The April 2011 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 21-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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APRIL 2011 / VOLUME 37 / NUMBER 4 / ISSUE #427
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: April 6th, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due...................................Membership Committee
You'd Never Catch Me................Driving Something That Size
"AIRTIME".........................................David Huntoon
March Meeting Minutes..................................Art Gold
March Board Meeting Minutes............................Art Gold
Scrap Metal Recycling Project.....................Heula Pittman
Our 25th and Final Meissner Award Winner Is:....Brenda Stickler
Our 37th Anniversary Luncheon.....................Heula Pittman
Birthdays and Anniversaries..................Sunshine Committee
Winter Storm 2007...................................Jim Pittman
Reports on February & March Car Council Meetings.....John Wiker
Calendar of Coming Events....................Board of Directors
Pump Pain: A Story About Fuel Pumps..................Tim Colson
Tri-State Preview: Red River Renaissance........Brenda Stickler
What's Going On At CorsaTurbo180USA................Larry Yoffee
Gayle Finch Passed Away.............Alamogordo Daily News Obits
Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago..................Club Historian
For Those Seeking the April Fool Feature.........See Back Cover
COVER: Russ McDuffie: 1965 Corsa Convertible..Photo: Larry Yoffee
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MEETING: First Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE, Albuquerque, NM
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President: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
Vice-Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com
Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Car Council: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com
Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Past Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Correspondent: Charles Vertrees 505-299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com
DUES: CNM: 12 months $25.00 -or- 26 months $ 50.00
CORSA: 12 months $45.00 -or- 26 months $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months $70.00 -or- 26 months $140.00
CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org
Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
Larry Yoffee's home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
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DUES: CNM: 12 months $25.00 -or- 26 months $ 50.00
CORSA: 12 months $45.00 -or- 26 months $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months $70.00 -or- 26 months $140.00
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CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org
Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
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DUES DUE DATES FOR APRIL 2011
== DUE FEB = INACTIVE 25-MAR-2011:
2011.02 Richard Finch
2011.02 Kelly & Art Gold
== DUE MAR = INACTIVE 25-APR-2011:
2011.03 Rita & Steve Gongora
== DUE APR = INACTIVE 25-MAY-2011:
2011.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale
2011.04 Cary Hubbard
2011.04 Lee & Bill Reider
2011.04 Curtis L. Shimp
== DUE JAN = INACTIVE 25-FEB-2011:
2011.01 Darlene & William Darcy
2011.01 Wibke Garrecht
Send your Dues to:
Robert Gold
CNM Treasurer,
1301 Valencia NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Past due memberships will become inactive after a one-month grace period. The
Club will mail in your National Dues when you renew, if you send us the renewal
form from your CORSA Communique!
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
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"AIRTIME" -- David Huntoon
Let's call this story a tale of modern life and things mechanical.
Firstly, I have four licensed vehicles. The '61 VW is up on jack stands with the
exhaust and carbs off in preparation for engine removal. Of course it has been
that way since November. My plans for this winter project were interrupted as
you may know. (Feeling better all the time by the way.) One down.
The eight-door runs well enough but has a dead battery that will not hold a
charge. Two down.
At this time the pickup is my transportation. I wanted to get a battery for the
eight-door Wednesday. The pickup will not start, no spark. Three down.
Everything looks OK but there is a control module in the distributor that does
something. The weather is good so I fire up the motorcycle for a trip to NAPA.
Get the part, go home, wrong part. Electrical connections are not compatible. Go
back to NAPA for the right part. Done, and it starts up. End of daylight and I
think I am done anyway.
The next morning I want to go to the coffee shop. The pickup will not start,
this time it is the fuel filter. Now when I get the motorcycle for the trip into
town I smell gas. I see a puddle of gas on the garage floor. Four down.
Find the gas tank is leaking underneath at the plate that holds the in-tank fuel
pump. There is a gasket and tightening it a little stops the leak. Now I can go
get the fuel filter. Do so and the pickup is now running.
By now the day is pretty well shot and I need to rest and collect my thoughts. I
will try for the battery again tomorrow. Perhaps I can finally get this wrapped
up since I now have two running vehicles. But, transporting a Corvair battery on
the motorcycle does not sound like a good idea.
Moral of the story, I don't know really. Maybe fix all these little problems as
they appear before they multiply and cause a much bigger problem.
One other thing. I know it has been this way since time began. Why does Chevy
put the distributer on the back of the motor up against the firewall. Maybe an
NBA player can reach that far, but most of us can not. The Corvair is a
magnitude easier to work with, the carbs and distributer and everything else are
all right there. Thank you.
Now for some club business. Remember to bring your scrap metal to the April
meeting. Be there early so Pat can wrap this up before the meeting starts. At
the meeting remember to sign up for our first Old Route 66 cleanup this year.
The more of us volunteers, the merrier. Have a good month. I need to rest!
Later, Dave
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MARCH MEETING NOTES 03-02-2011
Art Gold
Meeting came to order at 6pm, with 24 in attendance.
Officer Reports
President: David Huntoon asked for approval of the last minutes. Dave said he
went to Sylvan Zuercher's memorial service, and there were 29 CNMers in
attendance, with the luncheon afterward at the church.
Vice President: Ray Trujillo stated that all nominations were received for the
final Ike Meissner Award. The award plaque had been made and will be presented
at our 37th Anniversary luncheon, Sunday March 6th.
Secretary: Art Gold stated that he was here and happy to be healthy.
Treasurer: Robert Gold stated that there is $4,257.33 in the checking account.
He also stated that the check sent to the New Mexico Regulatory Commission
actually cleared, so we are good for one more year.
Committee Reports
Membership: Larry Yoffee asked whether "Membership" is a committee, and the club
responded that at present it is a committee of one. He also stated that he is
the person to see for recruitment - i.e. ideas for advertisement of the club. He
also discussed his website and said that Steve Gongora's Rampside and Russ
McDuffie's convertible are being shown on the website. Larry wants to discuss
other ideas with the board.
NM Car Council: John Wiker stated that he handed in our ballot, and it is
official now. He also discussed his frustration concerning discussions
concerning VINs and House Bill 512, dealing with home-built hot rods. These
topics were discussed for an hour at the car council meeting. Getting a title
for a home-built car is not simple! Joel Nash urged club members to join SEMA
for free information if they are building a hot rod car. The Museum Show now
allows no tents. Canopies are allowed provided they have no sides. Coolers will
be searched! This year's theme will be the "Year of the Survivors" meaning that
cars that are older than 1971 and in original condition will be featured. Also
discussed: any cars that are being restored do not have to be registered. You
can obtain a clear title, then register when it's ready to drive.
Editor: Jim Pittman stated that the newsletter deadline is March 25th. Jim also
stated that Sunday the 12th is the beginning of daylight savings time. He
discussed the status of Wendell Walker. Wendell is still in California, and he
is pessimistic about returning to Rio Rancho anytime soon. Jim urged the club to
contact him through his cell phone, since it is difficult for him to read e-mail
because of his eyesight. He also stated that there are extra nomination forms
for the Boydston Award, to be presented at the Tri-State. Jim also mentioned
seeing an article about the one-of-a-kind Fitch Phoenix, built and owned by John
Fitch, a great race car driver and safety activist, who happens to be the same
age as Wendell: 92 years old. Jim also said he was not afraid of long sentences
so long as they do not involve judicial procedures.
Sunshine: Heula Pittman stated that there are special "CORVAIR" suspenders for
raffle at the Anniversary Luncheon this Sunday (03-06-2011). She is still
looking for contributions for registration bags for the Tri-State.
Merchandise: Vickie Hall stated that she sold two license plates and two lapel
pins for a grand total of $12. Vickie asked Dave, since the club's "Great Seal"
had been reported lost, to look in the club briefcase's lower compartment. Sure
enough, there it was. Vickie said that the seal was in the briefcase for the
entire tenure of Pat Hall's presidency. Dave passed around an embossed gold seal
so we could see for ourselves the impression that our "Great Seal" could make.
Chuck Vertrees ran the 50/50 drawing and the winner this month was Russ McDuffie
for $14.00.
Plans for the Anniversary Luncheon: Ruth Boydston stated that the Anniversary
Luncheon has 47 people signed up, and the chicken at the restaurant is terrific!
The luncheon is this Sunday at JR's Bar-B-Que on Gibson, starting at 1:00 PM.
Pat Hall stated that he will be at the next meeting for scrap pickup. He asked
members who bring scrap metal to be early: he will be available to collect scrap
at 5:15 in the parking lot at our meeting place.
The club discussed a date concerning a breakfast for April. The club decided on
Furr's, 2004 Wyoming NE, between Indian School and Menaul, on Saturday April
16th at 9am. Remember that our Old Route 66 clean-up is the previous Saturday,
April 9th at 9:00am.
Tri-State: Brenda Stickler stated that the rooms are now booked, but there are
still suites available. The owner (Billie) of the LiftsWest condominiums bought
new tables for the banquet. The banquet will be at a great price and he has
great chocolate cake and home made bread that will be served along with our
meal! She and Tarmo Sutt also discussed the main car show and the place for our
Corvair show.
John Wiker stated that the dragway if now open. See how fast your Corvair is for
only $15! Check it out at www.abqdragway.com!
Meeting adjourned at 6:51pm
Submitted by Art Gold
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MARCH BOARD MEETING NOTES 03-16-2011
Art Gold
The meeting was called to order at 5:07pm.
Officer Reports
President - Dave Huntoon said he had just returned from Chicago via Amtrak. He
had a good trip but he was feeling just a bit of jet lag.
Vice President - Ray Trujillo was not in attendance.
Secretary - Art Gold said that the car show forms are finished and accepted
suggestions for the form.
Treasurer - Robert Gold reported that the checking account funds are $4,500.12.
Committee Reports
Editor - Jim Pittman reported on the money that the club has received from the
sale of Newsletter CDs. Counting both Version 1 and Version 2, the total to date
was $315. He also stated that the newsletter deadline is a week from Friday,
03-25-2011.
Sunshine - Heula Pittman stated that she is working on registration bags (there
is a lack of masculine items, and more donations would be appreciated, so keep
that in mind). Brenda Stickler added that there will be maps of Red River and
coupons for local restaurants included in the bags. Brenda is in charge of the
banquet details.
Old Business
Tri-State Committee - Brenda Stickler said that there is a volunteer to emcee
the banquet, Russ McDuffie. There was a discussion about the awards at the
banquet. Several of us will arrive early on Thursday June 2nd to set up and
coordinate with the hotel and car show people. We discussed the banquet and the
100-person limit. We guess about thirty people from each club is possible.
Rita Gongora - stated that she had spoken to Dan Palmer and he was going to
contact Clarks Corvair Parts about contributing coupons or donations to us for
the Tri-State. Pat Hall said his guess is that it would be oil filters. Rita is
collecting door prizes, and will assist Anne Mae Gold with distributing door
prizes. Brenda also stated the need to obtain tickets in four different colors
for the banquet. There will be one or two raffles and a 50/50 drawing.
We need to count each category of raffle tickets separately to keep track of how
much money each raffle item brings in. There was a discussion about how to
handle cash and checks at registration. Not everyone will pay for everything at
the start with a check, so we need a procedure for cash sales. On the form,
there will be an option to pay for the raffles and 50/50 at registration.
Anne Mae will plan the children's activities. Registration will be Ollie, Jim &
Robert. Media is Tarmo Sutt. Hospitality will be done by Hurley & Brenda
Wilvert. The car show is Art Gold, Pat Hall, & Larry Yoffee. Additional
volunteers will be recruited as needed.
Registration should not be scheduled for Thursday. It should start at about 9:00
or 10:00 AM on Friday and continue to 9:00 PM, then resume from 7:00 to 8:30 AM
on Saturday. Our car show starting time will be 9:00 AM, an hour before the
Classic Red River car show starts. Jim said he assumed we would not have our
traditional "drive around" before the car show, both due to the activities of
the Classic Red River car show and to the fact that they planned a "parade" at
5:30 PM after their show. Our Tri-State people may want to join the Classic Red
River car show's "drive around" but if so, this will conflict with our banquet's
starting time of 6:00 PM.
There was a discussion of the Corvair image which we hope will be placed on the
back of the Classic Red River car show T-Shirt: a picture of a Corvair. Brenda
said the designers of the T-shirt had some kind of problem with the "outline"
image they had and wanted us to send a "shaded" image. Rita said Steve Gongora
would consult with Tarmo Sutt on providing a suitable image to the committee
designing the T-shirt.
There was a discussion of how the food line will be set up with tickets, and
Rita stated that she act as sergeant-at-arms for the line. Tickets for the
banquet will be distributed as needed at registration. The price for the banquet
is $20 for adults and $10 for children up to age 12, and checks or cash will be
accepted. We do expect some people will enter the car show but won't go to the
banquet. Some will go to the banquet but not the car show.
We discussed how to count attendees at the Tri-State. We would like to know how
many attended from each of CNM, PPCC and RMC, and how many came from other clubs
or were not affiliated with any club. Some of us remember that at one event the
attendance award was determined by a simple head count at the banquet, thus
ignoring any who may have registered but did not go to the banquet. We did not
think that was appropriate. We think anyone who registers for, and attends,
either the car show or the banquet should be counted as a member of their club.
Some of us think that members with "dual membership" should be counted for both
clubs they belong to, but some think the person should state their preference
for "primary club" and be counted only once. Furthermore, do children and
relatives of members count as attending from a club? Our constitution clearly
states that spouses and children living at home up to age 19 are counted as
members of CNM, but we don't know about other clubs' rules for membership. Some
of us didn't think it fair that in-laws and grandchildren should count toward a
club's attendance, while others think this is perfectly acceptable. While
satisfactory answers were not obtained, the board decided that a member must
declare their particular club and be counted for one club only. Children and
relatives were left unresolved. We may re-visit this decision.
There was a lengthy discussion concerning the two car shows: our Tri-State show
and the Classic Red River car show. Our show should start at 9:00 AM, an hour
before the Classic Car Show. We discussed how it would work for people who
wanted to enter both car shows. Those people will have two windshield placard
"car numbers" and presumably they'll want to park with the Classic car show. We
of course would prefer that the Tri-State-registered Corvairs would park
together at Lifts West, and Robert assured us that Lifts West will provide our
parking area.
We decided our voting for "Best early, Best late, Best FC" classes will only
include those Corvairs registered with the Tri-State, and any other Corvairs
present would not be voted for. Certificates will be prepared for all Corvairs
in attendance at the Tri-State, and for winners of each Corvair class.
Jim insisted that we should be able to run our car show completely independently
of the Classic Red River car show, and all Corvair owners could freely decide
which set or mix of activities they wanted to participate in.
Jim asked how many registration bags were planned? Answer: about 70. Well, there
were 100 jacket patches. If more than 100 registration bags were needed, then
some would get no jacket patch. If fewer than 100 were needed, then extra jacket
patches would be available. What to do with them? Surely some will ask for more
than one patch per registration. Should we sell them? Some thought the extras
should be be made available at the location of the drop box for the voting for
the car show. Then they could be sold right after the end of registration for
our car show, that is, about 8:30am on Saturday.
Meeting adjourned at 6:41pm.
Art Gold
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LAST REMINDER FOR 2011 METAL RECYCLING PROJECT
Heula Pittman
Once again Pat and Vickie Hall will be collecting our scrap metal to be
recycled. This is their third year to do this project and we appreciate their
efforts.
Bring your scrap iron, steel, aluminum, brass or copper parts, even pot metal
(but no plastic or glass) to the April 6th meeting. Come early! Pat said he'd be
there by 5:15 PM and he does not want to miss the 6:00 PM start of the meeting!
The truck will be parked out front of Highland Senior Center. Don't bring
anything to recycle before that time.
Pat and Vickie will then sell our scrap parts and give the money to CNM's
treasury. This is another chance for us to not only rid our yards, shops and
houses of clutter but also to give our treasury a nice boost!
Remember, if it's metal and you don't need it any more, bring it in and help out
our club!
Thanks, Pat & Vickie!
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CNM CELEBRATES 37 YEARS!
Heula Pittman
Forty CNM members and guests gathered at JR's BAR-B-QUE Sunday afternoon, March
6th, to celebrate 37 years as a club.
We thank Ruth Boydston who did all the organizing for our celebration. She told
us that the bar-b-que at JR's was the best she had ever eaten. I believe the
consensus of all present was that everything on the buffet was indeed just grand
and oh, so tasty!
It was a real pleasure to see Tom Martin and his wife in attendance. They reside
in Belen, New Mexico, but some members remember years ago attending board
meetings at Tom's house on San Rafael NE, off Tramway. Tom was a member of our
club for several years. He served two terms as vice president, was active in
planning events and contributed several articles to the newsletter.
Tom researched and wrote nine biographical articles on CNM members under the
title La Ventana back in 1989-1990. They were truly windows on the careers of
some of our club members.
Thanks so much to all who brought door prizes. I think it makes for a more
interesting party when there are lots of prizes to choose from!
Thanks to Ruth's granddaughter-in-law who baked the special "Corvair" cake. It
was gorgeous and delicious.
The high point of the celebration was when the winner of the 24th and final Ike
Meissner Service Award was presented by Vice-President Ray Trujillo to Brenda
Stickler. We congratulate Brenda for a job well done in many areas of our club!
A few of our old-time members are left who remember Ike Meissner and his many
drives from Los Alamos to attend our club meetings, his excellent technical
articles for the newsletter and his help to all Corvair owners who came to him
with a problem.
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Eight CNMers celebrate BIRTHDAYS this month:
Mike Stickler April 2
Cary Hubbard April 5
Robert McBreen April 7
Elizabeth Domzalski April 9
Ray Trujillo April 9
Ollie Scheflow April 25
Emma Rogers April 28
Estevan Sanchez April 30
Two Couples Get HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Wishes:
Connie & Robert McBreen April 1
Sylvia & Ray Trujillo April 7
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WINTER STORM 2007
Jim Pittman
Since I reported on the success of the 1965 Monza getting us to the doctor on
the coldest morning of the year, it is only fitting to tell about another
attempt to drive through the snow, with somewhat different results, back in
January 2007.
The weather report predicted a big snow storm and sure enough it arrived. It
snowed all day and all night and the drifts were feet thick! Really unusual for
Albuquerque. But we had plenty of food and did not really need to go out, so we
just hibernated and watched the storm through the windows and on television. We
planned to wait until it all melted before venturing out. But events conspired
to make me break this resolve.
Back in December I had found a set of almost new alloy wheels for the Miata
through the Miata club, called the seller in Arizona and arranged for them to be
shipped here at a very reasonable price. When they arrived they were even better
than described -- virtually in mint condition, just a little dirty from 12 years
sitting in the back of a garage. Some soap and warm water and a bristle brush
and they were like new. I put them in the Corvair and took them down to Discount
Tire, but they told me that the Michelins I wanted were not in stock. I ordered
them and took the wheels back home and waited.
During our snow hibernation I got a call from Discount Tire -- the Michelins
were in. Well, I could easily wait a few more days to get them -- the snow had
not even started to melt yet -- but you know how it is, I couldn't wait. I
loaded up the Corvair with the four wheels and started the engine. It started
okay and idled okay and I warmed it up for a while. Then I put it in gear and
let the clutch out and --- the engine died! I put in the clutch and restarted.
Same thing, it would idle but when the clutch pedal came up the engine died. I
tried shifting to another gear but the same thing -- there was no response to
the accelerator pedal.
Well, there was a sane thing to do and a less sane thing to do. I could just
wait until a better time to fix the Corvair, or I could go in another car. I
picked the second option. I started up the 1990 Civic and while it was warming
up, I moved the wheels from the Corvair to the Civic. The Civic wasn't thrilled
with the drifts, but no problem, it plowed through them to get me out to the
street and it took me to Discount Tire.
The tire guy cheerfully mounted the new Michelins and balanced them and then I
had to cram them into the Civic. The tire guy could hardly believe they all fit
in that little car. I headed for home.
And there the combination of my now-frozen ruts and a slight uphill, plus a dip
in the driveway, resulted in a stuck Civic! I could not go forward and couldn't
go backward. I went to get a shovel to dig some snow from in front of the wheels
but was making no progress when my neighbor across the street came to my rescue.
We'll just push it in, he said, You drive and steer. No problem. So Tim and his
daughter took strategic positions where they could get their footing and pushed
while I tried not to let the wheels spin. The car wanted to go sideways, so Tim
grabbed the right front fender just over the wheels and gave a mighty heave.
Soon we were out of the dip and the car went along the icy ruts and into its
parking slot. Much gratitude to Tim and his daughter who went away laughing
about how this wasn't anything compared to snow in Chicago.
I left the wheels and tires in the car and went in to warm up. Next day I was
moving the wheels and tires to the garage where the Miata was waiting for them.
I noticed that the Civic had a couple of dents on the right front fender! Tim's
mighty heave had dented my car!
But it was an honorable dent and every time I see it I am reminded of the heroic
Civic that held all four of those big Michelins, and I am reminded of how much
the Miata loves those beautiful wheels and tires. And I am reminded of the
generosity of my neighbors for coming over to help. And most of all, I am
reminded of how stupid it was not to take those heavy wheels and tires out of
the car and put them in the house before trying to charge through the ruts and
snow drifts of the driveway!
Oh, I almost forgot -- why wouldn't the Corvair run? When the snow was gone and
it was dry enough to jack up the left rear, the problem was obvious. The C-clip
that holds the rod from the front of the car to the lever at the transmission
had just dropped off, letting the swivel drop out of its hole. It must have
happened after I started the engine but before I was ready to drive out. A pair
of pliers, a new C-clamp and five minutes and the job was done.
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FEBRUARY CAR COUNCIL MEETING NOTES 02-23-2011
John Wiker
Tonight's guest speaker was the manager of the Albuquerque Dragway. He passed
out a schedule of this year's events and invited us to run our "hot cars" on the
track during down times for only $15.00 for unlimited passes. I have a copy that
I will bring to the meeting Wednesday, 2 March.
Financial news included the expenditure of $112.50 so far in postage and mail
box rental to get that new constitution out to every club with a return prepaid
envelop that someone still has somewhere since I hand carried ours to the
meeting.
The Car Club web site is up and running and the web master asks that we send him
pictures of our events so he can keep the collage of photos fresh.
The Albuquerque Museum/Car Show committee will meet on March 2nd at the Merril
Lynch building at 7:30 PM, so if anyone from our club is interested, you can
leave from our meeting and still make it there on time. The special car theme
this year will be "Survivors" or cars older than 1970 that have not been
refurbed or customized and are in original condition as much as possible. If you
own one, let Joyce know so she can add it to the list and make final decisions
on what goes on the up front line at the museum.
A few notes about the show. The zoning board will not allow any canopies to be
erected unless you pay a fee. The Museum complained and will pay a $50.00 fee to
the zoning board so you can bring your canopy if: no larger than 12X12 and it
can't have any walls dropped down from the roof. Something about, security needs
to be able to see through everything to "keep us safe." This is an alcohol free
event. No beer, wine, etc will be allowed in the area. Coolers will be checked
and fines will be given out to the "guilty."
The picnic at Nambe in August is on track. No problems so far, but we will keep
you posted.
The last hour of the meeting was spent talking about the SB 412 on registering
home made cars. It degenerated into a discussion about VIN Numbers and their
location on cars and how Cops if they stop you can checked to make sure your VIN
is correct and located where it belongs and you are not driving a stolen car.
The only thing I got out of that before I left completely bored is the fact that
you have to have a title that is clean and just because you have a title, does
not mean you have to register the car until you are ready to drive it on the
street after its spent all that time in your garage as you "improve" it.
Yours truly, John Wiker, your Car Council representative.
March notes are on Page 11.
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Wed 6 Apr 5:15 PM BEFORE THE MEETING Scrap Metal Pick-up. Pat & Vickie Hall
Wed 6 Apr 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed 6 Apr After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Wed 6 Apr BOYDSTON AWARD: Nominations are due tonight by 7:00 PM.
Sat 9 Apr 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up. Workers may go to Golden Corrall.
Sat 9 Apr Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time.
Sat 16 Apr 9:00 AM Club breakfast, Furr's, 2004 Wyoming NE, near Indian School
Wed 20 Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 22 Apr 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Wed 4 May 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed 4 May After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Sat 14 May Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time.
Sun 15 May 10:00 AM Albuquerque Museum / New Mexico Car Council Car Show
Wed 18 May 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 20 May 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Wed 1 Jun 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed 1 Jun After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Fri 3 Jun .... TRI-STATE EVENT - Red River, NM - Corvairs of New Mexico
Sat 4 Jun .... TRI-STATE EVENT - Red River, NM - Corvairs of New Mexico
Sat 4 Jun BOYDSTON AWARD: Presented at the Red River TRI-STATE EVENT Banquet
Sun 5 Jun .... TRI-STATE EVENT - Red River, NM - Corvairs of New Mexico
Sat 11 Jun Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time.
Wed 15 Jun 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 24 Jun 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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20-23 July - Rocky Mountain CORSA - Denver - CORSA Convention
Get more information from Rocky Mountain's web site:
http://rockymountaincorsa.com/
Click on their Denver Eleven page or download their 2-page flyer:
http://rockymountaincorsa.com/CWAPromo.pdf
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Sun 14 August ........ NMCCC All Clubs Picnic: Nambe Falls again this year.
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Fri-Sat-Sun 23-24-25 September -- NMCCC Swap Meet, Los Lunas, NM.
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More activities: New Mexico Council of Car Clubs: http://www.nmcarcouncil.org
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Tarmo Sutt suggested a tour to Glorietta (east of Santa Fe) to see a collection
of old guns, some as recent as The Great War of 1914-18. Is there any interest?
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Reprinted from: Flat Six, March 2011
Mid Continent Corvair Association Newsletter
PUMP PAIN
Airtex Corvair fuel pumps are stocked at O'Reilly's in Wichita and sold by most
Corvair parts vendors. In the last couple of years Mike Dawson of Kansas City
noticed an unusually high failure rate on Airtex pumps. Upon inspection he found
loose inlet or outlet valves. Then Mike started checking the Airtex pumps he had
on hand and found many that were not assembled correctly, with valves not fully
seater or staked. When installed the pumps would work for awhile until they got
warm, heating the body then the cool gas hitting the valves would shrink them
and they would fall out.
Mike then began corresponding with Airtex about the problem, at first it was
thought to be just certain batches with the problem, but defective pumps turned
up in most batches. Further correspondence concluded that the pumps weren't
being assembled properly in the Mexico plant and Airtex was moving production
back to the U.S. Airtex pumps can be identified by the bolts that hold the unit
together, they use hex head screws instead of slotted heads. If you have an
Airtex you should have it checked. Terry Kalp bought a Airtex last month, but it
checked fine.
A Story About Fuel Pumps From My Shop
Tim Colson
Seeing that the FLAT SIX for March 2011 has a nice article about fuel pump
issues, I will add my latest two cents.
The photo with the deeply corroded casting came from a motor that was running
fine LAST fall! I went to start it last week, and it peed gas out the back big
time! The inside looked 40 years old.
The other photo with the tipped valve undoubtedly caused somebody in Georgia to
park the car behind a dealership years ago. It is from a 1965 LOW miles motor I
bought for a core ( 65 RK 110hp A/C ) for my 1964 coupe. It had wrong fuel lines
on one side, carbs messed with etc etc, (Remember, this car had some 17,000
miles on it!)
How did I find it? I parted this motor out to build my real nice 110hp A/C motor
for my 1964 coupe. When I did it , I used all new Clark's parts, including
cylinders and pistons. I had a new fuel pump also. BUT the real me likes to
diddle with details, such as an AC pump. So I took the original pump (looked
original, but old) AC brand cover and correct screws off, cleaned them to put on
my new pump.
So here are pictures I just took for your scrutiny. I think the tipped valve was
bad from the day the car was new, then finally moved just enough to leak too
much to pump gas.
Test fuel pressures with a gauge, and treat all of your fuel these days!
I hope you enjoy this information.
Regards, Tim Colson
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MARCH CAR COUNCIL MEETING 03-23-2011
John Wiker
Short meeting tonight. Not many people there. By-Laws passed 24 to one in favor.
All the clubs did not respond, but the quorum was met.
Plans for the Nambe Falls picnic for August (same location as last year) are
still going strong. New details: there will be a permanent building bathroom for
women only this year. We men must still use the portajohns. Entry fee is $5.00
and camping fee has been reduced to $20.00. There will be prepaid tickets that I
will bring to the meeting. They will speed up the entry into the park. If you
pre-pay and don't bring your ticket, sorry, you will have to pay again -- no sob
stories allowed.
The Albuquerque Museum car show in May still has room for some "original" cars.
There will be a mailing party on Wednesday 6 April at the Old Car Barn at 6:30
to stuff envelops -- free pizza!!! There will be a display-only card available
for the same entry fee of $10.00. You can have your car there but it won't be
voted on for any awards. It's time to start a sign up list for Vote Counter
volunteers from our Club. Members who have done this job in years past report
that it's a pleasant chore, inside in the air conditioning. I need to take the
names to the next Car Club meeting in April.
Don't forget that July 9th is the national Collector Car Appreciation Day.
The Car Council still has $6,975 in the checking account.
No new business was introduced and no one wasted our time talking just to hear
themselves talk tonight.
-- Your Car Council Rep, John Wiker
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Red River Renaissance
Brenda Sticker
We are down to the last two months of prep and off we'll head to Red River.
We'll find this town has a new revived spirit with lots of specialty cars,
music, even a Neon Glow parade Friday night. To be in the Classic Red River Car
Show, get your applications and money in! The $30.00 fee is only until April
30th. As of this week I am told few Corvairs are registered in that show.
Redriverclassiccarshow.com will get you a registration form for this show.
First get on Main Street in Red River to find our hotel Lifts West.
(800-221-1859 Liftswest.com). Once you have checked in and unloaded, go back to
the front desk area to find a bulletin board that will lead you to our
hospitality/registration room. (If someone looks for you, there may be a pinned
note on that board for you.) Registration starts at High Noon on Friday for our
FREE Tri State Corvair Car Show and our Banquet, with great raffles you can sign
up for. We do not take credit cards or debit cards, so bring cash or checks to
registration. If you arrive on Saturday you will have from 6:30AM to 8:30AM to
register. Our car show starts at 9:00AM. There will be food treats at
registration to reward you for your long trek to Red River. Late comers on
Saturday who still wish to attend the banquet should locate Robert Gold at the
Car Show.
An Agenda will be in each family registration bag for our events and the main
events in town for that weekend. Some "locals" recommend the best breakfast
place is T' Bucks, lunch place is Mountain Treasures, and for dinner there is
the Timbers' Sundance restaurant. Of course Saturday will be the two car shows,
which will have food venders there, an opportunity to stroll a lovely town, and
our wonderful banquet on Saturday night where we will announce winners of our
car show. Sunday morning is when the Classic Red River Car Show will announce
their winners.
I send a special thanks to our car club members who offered to head different
committees to make this Tri-State possible. -- Brenda
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WHAT'S GOING ON AT CORSATURBO180USA.com
Larry Yoffee
Getting the word out about your website is not that easy. One of the ways I have
done that is by registering on a few Corvair and other auto enthusiast forums. I
then post a comment or question and invite other forum members to view my
website by including an easy link to it.
Turns out, this is great way for Corvair owners and enthusiasts to not only view
my Corsa story, pictures and galleries, but to also get the word out about
Corvairs of New Mexico. I've had some very nice responses and have now developed
a viewership. The website has had over 2400 hits since last October.
To date , almost 400 views of my webpage dedicated to CNM, almost 700 views of
Russ McDuffie's Corsa convertible and over 500 views of Steve Gongora's rampside
on my website called Corvairs of New Mexico "Our Feature Presentation".
Coming up next, Robert Gold's 1962 red wagon. Really looking forward to that
photo shoot on April 3rd. Contact me if you would like to have your Corvair
featured on my website for the national Corvair community to view.
Now, as your new membership committee chair, I'm always looking for new ways to
increase membership. Because of the website, I have my first "potential" new
member. I also plan to advertise our club at upcoming car show events and
through www.corsaturbo180usa.com
Lastly, you will find photos and video of our anniversary luncheon on the
Corvairs of New Mexico page and I hope you'll check that out.
-- Larry Yoffee
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GAYLE FINCH -- JULY 27, 1940 - MARCH 9, 2011
It makes me very sad to have to tell you that Gayle died in the Las Cruces
hospice on March 9th. She was born in Tacoma, July 27, 1940. She was 70 years
old when she died. She had been in and out of the local hospital for several
months as you recall.
Her health was bad during the past several months and in fact the last time we
attended any function was back during the month of February, when we attended
the RV event at the Fairgrounds in Albuquerque.
Gayle had purchased her own 1961 Corvair Rampside Pickup, and she did about 50%
of the restoration of our 1969 Ultra Van. I had also purchased a 1964 Corvair
Convertable to convert from a 3-speed stick to an automatic so Gayle could drive
it more easily. - Richard Finch
Gayle E. Finch, 70, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in Las Cruces. She was
born Saturday, July 27, 1940, in Tacoma, Washington. Gayle was a registered
nurse for the county of Santa Barbara, California. She liked to write novels and
enjoyed decorating the house. She is survived by her husband, Richard F. Finch,
of the family home; one son and three daughters.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Cuba Avenue Church
of Christ in Alamogordo with Al Maxey officiating. Interment will be at 1 p.m.
Monday, March 14, 2011, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon, Texas. The Finch
family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Alamogordo Funeral Home to
direct the funeral services.
Should friends desire, contributions may be made to the Cuba Avenue Church of
Christ food pantry.
To sign the online register book, please visit
www.alamogordofuneralhome.org.
Published in Alamogordo Daily News, March 11 to April 11, 2011
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YEARS AGO -- Jim Pittman
07 - APR - 2004 - VOL 30 - Nr. 4 - # 343
Cover: Old Route 66 clean-up crew with new safety jackets. Treasurer Wendell
Walker reported we had $5,405. The committee to remember members' birthdays,
anniversaries, and health is called the Sunshine Committee and consists of Heula
Pittman, Anne Mae Gold, Elizabeth Domzalski and Kim Patten. They mailed sympathy
cards to David and Walter Huntoon. David's mother, Doris, died last month. They
sent a card to "Lube" Lubert, whose mother died in February. They delivered a
plant and food to Ruth Boydston who is recovering from surgery. Wendy Walker
designed and printed greeting cards. The Awards Committee discussed criteria for
the Boydston and Meissner awards. The Constitution Review Committee will meet
3/20/04. Three former members, George Morin, Dale Housley and Tom Martin, were
invited to attend the 30th anniversary party. New CNM lapel pins arrived. We
will give one to each primary active member at the banquet. Extras will be
available for $3.00. The annual CNM campout has been moved to the first weekend
of August up in the Pecos wilderness at Ruth's cabin. Jim reported on getting a
hardtop for the Miata. Steve Goodman provided tech tips this month. The 30th
anniversary party was great and the 2004 Ike Meissner Award went to Larry Blair.
14 - APR - 1997 - VOL 23 - Nr. 4 - # 259
The cover featured a map of Australia. President Mark ran our meeting. Robert
introduced his brother Allen. We thanked LeRoy and Bill for photos in the March
issue. Wendell reported $7,360 in the bank. Sylvan said new members were
Christopher Burke and Steven Parker. There were upcoming events including the
Tri-State Meet, the Museum car show and other car shows. Worldwide Automotive
planned a "Spring Thaw" where you could get work done on your old car at no
charge. At our board meeting we proposed an amendment to our constitution to
require CORSA membership in order to join CNM. The board also proposed the
position of "Fellowship Chairperson" who would keep the rest of the membership
up to date on the health and welfare of members. Mark provided a tech tip for
taking care of chrome parts: even if the visible surfaces of bumpers and bumper
guards look good, the inside surfaces may need protection against rust. When
chrome parts are removed, treat the non-visible surfaces with Extend and satin
black paint to keep rust at bay. Chuck Vertrees provided an article "Motoring
Down Under" based on his cruise to Australia and New Zealand. Chuck had a number
of interesting observations and anecdotes about driving in these southern
countries. I was disappointed that he didn't mention that the sun comes up the
wrong way down there.
21 - APR - 1990 - VOL 16 - Nr. 4 - # 175
We had four new 1965 Chevrolets on our cover: Chevy II, Corvair, Chevelle and
Impala. President Dale called the March meeting to order; we had $634 in the
bank. Jerry replaced LeRoy as our representative to the Car Council. LeRoy was
recognized for his role as Club auctioneer and was named "Colonel Rogers" and
given a colonel's hat and string tie. Then he conducted our auction. Sylvan
welcomed new member Johnny Silva who had a 1963 convertible. Dale commented on
the 1990 census forms which he had great fun filling out. He was impressed that
his form asked how many Corvairs he had, when he bought them and what they were
used for. Bill's column discussed clutch linkage binding and what to do about
it. Other tech tips told how to keep your glove box latch from sticking, how to
get stuck spark plugs out, how to keep your lifters from rattling, how to keep
your battery from running down, and how to fill out your insurance form. Tom
Martin's La Ventana told us about the automotive career of long-time CNM member
Elliott "Bud" Knapp. Tom also reported on our wine and cheese tasting party at
Sandia Shadows Winery on a rainy day in March. We had a great time despite the
weather.
28 - APR - 1983 - VOL 09 - Nr. 4 - # 091
Our April Fool cover showed an automotive smorgasbord made up of bits of at
least five different cars; the rear quarter appeared to be from an early
Corvair. This was a classic April Foolish issue with a biography of CNM's latest
member, Tom Joad. (He was played in the movie by Henry Fonda.) A reprint from
Western Pennsylvania told how to get your Corvair's cooling system ready for
spring by flushing the antifreeze and cleaning out the radiator. As a public
service, the revised IRS 1040 form was reprinted in the Newsletter. The editor's
self-referencing editorial drew no comments from readers. Francis was ordering a
batch of reproduction thermostats. Bill told how to stop leaks around the blower
bearing top cover.
35 - APR - 1976 - VOL 02 - Nr. 4 - # 015
We had forty-one members. We had a new constitution and voted to approve it.
We worried about how to raise money. Mark Morgan, our first newsletter editor,
departed for a duty with the Navy. Glen Thompson took over as Newsletter editor.
We planned a trip to Bandelier National Monument.
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BACK COVER:
Corvaers of Now Moxico
Enchunted Corvaurs Newslittur
Recieved of thu Tony Memmorital Fiore Chopter Newsfetter Aword
Chaptr 871 of CORSA - The Corvuir Sicoety af Amarica
Aprl Foool 2011 - Volum 37 - Numbr 4 - Isssu #427
EDITER: Jom Puttnom 12345 Westernfield WE Albupuerpue NM 8777
NXT MEEETING: Aprul 1st, 2011 of 6:66 AM/FM
Highfield Single Seat Centair at 12345 Monrow NE
THUS MONTEY:
Duty Dews Due............................Memoryship Commentators
"AIRWORTHY".....................................Daneel Hunterson
March Hare Meting Seconds............................Arty Golden
Marty Bored Meating Minutia......................Chuckle Vermuth
Trea$ured Repertoire............................Roberto Gullible
Scrap Medal Recirculating Priject......Heula Spellitright Please
Berthdays & Annotations.....................Moonshine Communnity
Fur Salvage, Tributary or Wavering.................Everyotherone
Calkulator of Conflicting Evidence............Biard of Defectors
True-Stats: Reed Rever Rendezouze................Branda Stecklir
Visitinng Spaeker on Gun Knotching................Billie the Kit
Firmer Presudent's Rantings........................Pat Garrettet
Part Time Governor af th' Territory...............Lewd Wallacher
Repose on Fertile Care Package Meeting.............Window Wolker
Seventeen, 15, 23, 33-1/3, 78 Yeas Ago..........Cubed Historical
Source of Inspiretian.........................Maybe Mad Magazeen
Speeeling Authurity.................................Beel Reedeer
Whosenot Insultedyet........................Roy Rogers & Tregger
How 2 Xplain this Page..................The Usual Gang of Idiots
CLOVER: Russsert MacDugal & his 1865 Almost-Corvettte Corvertable
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