The June 2011 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 21-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JUNE 2011 / VOLUME 37 / NUMBER 6 / ISSUE #429
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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: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 at 6:00 PM
(This month only: 4316 Silver SE Albuquerque NM)
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due............................Membership Committee
Photos from the Albuquerque Museum Car Show..Jim Pittman
"AIRTIME"..................................David Huntoon
May Meeting Minutes.......................Chuck Vertrees
Thank You CNMers...........................Heula Pittman
May Board Meeting Minutes.......................Art Gold
Birthdays and Anniversaries...........Sunshine Committee
Tarmo's Tune-Up.................................Kay Sutt
Calendar of Coming Events.............Board of Directors
Report on April Car Council Meeting...........John Wiker
Engine Coatings: Power & Cooler Running....Mike Stickler
2011 Car Show: A Day on "Cloud Nine".........Robert Gold
My Friday the Thirteenth......................John Wiker
Red River Tri-State Last Minute Notes......Heula Pittman
Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago...........Club Historian
COVER: Tarmo's 1966 Corsa Convertible at House of Covers
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MEETING: First Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM
LOCATION: (this month only: 4316 Silver SE)
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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
Larry Yoffee's home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
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DUES DUE DATES FOR JUNE 2011
== DUE MAY = INACTIVE 25-JUN-2011:
2011.05 Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski
2011.05 Leslie & Kevin Sullivan
== DUE JUN = INACTIVE 25-JUL-2011:
2011.06 Melba & Tommie J. Anderson
2011.06 Mark Jones
2011.06 Klaudia & Steve Sanchez
== DUE JUL = INACTIVE 25-AUG-2011:
2011.07 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson
== EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-MAY-2011:
2011.01 Darlene & William Darcy
2011.01 Wibke Garrecht
2011.02 Gayle & Richard Finch
2011.04 Cary Hubbard
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!
CORSA# YEAR.MONTH - CORSA DUE DATES - NAME
25400 0000.00 Ruth Boydston
13007 1991.Jan Frank Stadler
07456 2008.Aug Jerry Goffe
24014 2009.Mar Anne & Geoffrey Johnson
23387 2009.Apr Janet & Steve Johnson
12778 2011.Apr Connie & Robert McBreen
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"AIRTIME"
David Huntoon
Gosh it was good to see Dennis Pleau again. For those who could not attend, we
met at a north valley restaurant on the evening of Tuesday the 17th. I had made
a reservation for 12 people several days earlier, so it was a pleasant surprise
to me to see 22 people show up. No problem. Dennis was upbeat and glad to see
some of his old friends again. Let's hope things work out well for him. Thanks
to all who showed up.
The museum show had 346 cars and was a success. I did not make the show but
those who did had a good time. Now, our next event is the June 3-4-5 Tri-State
in Red River. At the next meeting we will work on the caravan schedule for those
leaving on Thursday and Friday. We will confirm all the details at the meeting.
Starting July 26 in Denver is the CORSA International Convention. Who knows the
next time a CORSA convention will be this close. So this is a good opportunity
for those who don't normally attend the national to see what it is all about.
All my vehicles are doing well and I hope yours are also. Hope everyone is doing
well. My golf game is still a little shaky but my exercise and rehab programs
are working well. Progress is a good thing.
See you at the next meeting, David
Remember, the next meeting will be be at Ray's shop. The address is 4316 Silver
SE. Just a few blocks from our normal meeting spot. 6:00 PM.
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MAY MEETING NOTES
Chuck Vertrees
THE MEETING WAS CALLED to order at Highland Senior Center on 5/4/11 at 18:00.
There were 26 members present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as
published in the newsletter.
Jerry Goffe, a long time member who has not been active for some time was
present. He was a member during CNM's first year. It was good to see Jerry.
Vice-President, Ray Trujillo announced that the Highland Senior Center had
informed him that we would not be able to use their facility for several months.
The center is being remodeled extensively. Everyone needs to look and see if
they can recommend an alternate place to meet. It will need to be on the same
night and time as now. In the meantime Ray has volunteered the use of his print
shop. It is 4316 Silver SE. If you come down Central, turn South on Washington
and the first street is Silver, turn right and there it is. Bring your own chair
because there are not enough chairs for everyone.
Robert Gold reported that the CNM treasury had $4,156.57 in the checking
account. It is interesting to look at the "Seven Years Ago" page of the
newsletter to see in the past how close the club was running on finances.
Larry Yoffee reported that there were no new members contacted. However, he had
met Jerry Goffe and invited him to our meeting. Larry also brought up the
subject of caravanning to Red River. After all, most will be driving 50-year-old
cars. There were two sign up sheets circulated for those who will be leaving on
Thursday morning and those for Friday morning. If you caravan, the rendezvous
place is NOT as in past years -- our usual meeting place would be very dangerous
to use because of road construction. Instead, for this trip we will meet where
Tramway Road comes into I-25. This is the Sandia Casino exit. Go past the stop
light headed north and on the right there is room on the entrance ramp to I-25.
The suggested meeting time is 08:00. Check-in time in Red River is 10:00.
John Wiker reported that the Car Council meeting was mainly about the Museum Car
Show. It was announced that the Fire Department said NO canopies. The no alcohol
rule will be checked and enforced. Ballots this year will be on a card stock so
they will not be folded and that should make them much easier to count.
Jim Pittman said that when he gets the car council minutes they are immediately
put on his web site, and the same with meeting minutes. See the "Next Month's
Newsletter" page. Also, he mentioned that Jerry Goffe has a nice Loadside
Corvair which is the rarest Corvair. There were only 369 produced!
Jim further mentioned that Car and Driver told of the death of David E. Davis,
Jr. who was very active in automobile publishing over many years. Davis said
many nice things about the Corvair and especially admired the Fitch Sprint.
Davis was the guest speaker at a Corvair National convention a few years ago and
his talk was printed in CORSA Communique.
Heula Pittman said that door prizes were still welcome. Call if you need them
picked up.
Vickie Hall has sold items and had money for the treasury.
The Albuquerque Museum Car Show is May 15th. The cars that were going to be on
display need to be in the NE corner of the parking lot behind the hotel by
06:30. We will go in at 07:00, and must go in together to park together. There
will not be any reserved parking spots.
Dennis Pleau will be in town for a few days. He was a long time member and is
interviewing for a position at Intel so he can come back to Albuquerque or Rio
Rancho. CNM will try to get together with him for dinner. It is planned for
Tuesday, May 17th at El Brunos at 18:00 or 6:00 PM for those with regular
clocks. El Brunos is on Fourth Street, just north of the Paseo del Norte
crossing.
Brenda Stickler said that the official Red River registration times will be from
12:00 to 19:00 on Friday and from 06:30 to 08:30 on Saturday. Rita Gongora will
pick up any door prizes that people want to donate. She already has the gift
items from Clark's Corvair Parts.
The meeting was adjourned at 18:35. This was followed by a tech talk by Jim
Pittman that was a follow-up on the article in the newsletter about painting
engine parts black to aid cooling. It brought on an interesting discussion. It
could have gone on longer but we had to be out of the building by 19:00. Many
members then went over to continue our meeting at 66 Diner on Central.
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May Board Meeting Notes 05-18-2011 -- Art Gold
MEETING CAME to order at 5:03pm. President Dave Huntoon started with officer
reports.
Vice President - Ray Trujillo discussed our need to find a different meeting
place for the regular meetings. John Wiker stated that there will be a woman
from Barales Senior Center at the Highland Senior Center on Monday. This may be
a prospect for a permanent placement for CNM. Ray is going to meet with her on
Monday. There was a concern about the parking situation there: safety. The next
regular meeting will be at Ray's shop on June 1st. Extra chairs are being
obtained.
Secretary - Art Gold stated that he had nothing to state.
Treasurer - Robert Gold stated that the checking account has $4,207.07. He said
he had written a check for Brett for the Tri-State banquet and there will be an
outstanding balance after the banquet.
Committee Reports
Membership - Larry Yoffee stated that he is going to another Sonic Cruise this
Saturday. He will give out fliers to those who are interested. He also stated
that he handed out 9 fliers at the Albuquerque Museum Car Show on Sunday.
NM Car Council - John Wiker stated that there were 346 cars at the Albuquerque
Museum Car Show on Sunday. John also discussed the fact that Robert Gold placed
1st and 2nd in the balloting, but did not register, so forfeited his placement.
Ballots had to be recounted to determine the correct winners, much to the
displeasure of the Car Council officials.
The All Clubs Picnic is coming up in August and clubs will be asked to bring
something to the picnic: food or drink items etc. Details later.
John also discussed coming up with a name for the Activity Award. Suggestions
can be sent to John Wiker at his email address: wikerj63@yahoo.com or bring your
suggestion to the next meeting when a decision will be made.
Editor - Jim Pittman stated that the newsletter deadline is this Friday. Jim
also stated that he talked to Joe Trujillo (former Casa sponsor) and Charlie
Mann (former member) at the car show on Sunday. Jim also stated that on his Web
page there is a link to the Stock Corvairs Group which is recruiting members. He
also talked about Fiats coming to the U.S. and the possibility of a revival of
13" tires. David doubted that this was the case -- he thinks the Fiat will have
15-inch wheels. Pat Hall has a lead on 185/80 13" tires in Belen. Mike Stickler
stated that Coker Tire Co. may have the 13" tires.
Sunshine - Heula Pittman stated that everything is going well for the Tri-State.
The Registration Bags are done. The final work on decorations for the banquet
should be finished up by Saturday noon. She mentioned that Anne Mae Gold will be
doing activities for children this year.
Merchandise - Vickie Hall stated that she had no new sales.
New Business - None at this time.
Red River Tri-State Preparations - Brenda Sticker suggested that there should be
a moment of silence at the banquet to honor and remember those members who have
passed away within the last year - since the last Tri-State. Brenda also
discussed the Hospitality Room update and reminded us that there are other
options for lodging beside Lifts West, such as Alpine and Best Western.
Caravans to Red River - Larry Yoffee discussed the meeting spot for the caravan.
His suggestion was the I-25 on-ramp at Tramway Road near Sandia Casino. The map
of this location is on the website. The time of departure is set for 8:00 AM, so
people need to be there no later than that time to go with the group. Ollie
Scheflow asked who is going up on Thursday. The list for each day is on the web
site. The board discussed which route they would take to Red River. There are at
least four ways to go: first, you can go to Taos either via Espanola and NM 68,
or by Chimayo on the "high road" to Taos. Second, from Taos you can either go
directly up NM 522 to Questa then turn east, or else by US 64 to Eagle Nest then
turn west. Going via Chimayo and Eagle Nest will probably take longer, but would
provide more scenery. Hint: go up one way, return another!
Registration - Ollie, Robert & Jim plan to do "training" registrations on
Thursday afternoon about 2 to 4 PM, and Friday morning as time permits. Official
registration time starts at 12:00 noon on Friday.
There was a discussion concerning T-shirts. No, we are not doing T-shirts this
year because the Classic Red River Car Show is doing T-shirts.
The car show forms were passed around for the inspection of the board members:
entry forms, voting ballots, awards, and participation forms.
Meeting adjourned at 5:58 pm.
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Thank You CNMers
Heula Pittman -- Chairman Sunshine Committee
For several months now, half the proceeds of the 50/50 drawings each month have
been given to the Sunshine Committee. Since then the committee has not had to
ask for any money from the general treasury, even though we may need to sometime
in the future.
Many of us have contributed our portions of the winnings to the Sunshine
Committee. In April I won for the first time and the winnings, including my
half, of course, came to $32.00! Some jokingly "booed" at the outcome, since Jim
pulled my winning ticket.
We really appreciate all of you who have contributed your dollars and "Congrats"
to all the winners.
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Seven CNMers celebrate birthdays this month:
Larry Hickerson June 9
Chuck Vertrees June 15
Sylvia Trujillo June 19
Rita Gongora June 24
Heula Pittman June 24
Klaudia Sanchez June 29
Robert Gold June 30
Five Couples Get HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Wishes:
Carolyn & Dan Palmer June 5
Susanne & Larry Hickerson June 7
Heula & Jim Pittman June 8
Dianne & John Pattison June 9
Debra & Jon Anderson June 13
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Tarmo's Tune-Up: The Story of the 1966 Corsa Turbo Convertible by Kay Sutt
THREE THINGS HAPPENED July 31, 1999. That was my birthday, it's the day our new
puppy arrived, and it's the day Tarmo's Tune-up began.
The car arrived on a flatbed trailer. My husband and two friends drove to Kansas
City and back to pick up the 1966 turbo Corsa convertible from Fred Bybee. Fred
had stored the car nearly 20 years while he collected NOS parts and chrome. We'd
seen his ad in CORSA and were lucky enough to snag the first option to purchase,
after an on-site visit by our friend Mark Domzalski, who just happened to be in
Kansas City at the time Tarmo called to ask his advice.
This was to be Tarmo's "ultimate" Corvair, after restoration. He'd finished two
beautiful Corvairs previously, a 1964 convertible and a 1965 Corsa coupe, but
this car cost more than the other two put together. I remember walking around
the car wondering if he'd ever get it finished to the level the car deserved. It
didn't look like much, given what we'd paid, but the body was straight, there
was only one dent, there wasn't much rust, there was a big package of "goodies"
inside (the chrome and parts), and it was one of only about 580 of this model
ever built.
It was mid-summer in the mountains, so I offered Tarmo my side of the garage
until winter to work on the car. My car hasn't seen the inside of the garage
since. He installed the car on jacks and rollers on one side and set up his
"staging workbench" on the other. But not before he set out all his "goodies" in
the garage and took photos. They looked like a big Christmas present on
Christmas Eve lying there waiting for assembly. Because it had only about 50,000
miles, club members asked if he was going to rebuild it or just tune it up. He
said probably just a tune up and spruce up.
Well, twelve years later the "tune-up" is nearly finished.
Tarmo disassembled the car, piece by piece, over the next three years,
cataloging and photographing each section carefully. The engine came out, the
interior was stripped out, the electrical system was removed, the undercarriage
was scraped clean. Every removable bolt and metal piece was taken off, cleaned,
sandblasted if necessary and stored for future re-installation. Throughout this
process, his patience and organization amazed me. With over 2,800 individual
parts, I can't even imagine a project of this size. I'm a quilter and love
detail work, but this was like making the AIDS quilt all by oneself.
In the summer neighbors would walk by and stop in to see progress. I remember a
few who had to come take pictures because he had rolled the car around so it was
sideways in the garage. "How did you get it in here that way?"
One winter he spent scraping off the old paint and under-coating. Another winter
was dedicated to getting the bolts the way he wanted them. E-bay and Eastwood
became everyday words in our household, and he often sat late into the evening
combing the internet for some small piece he needed, or for information he
wanted.
During all this time we have also hosted eleven exchange students, so his work
was interspersed with his full participation in their experiences (and work -
the paying kind - of course). Some of the students helped him, but all of them
wanted a ride when the car was finished.
Finally, five years ago, the car went to the paint shop and the transformation
began to really show. You could eat off the undercarriage (well, if it were
flipped over you could). He reworked the engine compartment and trunk three
times before he was satisfied. The inside was cleaned, all rust was removed and
new insulation/soundproofing was installed. This last year all Fred's stored
"goodies" have been coming out of storage and their NOS wrappers to be cleaned,
polished on the six-station bench grinder, and carefully installed.
Over the months Tarmo would often take select parts to Albuquerque to CNM
meetings, partly to show them off to our Corvair mechanic friends, and partly to
soak up technical comments and advice from these experienced rebuilders.
The engine was taken apart, cleaned, totally rebuilt, started and tuned on
the engine stand, then re-stored a couple years ago. It finally went into the
car about a year ago. Two weeks ago the car was lowered onto its wheels for the
very first time, the brakes were bled, and the engine was started in the car for
the first time. It started right up, and it sounded like a Corvair should. Tarmo
came running into the house and said I had to come drive it around the block to
"test" it. It shifted beautifully (he'd rebuilt the transmission and totally
redone the linkages), the engine sounded and felt right, and it rode like a new
car because of the new springs, shock absorbers, etc. he had collected and
installed so carefully.
The car was on the way to the shop for installation of a totally new Clark's
interior! Only one small problem -- Tarmo had installed the steering column
"temporarily" to be able to maneuver the car onto the trailer and at the
upholstery shop, but it was a bit loose, so if you pushed a little on the
steering column the horn honked! Hmmm, something to work on later.
So now the car is at House of Covers, the upholstery shop of our Corvair friend,
Steve Gongora, getting new carpet, seats, door panels and a convertible top. We
wouldn't have trusted it to anyone but Steve. We've known him over 30 years, he
loves Corvairs and works as hard as Tarmo to make them beautiful, so I know he
will respect all the work already done and complete the interior as carefully as
the other work that has gone into the car. Tarmo has had several other Corvair
club members come over to see the car over the years, to give advice or to help
with something they specialize in. Our thanks to you all!
We're hoping the car will be ready to show at the Tri-State meet in Red River
the first weekend in June, but if not, it will be in Denver for the CORSA
national convention in July.
Tarmo's starting to think about what to do with himself after this summer, when
all the final touches are in place and the car has been shown for the first
time. And I'm thinking about the bonfire I'm going to hold for all his work
clothes.
I can't even express how proud of Tarmo I am. The last twelve years have
produced a car that looks like new. He has touched every inch of it over and
over until it's just the way he wanted it. He's spent much of his free time
working on this car, researching or thinking about it.
We can't wait to see people's reaction!
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Wed 1 Jun 6:00 PM - We have lost our meeting place at Highland Senior Center!
They will be renovating the place during the next few months. This month only,
we will meet at Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE. The Board will
research another meeting place for future meetings.
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 8:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up - Ollie Scheflow
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
Sun 19 Jun ....... VVCC 8th Annual Father's Day Car Show! FREE registration!
Another awesome car show! Pre-register online at http://www.valleyviewnow.com
The first 270 entries will be allowed on grounds.
Herb & Joann Morgan, Registration Coordinators
Valley View Christian Church 505-281-8373 -- hmorgan37@q.com
This notice posted by Vickie & Pat Hall.
Fri 24 Jun 9:00 PM July Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Mon 4 Jul early! Will we go to Santa Fe for the Fourth of July Car Show?
Wed 6 Jul 6:00 to 7:00 PM TO BE DETERMINED
Wed 6 Jul After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Sat 9 Jul 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 20 Jul 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 22 Jul 9:00 PM August Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
TUE-SAT 26-30 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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Wed 3 Aug 6:00 to 7:00 PM TO BE DETERMINED
Wed 3 Aug After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Sat 13 Aug 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 14 August ........ NMCCC All Clubs Picnic: Nambe Falls again this year.
Wed 17 Aug 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 26 Aug 9:00 PM September Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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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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Car Council Meeting Notes - 04-27-2011
John Wiker
Bank Account - $4,327.13.
New By-Laws were passed out. I will bring to meeting on Wednesday.
Super National donation to Ronald McDonald House - $9,400.
Museum Car Show Notes; No Canopies allowed at the show. You can bring large
picnic umbrellas. Remember - no alcohol.
If you want to help stuff 400 goodie bags, show up at the Old Car Barn at 7:00
PM on Wednesday 11 May. Get free ice cream sundae for your work.
Ballets will be 1/2 sheet cardboard, stiff this year so we don't have to unfold
them to be able to count them. Our six volunteers have been added to another
six, so there will be 12 counters this time.
Nambe Picnic update. It is on schedule. Each club will be asked to bring
something this year. Stand by for our "assignment."
The Spring Thaw made a donation of between $5,500 and $6,000 this year.
July 8th - Car Collectors Day - National recognition by the Senate. Letter being
sent to Governor Martinez to see what she plans for that day in New Mexico.
Mayor Berry intends to attend the Museum Car Show and announce what Albuquerque
is doing on July 8th.
The Treasurer had a heart attack when the Council passed a resolution to pay
$35.00 a month to rent the Old Car Barn for our meetings. You would have thought
it was coming out of his own pocket.
That's all she wrote for this time. John Wiker sends
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Engine Coatings For Power and Cooler Running
Mike Stickler
A few years ago I came across an article in "Circle Track" magazine (July 2003)
that described the application of high tech engine coatings for the
do-it-yourselfers. Recently, when the engine on my Greenbrier needed a rebuild,
I reread the article and ordered some of the products from Tech-line Coatings.
This was the one company that would ship to retail customers at least some of
the products in their catalogs. Many of the coating can only be shipped to
professional applicators with the proper licensing. The DFL-1 Dry Film Lubricant
that I ordered was applied to the piston skirts and the rod bearings after a
light sand blasting and then cooked in the oven much to the delight of my lovely
wife. I did not split the block on this rebuild as the rod journals showed no
wear and it only needed rings and a valve job to freshen it up. I also coated
the tops of the pistons, the faces of the valves and the combustion chamber with
CBC1 Power Kote, a ceramic heat barrier coating. The procedure again involves
light sand blasting and oven baking. That coating will reject heat from the
combustion event resulting in cooler running with more of the heat converted to
horsepower.
Does it work? Without a dyno and a huge testing budget it would be hard to
prove, but race engine builders everywhere use those coatings extensively. When
my two sons Kyle and Andrew drove Corvairs in high school there was an extensive
testing program in place with lots of engine torture and frequent rebuilds, but
no more. It may be several years of my driving before the next engine tear-down
shows how well the coatings held up.
I had hoped to coat the outside of the heads, oil pan, valve covers etc. with
thermal dispersant to aid in cooling those parts, but that product could only be
sold to licensed applicators. I have not investigated the cost of sending parts
out to professional shops to have that done. It would be an interesting thing to
try since the greatest enemy of the Corvair engine is heat (or teenagers). You
can order a catalog from TECHLINECOATINGS.COM.
Happy Vairing - Mike
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2011 New Mexico Car Council Car Show: A Day on "Cloud Nine"
Robert Gold
For all of you who remember the early days of rock and roll you may also
remember a Temptations song called "Cloud Nine." I thought of that song when the
eight CNM'ers and I set up our cars at this year's show. As the Temptations song
put it, the nine of us were "Feeling fine on Cloud Nine." This was of result of
the fine weather and the fine cars that surrounded us.
After days of fighting cold and rain and high winds in town we were treated to
mild breezes and the sunshine we have come to love here. Thanks to Mike Stickler
we were able to set up near several wonderful shade trees right in the middle of
the show. That allowed us to tour the grounds without a lot of effort. Like past
years, I went crazy seeing all the cars I HAD to own. Luckily, Anne Mae, my
lovely wife was there to bring me back to reality, so our children's college
funds are still intact.
Now more on this year's show... The focus of this year's event was "survivor
cars", that is, unrestored cars that are still being driven. We got to see
upwards of fifty of those gems. I should note that this included my son, Art's,
1964 Monza. I'm sure the high number of survivor cars is a direct result of
beautiful New Mexico being the home of rust free cars. Those are some of the
same cars that have migrated up to the northern part of our country and are
referred to in every Ebay car ad.
Keeping all this in mind, let me list the Corvairs from our club that made our
display one of the nicest:
1. The Golds 1961 Lakewood
2. The Golds 1962 Greenbrier
3. The Golds 1966 Corsa Coupe
4. Mike & Brenda Stickler 1962 Greenbrier
5. John Wiker 1966 Monza Coupe
6. Larry Yoffee 1965 Corsa Coupe
7. Russ McDuffie 1965 Corsa Conv
8. Ray Trujillo 1965 Corsa Conv
9. Art Gold 1964 Monza Coupe
Lastly, I want to thank the New Mexico Car Council for their efforts in putting
on such a wonderful event. I know they didn't bring the good weather, but they
did just about everything else right. I hope next year I'll see more than nine
CNM cars on display. Then I'll have to come up with another descriptive song!
See you then.
-- Robert Gold
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MAY 2011, FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH -by- JOHN WIKER
How was everyone's Friday the 13th? Mine could have been better.
As you know, my car had taken up residence at Pat Hall's house for a while as
the engine was being completely rebuilt. On Saturday, the 7th, my wife and I
went to retrieve the car. Pat did an excellent job. It purrs like a kitten and
has more power than before. We drove home to the West Side, put it in the
garage, and went about our Saturday business.
On Friday the 13th, I planned to take it to the school I was teaching at to show
it off. I stepped on the gas pedal to prime the carbs as I always do and heard a
thump and that was followed by the pedal being imbedded in the carpet on the
floor with the engine running quite nicely at idle speed.
First thing I thought of was a linkage problem under the engine lid. I popped it
open and everything was nicely in place and everything seemed to move smoothly.
I did not have time to explore further because I had to switch vehicles with all
my stuff for school and hustle off so I would not be late.
When I got home, I called Pat and he said he would come up that evening to see
what had happened. He brought everything he could think of to replace any part
of the linkage. When he got here at 9:30 PM, we used a drop light to look under
the car, and what to our wondering eyes should appear? As Pat said, "Uh oh," and
that is not good, I knew a simple fix was not in the books for us.
The bolt that holds the bellcrank that connects the linkage at the transmission
housing had broken off flush with the housing. Pat said that he had never seen
that happen before. He would need to take the vehicle back to his home to do
"surgery" on it, since it could not be done at my place.
Next morning at 10:00, Pat arrived with his trailer, and at idle speed we ran
the car up on it, secured it and away they went. About 3:00 PM, the call came in
from the "doctor" that the car was well and ready to roll again. My wife and I
went south again, got the car and brought it home in time to clean it up for the
next day's Museum car show.
It is so great to have friends in the club who go out of the way to help others.
We really at times don't show enough appreciation for each other. Anne and
Vickie are now talking about yard sales clothes, Red River, etc. Although I did
not bring home any prizes at the Museum show, at least Pat gave me a chance of
getting there. Thanks, Pat, once again.
John Wiker sends
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Red River Tri-State -- Last Minute Notes
Heula Pittman
Caravans: Thursday and Friday: Two different groups plan to depart Albuquerque
for Red River on these mornings. Both groups will leave promptly at 8:00 AM. See
the web page for a map of the departure rendezvous. If you are delayed, don't
worry, just head north and watch for Corvairs!
There's more than one way to get to Red River. Southern leg: go to Santa Fe via
I-25, or via Cedar Crest and Madrid. Middle leg: Go via Espanola to Taos, or
take the "High Road" via Chimayo and Truchas to Taos. Northern leg: go north to
Questa, then east to Red River, or go east to Eagle Nest and Angel fire, then
west to Red River.
Once you arrive in the little northern New Mexico town of Red River, there are
many things to see and do. The town is a well-known and popular ski resort. Walk
around town and visit the shops and restaurants. This weekend in town there will
be a Carnival for Children, the Red River Classic Car Show and Nightly Neon
Parades. Go east then south to Eagle Nest to visit the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, or take the Enchanted Circle tour to Taos. See the web page for a map
and more details -- thanks, Joel. Some of us will value the opportunity to spend
time visiting our Colorado friends.
Official registration times are Friday from Noon to 7:00 PM and Saturday from
6:30 to 8:30 AM, but if you come in early or late, our registration crew will
try to get you registered early or late. The Tri-State Corvair Car Show begins
at 9:00 AM and ends at 1:00 PM, while the Red River Classic Car Show starts at
10:00 AM. The Classic Car Show should provide lots of great old cars for your
viewing and your cameras.
This year we will have some fun events for the children. Anne Mae Gold will have
lots of fun and games with great prizes. Pat and Vickie Hall will again do
"O-Ring Toss" and "Fan Belt Toss" competitions.
Our activities will culminate at 6:00 PM on Saturday evening at our banquet held
in the Lifts West facility. We have MANY really nice door prizes to give away
and then there will be raffle drawings. GOOD LUCK! The Boydston Award will be
presented. And finally as the banquet draws to a close we will learn when and
where our next Tri-State event will be held.
WOW, this should be a terrific weekend ... See you all there!
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YEARS AGO -- Jim Pittman
Seven Years Ago: June 2004 Vol 30 Number 6 #345
On the cover, Terry Price and Sara Gold were proud of their Corvairs at the
Museum Car Show.
VP Sally Johnson ran our May meeting at Galles Chevrolet where 26 members
greeted new/old member Terry Price and guest John Marousek. Wendell reported
$2590 in the bank.
We looked forward to the Tri-State in Cripple Creek, Colorado. We needed a new
edition to the Care & Feeding book because Clarks had ordered fifty and we only
had 18 on hand. Board discussions included a club breakfast, the Santa Fe July
4th show and a campout at the Boydston cabin in the Pecos.
Our revised constitution was carefully reviewed and finally accepted. Were we
going to get new club jackets? No decision at this time.
Mark Domzalski told about finally finding a slow leak at the crimped seal on the
oil sender on his Rampside. Jon Anderson reported on the Cripple Creek Tri-State
which many of us enjoyed. The Boydston Award was presented to Ben Benzel of the
Pikes Peak club. We borrowed a tech tip from Steve Goodman in which he told
about a car radio played so loud, a failing wheel bearing couldn't be heard.
Robert Gold reported on Car Council doings. Heula Pittman covered the careers of
Wendell Walker (engineer, automobile enthusiast) in a new edition of LA VENTANA.
14: June 1997 Vol 23 Number 6 #261
The cover showed Corvairs at the Journal Center where we saw how a daily
newspaper was put together: a very interesting tour! Our report was penned by
Ilva Walker who said it was a treat to go to a club event and see something
other than engine torque and fuel injection and motor mounts. President Mark ran
our May meeting, we had no guests or new members, but we had $7,133 in the bank.
The Museum Car Show conflicted with our Gunnison, Colorado Tri-State Meet. We
voted on the amendment to our constitution to require 100% CORSA membership.
Bill was starting work on an update to the Care & Feeding booklet. Mark reported
on the great success of the Gunnison event and said we were already well along
at planning next year's event in Lake City, Colorado. Mark's tech tip came from
standing out in the rain looking for the reason his Rampside had no ignition.
The cause proved to be oxidized contacts on the primary current fuse in the
ignition relay. Dennis told us about a sudden lack of fuel to the carbs on the
way back from Colorado. After limping home he checked everything before
discovering a broken spring in the top of the fuel pump.
21: June 1990 Vol 16 Number 6 #177
In 1990 the cover drawing from Car Life magazine compared the actions of the
1964 and 1965 Corvair rear suspensions. New members were John Folkerts, Eric
Mather, Bill Medcalf, Eric Medcalf and John Martinez. John Baca and his 1962
convertible were guests. We looked forward to a Car Council picnic.
At the Ed Black's All-Chevy Show the Club turned out with 19 of the 170 vehicles
and we got seven awards. Bad news for those who like nice-looking car
restorations: Bob Phillips was closing CAR & TRUCK FACTORY and leaving the
state.
While the Walkers and the Sticklers won trophies at the Museum car show, several
CNMers went to Durango to visit with the Rocky Mountain CORSA people, the Pikes
Peak club members, and to ride the narrow-gauge railway to Silverton. Tom
Martin's column, La Ventana, was a "This is your Life" story of long-time active
CNM member, Steve Gongora.
Tech tips included a warning about how to seat push rods when you install TRW
valve lifters, preventing leaks around the shifter shaft seal, and keeping your
heater hose away from the exhaust pipes. Finally, we had a very nice letter from
Mr. Ed Black thanking the Club for our participation in the All-Chevy Show.
28: June 1983 Vol 9 Number 6 #093
Our 1983 cover depicted the Car Life drawings of 1964 and 1965 rear suspensions,
showing their geometry during cornering. They are clearly different, but how do
they feel? New member Eugene Drye owned a Spyder in Las Vegas. We weren't quite
ready to vote on 100% CORSA membership yet. Jim gave a tech talk on shift
linkage adjustment. Sylvan previewed an econorun. LeRoy reported the details on
the Museum car show and the various prizes awarded.
35: June 1976 Vol 2 Number 6 #017
Thirty-one members and guests attended. Terry Gray confirmed the date for the
Winrock Car Show; we expected 12 to 15 Corvairs. We planned a flea market
fund-raiser. LeRoy was working on a roster of all cars owned by club members.
Mark Morgan wrote about early and late Fitch Sprints, Corvairs that had been
enhanced by legendary race driver John Fitch in Falls Village, Connecticut. Mark
bragged about out-dragging a Capri (who remembers those German-built
mini-Mustangs?) with his mythical 1965 Monza, and told us about the benefits of
contributing to CORSA's museum and racing funds.
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