retired yet perhaps this email will 
>> help them understand that for YOU the job comes first....It's a tough job 
>> with areas that are hard for most men to get into but someone has got to 
>> do it and you do it.
>>
>> You are my hero.
>>
>> Mad Dawg Antenucci
>>
>> Team Pantera Racing
>> "No One Gets Out Alive"
>> www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Art Stephens <artstephens at verizon.net>
>> To: racerman1 <racerman1 at earthlink.net>; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 10:14:28 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF POLISHING
>>
>>
>> >" The BEST in-car polished ZF I ever saw was done by Art Stevens !
>> > Art...any other hints ???"
>>
>> Thanks Tom, but don't forget, I am a glutton for punishment! My
>> advice is, don't do it! For me, it was WAAAAAAY too much work. I think
>> the time to polish the trans is when it needs to come apart and then let 
>> a
>> professional do it. If I had to do it again, I wouldn't. That being said,
>> if you are still bound and determined to attempt it, the most valuable 
>> tool
>> I found was a flap wheel. The wheel is used in a drill motor and it
>> includes many flaps of sandpaper. The thing worked great in the areas it
>> would reach. One thing to remember is that any scratches you put in the
>> metal have to come out, so be careful. It is very easy to screw up and
>> leave deep scratches in your work.
>>
>> Art
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>> >
>> > Tom
>> > a.k.a. "racerman"
>> > (sticking my head up for a minute)
>> > racerman1 at earthlink.net
>> >
>> >
>> > Re:
>> > Does anyone have any hints on how to polish to a mirror finish? ?? I
>> > really
>> > do not want to take the whole unit apart.
>> > What tools are needed?
>> > What sandpaper to start with ? Emory paper ? Wet Sand ?
>> > What air tool is best to use ?
>> > Robert
>> > Team Pantera Racing # 3196
>> > Gumball3000 #56?
>> >
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