[DeTomaso] SN 5533 Racing Next Weekend - June 9-11 -- at Portland

Steve Lisa stevelisa at patentit.com
Sun Jun 4 19:50:46 EDT 2017


All,

I am taking another shot next weekend at the Portland SCCA Vintage event at
PIR June 9-11 with SN 5533 (Asa Jay's Pantera).  My son-in-law Dan will be
running the Friday Night Track event on Friday evening June 9, and I hope
to be running the vintage race in VP3 on Saturday (the 10th) and Sunday (if
all goes well).  I have attached a pdf of the schedule.

Last time was fun but ended early with brake failure.  We also had some
electrical/coil gremlins.  Thanks to all those that tried to help!

I am still relatively new to this project, and would welcome knowledgeable
Pantera owners out to give us some advice.  If any of the Portland group
are looking for something to do, we would love to see you out there!
 10-day forecast says rain most of the weekend (we have full rain tires).

Hopefully it won't be a fire drill, but it is only the second race event
for the car - call my cell to make sure we are running before you make a
long trip (312-320-5888 <(312)%20320-5888>).

Since our last event we have:

   1. Put the new brake booster on (went to the upgraded one for safety
   reasons after the original failed at the end of PIR straightaway);
   2. added the vented rotors front and rear (thanks Mike!);
   3. Changed to full race pads;
   4. fabricated ducts on the backing plates and properly ducted the still
   stock brake calipers;
   5. Stripped and cleaned up the front trunk area;
   6. Added some better shrouding around the radiator to force air through
   it rather than over it;
   7. rewired the kill switch and added a larger engine ground (we were for
   some reason killing the coil, and finally added a resistor to cut the
   voltage to the coil, which seemed to work -- fingers crossed!);
   8. made the window nets SCCA legal.
   9. Did our usual race prep.

We previously:

   1. Made the roll cage removable but still full race legal - tons of work
   - backing plates, adding side impact bars, and rear bars to rear shock
   towers.
   2. Removed rear window and replaced with Lexan.
   3. Lowered the seats,
   4. removed all carpeting and stripped and cleaned up the floor
   5. removed the AC system
   6. removed the bumpers and related hardware
   7. removed the radio and adding cover plates
   8. added a full race fire extinguisher system
   9. added cut off switch in the original radiator location
   10. added front driving lights
   11. added race seats.
   12. Had custom Bassett wheels made and fitted for Hoosier TDS vintage
   race tires.  [Currently running 10 inch rears and 8 inch front wheels, but
   also had some 7 inch made to eventually go back to FIA Group 3 legal for
   12/31/72 (which requires 7" front and 8" rear).]

Of course, ASA Jay had already done a lot to SN5533 before I bought it.

Asa Jay - you and are son are welcome to come out - if you can make it, I
will try to get your son some time in the passenger seat.

I will be sure to get some pictures and video this time around to upload.
In the meantime I have shared some photos of the build at the following
link:

   -
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8l5rUbcj5zjZzVBVkExNWtxd1k/view?usp=sharing

When reviewing and suggesting, keep in mind we are trying to keep this FIA
Group 3 legal with a date of 12/31/72.  That means the car needs to remain
the equivalent of a show room stock racer.  So, we will still need to
backdate some things, as some of the mods are NOT FIA Group 3 legal as of
12/3172.   Right now, I am focusing on making it race worthy and safe, with
limited mods to run in SVRA/HSR Group 5. Then, once it is running reliably,
I will need to "go back" to an original period-correct engine, carb, wheels
etc.  All in good time!

Regards,
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   All,A
   I am taking another shot next weekend at the Portland SCCA Vintage
   event at PIR June 9-11 with SN 5533 (Asa Jay's Pantera).A  My
   son-in-law Dan will be running the Friday Night Track event on Friday
   evening June 9, and I hope to be running the vintage race in VP3 on
   Saturday (the 10th) and Sunday (if all goes well).A  I have attached a
   pdf of the schedule.
   Last time was fun but ended early with brake failure.A  We also had
   some electrical/coil gremlins.A  Thanks to all those that tried to
   help!
   I am still relatively new to this project, and would welcome
   knowledgeable Pantera owners out to give us some advice.A  If any of
   the Portland group are looking for something to do, we would love to
   see you out there! A 10-day forecast says rain most of the weekend (we
   have full rain tires).
   Hopefully it won't be a fire drill, but it is only the second race
   event for the car - call my cell to make sure we are running before you
   make a long trip [1](312-320-5888). A
   Since our last event we have:
    1. Put the new brake booster on (went to the upgraded one for safety
       reasons after the original failed at the end of PIR straightaway);
    2. added the vented rotors front and rear (thanks Mike!);
    3. Changed to full race pads;
    4. fabricated ducts on the backing plates and properly ducted the
       still stock brake calipers;
    5. Stripped and cleaned up the front trunk area;
    6. Added some better shrouding around the radiator to force air
       through it rather than over it;A
    7. rewired the kill switch and added a larger engine ground (we were
       for some reason killing the coil, and finally added a resistor to
       cut the voltage to the coil, which seemed to work -- fingers
       crossed!);
    8. made the window nets SCCA legal.
    9. Did our usual race prep.

   We previously:
    1. Made the roll cage removable but still full race legal - tons of
       work - backing plates, adding side impact bars, and rear bars to
       rear shock towers.
    2. Removed rear window and replaced with Lexan.
    3. Lowered the seats,A
    4. removed all carpeting and stripped and cleaned up the floor
    5. removed the AC system
    6. removed the bumpers and related hardware
    7. removed the radio and adding cover plates
    8. added a full race fire extinguisher system
    9. added cut off switch in the original radiator location
   10. added front driving lights
   11. added race seats.
   12. Had custom Bassett wheels made and fitted for Hoosier TDS vintage
       race tires. A [Currently running 10 inch rears and 8 inch front
       wheels, but also had some 7 inch made to eventually go back to FIA
       Group 3 legal for 12/31/72 (which requires 7" front and 8" rear).]

   Of course, ASA Jay had already done a lot to SN5533 before I bought it.
   Asa Jay - you and are son are welcome to come out - if you can make it,
   I will try to get your son some time in the passenger seat.
   I will be sure to get some pictures and video this time around to
   upload.A  In the meantime I have shared some photos of the build at the
   following link:
     * [2]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8l5rUbcj5zjZzVBVkExNWtxd1k/vie
       w?usp=sharing

   When reviewing and suggesting, keep in mind we are trying to keep this
   FIA Group 3 legal with a date of 12/31/72.A  That means the car needs
   to remain the equivalent of a show room stock racer.A  So, we will
   still need to backdate some things, as some of the mods are NOT FIA
   Group 3 legal as of 12/3172. A  Right now, I am focusing on making it
   race worthy and safe, with limited mods to run in SVRA/HSR Group 5.
   Then, once it is running reliably, I will need to "go back" to an
   original period-correct engine, carb, wheels etc.A  All in good time!
   Regards,A

References

   1. tel:(312)%20320-5888
   2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8l5rUbcj5zjZzVBVkExNWtxd1k/view?usp=sharing
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