[DeTomaso] For those who like engine builds

Kirby Schrader kirbyschrader at mac.com
Thu Oct 15 19:52:21 EDT 2015


Ooopppsss… Yes, missed a ‘zero’.
Thanks, Forest.

> On Oct 15, 2015, at 18:46, Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net> wrote:
> 
>  Kirby,
> 
>  Did you mean .005 or .0005? 5 thousandths is quite a bit.
> 
>  Forest
>    __________________________________________________________________
> 
>  From: Kirby Schrader <kirbyschrader at mac.com>
>  To: jderyke at aol.com
>  Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com
>  Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 4:16 PM
>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] For those who like engine builds
>    Interestingly, I tried some old stuff that I had in my toolbox from
>  my
>    377 stroker build in 1998 and some new stuff I bought the day before.
>    Both red and green.
>    Now, I have no idea how old the 'new stuff' was from O'Reilly's...
>    Both `versions' of Plastigage worked just fine and gave the same
>    answer.
>    What intrigued me was Plastigage read about .005 under what Tom
>    measured with his micrometers.
>    He said nothing, which I think meant he was impressed.
>    :-)
>    On Oct 15, 2015, at 02:28, [1][1]jderyke at aol.com wrote:
>    Nice, Kirby. I also use green Plastigauge as a backup just in case I
>    drop a decimal in calculating. An old-time builder once told me the
>    only time one gets in trouble with plastgauge is when its too old;
>    seems the wax dries up and shrinks after a time so the crush changes.
>    Cheers- J DeRyke
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: Kirby Schrader <[2][2]kirbyschrader at mac.com>
>    To: <[3][3]detomaso at poca.com> <[4][4]DeTomaso at poca.com>
>    Sent: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 5:04 pm
>    Subject: [DeTomaso] For those who like engine builds
>  [1][5][5]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar
>  %20eng
>  ine/index.html
>    FWIW,
>    Kirby
>  References
>    1.
>  [6][6]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20
>  engine/index
>  .html
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>  5. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20eng
>  6. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20engine/index
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> 13. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20eng
> 14. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20engine/index.html
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Ooopppsss… Yes, missed a ‘zero’.
Thanks, Forest.

> On Oct 15, 2015, at 18:46, Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net> wrote:
> 
>  Kirby,
> 
>  Did you mean .005 or .0005? 5 thousandths is quite a bit.
> 
>  Forest
>    __________________________________________________________________
> 
>  From: Kirby Schrader <kirbyschrader at mac.com>
>  To: jderyke at aol.com
>  Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com
>  Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 4:16 PM
>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] For those who like engine builds
>    Interestingly, I tried some old stuff that I had in my toolbox from
>  my
>    377 stroker build in 1998 and some new stuff I bought the day before.
>    Both red and green.
>    Now, I have no idea how old the 'new stuff' was from O'Reilly's...
>    Both `versions' of Plastigage worked just fine and gave the same
>    answer.
>    What intrigued me was Plastigage read about .005 under what Tom
>    measured with his micrometers.
>    He said nothing, which I think meant he was impressed.
>    :-)
>    On Oct 15, 2015, at 02:28, [1][1]jderyke at aol.com wrote:
>    Nice, Kirby. I also use green Plastigauge as a backup just in case I
>    drop a decimal in calculating. An old-time builder once told me the
>    only time one gets in trouble with plastgauge is when its too old;
>    seems the wax dries up and shrinks after a time so the crush changes.
>    Cheers- J DeRyke
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: Kirby Schrader <[2][2]kirbyschrader at mac.com>
>    To: <[3][3]detomaso at poca.com> <[4][4]DeTomaso at poca.com>
>    Sent: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 5:04 pm
>    Subject: [DeTomaso] For those who like engine builds
>  [1][5][5]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar
>  %20eng
>  ine/index.html
>    FWIW,
>    Kirby
>  References
>    1.
>  [6][6]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20
>  engine/index
>  .html
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>    3. mailto:[11]detomaso at poca.com
>    4. mailto:[12]DeTomaso at poca.com
>    5.
>  [13]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20en
>  g
>    6.
>  [14]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20en
>  gine/index.html
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>  5. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20eng
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