The March 2012 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 21-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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MARCH 2012 / VOLUME 38 / NUMBER 3 / ISSUE #438
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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: March 7th only: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Highland Senior Center - 131 Monroe NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due....................................Membership Committee
"Air" Force President's Message.......................John Wiker
February Meeting Minutes................................Art Gold
February Board Meeting Minutes.....................Heula Pittman
Birthdays & Anniversaries......................Sunshine Committe
Recent Events........................................Vickie Hall
Wendell's 93rd Birthday..............................Jim & Heula
Our 1962 Corvair (Pikes Peak Corvair Club).........Paul Campbell
Chock Full of Good Stuff Car Council Report..........Robert Gold
TECH Another Approach to Repairing PG Shift Cable...Eric Prosise
TECH Window Installation and Alignment........Billy B. Cannon Jr
38th Anniversary Celebration.........Heula Pittman & Vickie Hall
Calendar of Coming Events.....................Board of Directors
Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago...................Club Historian
COVER: Black 1964 Spyder Convertible -- somewhere in Albuquerque.
Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache - photo by Mark Domzalski
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MEETING: First Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
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President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com
Vice-Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Board: Car Council: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Board: Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Board: Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Board: Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Board: Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Board: Past Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Board: Past Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com
Board: Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Board: Past Pres: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.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 home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
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DUES DUE DATES FOR MARCH 2012
== DUE FEB = INACTIVE 25-MAR-2012:
2012.02 Kathy & Larry Blair
2012.02 Kelly & Art Gold
2012.02 Frank Stadler
== DUE MAR = INACTIVE 25-APR-2012:
2012.03 Carl B Johnson
2012.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers
== DUE APR = INACTIVE 25-MAY-2012:
2012.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale
2012.04 Susanne & Larry Hickerson
2012.04 Curtis L Shimp
== EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-JAN-2012:
2011.12 Kim Patten
2011.12 Diane & A. John Pattison
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer
c/o Robert Gold
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!
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"Air" Force President's Message
John Wiker
The Question of the Month is Why?
Why, when there is an accident on the inside lane of the freeway, do the cops
close down three lanes when two lanes would be enough in most cases?
Why, when the I-40 freeway eastbound is closed down for weather related
problems, do they close at Louisiana, instead of a little further east like
Tramway, Eubank, or Juan Tabo?
Why cause traffic problems by closing down exchanges where there is no snow?
Why did they spend all that money on the electric signs on all the feeder roads
to the freeways, but the signs don't tell you about problems on the freeway
until you are already on the freeway and stuck in the "freeway parking lot"?
Why has the Paseo del Norte/I-25 interchange project become such a "political
football," when much larger projects like the Big I interchange never seemed to
bother anyone no matter their political slant?
Why can't the Senior Center at Highland stay open later like others in the city?
Why am I now reminded to remind all of you that: The important last meeting
before our Anniversary Dinner is at Highland Senior Center from 6:00 PM till
7:00 PM on Wednesday 7th March.
Why? Just because our other meeting place is being cleaned that week. See you at
Highland, and don't forget, reserve that time and date at the Tomato Cafe just
off Paseo at 2:45 on Saturday 17th March. We need 40 people to make things work
out.Why don't you plan to wear Green since it is St Paddy's Day.
-- John O'Wiker
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CNM Regular Meeting Minutes
2-1-2012 -- Art Gold
Meeting came to order at 7:01pm at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
with 25 in attendance.
Officer Reports
President (John Wiker) - stated that the 50/50 now goes to the treasury and the
Sunshine Committee will be funded independently. The March 7th meeting will be
at the Highland Senior Center from 6:00 to 7:00 PM because the North Domingo
Baca Multigenerational Center will be closed for cleaning.
Vice President (Pat Hall) - stated that he had nothing to say.
Treasurer (Robert Gold) - stated that he is now treasurer again. The account has
$4,491.45.
Secretary (Art Gold) - stated that he is relishing being secretary once again.
Dual officership is the pits.
Membership (Larry Yoffee) - not in attendance due to a medical issue.
Member Reports
Pat Hall introduced Bill Dorsey who has been a member for two years but who has
not been able to attend until tonight. He should get the hard luck award because
on the way to this meeting his car was in an accident. Fortunately Bill was not
hurt. The collision spun his car around and there was minor paint damage to his
Corvair. The other driver just sped away. Bill and his medium-dark-blue Corsa
participated in our recent All-Corvair show, as well as the Los Lunas breakfast.
Heula and Jim Pittman (Sunshine Committee and Editor) were in Louisiana.
Vickie Hall (Sunshine and Merchandise) - stated that the anniversary dinner is
on Saturday 17th March 2012 at the Tomato Cafe on Holly Ave NE, just off Paseo
del Norte between San Pedro and I-25. The time will be announced, but be
prepared to be there by 2:30 PM. There needs to be a minimum of 40 attendees at
the dinner. Vickie circulated a sign-up sheet and 33 are signed up so far. There
will be door prizes. There was also a great letter to the club from the folks at
the S.A.F.E. House appreciating the efforts of the club for the Christmas
contributions. Vickie stated that $11.00 for merchandise went to the treasury.
John Wiker stated that the points for the 2011 "CNM Member of the Year" were
calculated. The award will be presented at the anniversary dinner.
Robert Gold (Car Council) - stated that the 501 C.G. conversion is in process,
but is proceeding slowly due to the tax season. The Museum Show will be on
5-20-2012, and will feature the 100 years of Chevrolet. The car council also
would like to have a luncheon to celebrate old cars in Los Lunas on 7-8-2012.
Money for the Car Council: Profit for the year $3,000+, CDs $14,400, and
Checking $7,200.
Old Business
The Highland Senior Center re-opening had a great turn out. There were nine
Corvairs. There were no pictures or video of the Corvairs on the TV News report
or in newspaper articles that any of us saw. However, LeRoy Rogers was quoted in
the Albuquerque Journal saying, "I didn't think it would be this big."
New Business
Ollie Scheflow stated that the Route 66 Clean-up will be coming up on Saturday
April 7th at 9:00 AM. Meet at the "triangle" of I-40 and NM 333.
Larry Blair stated that the guided tour of the Veterans Memorial will be in
June. Ruth Boydston will give details of a breakfast just before the tour at a
future meeting.
The 50/50 winner was Art Gold. Good job Art on your first victory of $10.00. The
club received the other $10.00.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:24pm and Bill Reider gave an interesting tech talk on
Corvair distributors.
[In the absence of editors Jim & Heula, editing and corrections of the minutes
were provided by Vickie.]
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February Board Meeting Minutes
Heula & Jim Pittman
Board members started to arrive at Highland Senior Center well before the
meeting was scheduled to start and at 5:03 we were called to order: John Wiker,
Heula & Jim Pittman, Vickie & Pat Hall, Robert Gold, David Huntoon, Lube Lubert,
and Brenda & Mike Stickler. Robert remarked that he didn't drive his El Camino
because it was being painted and we wanted to know where: MORNING STAR COLLISION
CENTER, 6220 San Francisco Rd NE, 505-821-3925. It's just a couple of doors down
from Dave Langlois' shop. Robert says they have done excellent work on several
cars.
Officer Reports:
President John Wiker passed out new CNM business cards to all. He said we are
scheduled for Highland Senior Center at 6:00 PM for our March meeting -- the
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center is closed that week for cleaning.
We'll be back there in April. Remember, it's 6:00 to 7:00 PM, a short meeting!
Vice President Pat Hall had no report but said the Board needed to attend to the
question of the 2012 Chapter Report, to be discussed later.
Secretary Art Gold was not present but had arranged for substitute note-takers,
Jim & Heula, who were present and ready to write.
Treasurer Robert Gold said the bank balance stands at $4,838.45 and said that by
newsletter deadline he'd have the month's treasury report ready for the web
page.
Committee Reports:
Membership: Larry Yoffee said that advertising was well underway to attract
participants in our Corvair Car Show in conjunction with the Albuquerque Balloon
Fiesta in October. Those wishing to participate from out of town should get
reservations early because of the large numbers of people expected in
Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. There will be an ad in the Communique and
other advertising will follow. Larry also said, he understood we were looking at
Chama for the 2014 Tri-State? Brenda Stickler said this was correct, and Larry
Blair and Steve Gongora would be working on this event. Larry said he had a
contact in Chama, Herman Candelaria, who would be able to help.
Car Council: Robert Gold said the council was looking for a club to sponsor the
August picnic and had not found anyone yet. The Museum car show is on track for
May 20th and the theme is, 100 Years of Chevrolet. John mentioned a special
Corvette tribute was being prepared for Corvette's 60th anniversary. Next year
the car show cannot be at the Albuquerque Museum and another location must be
found.
Editor Jim Pittman said this is a "long" month so the newsletter deadline is a
week from Friday, i.e., February 24th.
Sunshine Committee: Heula Pittman said all is going routinely.
Merchandise: Vickie Hall had no news on merchandise but showed an article from
the Journal on the worst cars! It did not mention the Corvair, but did list,
with photos, the 1978 Yugo, the 1975 AMC Pacer, the 1958 Edsel and the 1971
Pinto. Other cars that made the list were the 2001 Pontiac Aztek, the 1974
Mustang II, the 1971 Chevrolet Vega, the 2003 Saturn Ion, the 1982 Cadillac
Cimarron and the 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme diesel. Finally, there was the
1917 Chevrolet Series D with a "massively underpowered" V-8 engine. Probably few
of us have seen (or even heard of) that one.
Upcoming Activities:
The Anniversary Party was announced in the newsletter and is on track. The time
is Saturday March 17th from 2:45 to 4:45 and meals and prices will be as
previously announced. It is unclear how we will pay, but Robert assured us that
he and Anne Mae will take care of adding up the individual and family checks and
pay the restaurant with a check from CNM. So bring your cash or personal check
made out to CORVAIRS OF NEW MEXICO to Robert.
[ CORRECTION: We have learned that the restaurant will accept payment
by cash or credit card - so do not plan to pay our Treasurer. -- Ed ]
We have some 35 signed up already and if we end up with fewer than 40 people,
the club will pay the difference. Put on your calendar: TOMATO CAFE, 5920 Holly
Avenue NE, 505-821-9300. It is located just north of Paseo del Norte and just
west of San Pedro. It's close to the I-25 & Paseo del Norte freeway exit.
Heula Pittman & Vickie Hall are co-chairing this project.
Old Business / New Business:
Jim had prepared an outline of items for the Board.
1. Formal Appointment of Board members. This was quickly accomplished, with the
addition of Mike Stickler as Car Council representative.
2. CORSA Chapter Report. The report has been completed and is ready to mail. You
can read CORSA's chapter plan requirements in the September 2011 Communique,
page 28, or look at CORSA's web site. We learned from an article in the Chicago
AIRHORN newsletter that the deadline for sending the Chapter Reports has been
extended, but we don't know the new deadline date. Jim said he would send email
to CORSA to find out the new deadline date for the chapter report, and he would
go ahead amd mail our completed chapter report.
3. CORSA's $3.00 fee. Whenever their new deadline is announced, in order to
retain CORSA chapter status, CORSA will start requiring an annual fee of $3.00
for each non-CORSA member in a Chapter. At present we have two "grandfathered"
members who do not have to join CORSA per our constitution. At present we have
three other members who are not paid-up CORSA members. Therefore we now owe a
fee of 5 x $3.00 = $15.00. This could change if members pay their CORSA dues or
if members leave CNM. All new CNM members must meet the requirement for
concurrent CORSA/CNM membership as stated in our constitution. Our treasurer
will collect CORSA and CNM dues when members reach their dues date as best we
can. We will send the $3.00 per non-CORSA member fee annually as CORSA requires.
Until CORSA announces the new deadline, we won't send the $3.00 per non-CORSA
member fee at this time.
4. Plans for 2013 Tri-State. Pikes Peak Corvair Club president Garrie Fox sent
us email to tell us that, in preparing for their club's hosting the 2013
Tri-State, they have settled on May 31 - June 2 as the weekend for that event.
They wanted our advice on a good location that would optimize attendance from
CNM as well as from the Pikes Peak and Rocky Mountain clubs. David Huntoon
expressed the consensus view when he said, Those who will be going to the
Tri-State anyway will go to any location in southern Colorado that the Pikes
Peak club chooses, so we need not make a choice for them. Jim said he'd so
inform Garrie Fox by email.
Lube Lubert told us he no longer worked as a driver, but has Corvair fan belts
available for sale for $8.31 each. Everyone should have a spare fan belt.
We adjourned at 6:08 PM.
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Special Birthday Wishes go to Nine Special People:
Barbara Johnson March 2
Linda Cochran March 9
Hurley Wilvert March 11
John McMahan March 13
Vickie Hall March 17
Russ McDuffie March 19
Brenda Stickler March 26
Art Gold March 29
Wesley Heiss March 30
Two GOLDEN Couples Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries This Month:
Anne Mae & Robert Gold March 13
Kelly & Art Gold March 26
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Emails from Vickie Hall
I was watching the Barrett-Jackson auction this afternoon because I knew that a
"Tucker" was going across the auction block and we wanted to know how much it
sold for. But first I'll tell you about the 1947 Bentley. The last concourse
that it was in got a score of 99.87 and they said that it is in better condition
now. It sold for 2.5 million dollars.
The 1948 Tucker (of which only 51 were made) sold for 2.65 million dollars. What
a deal!! Those bidders must have more money than brains.
Chuck from Color Works is at that auction. He goes every year. The man that Pat
is building the Corvair engine for was also at the auction. Hey! does that mean
that we know a few millionaires? I think not!
CORVAIR NEWS
For all of those who did not watch on TV the January Barrett-Jackson Auction in
Scottsdale, Arizona you missed the three most important vehicles to cross the
auction block. At least the most important for us CNM'ers!
A 1961 Corvair Stationwagon sold for $3,850.00.
A 1961 Corvair Rampside sold for $15,400.00 and a 1968 Corvair powered Ultra Van
Motorhome sold for $1,375.00. Now that Rampside looked just like ours. Well,
they are both red and white!
You should have seen those vehicles. They were showroom beauties.
SATURDAY'S EVENTS, FEBRUARY 11TH
I just want to tell you about our outing yesterday.
At one o'clock we met at the bank in Bosque Farms for the Sweetheart cruise.
Everyone was given four tickets and a list of local businesses that we had to
drive to, look around inside for a hidden decorative sack and drop in one of the
tickets. Then everyone met in the parking lot at Albertsons for games,
refreshments and the drawings. Each of the businesses donated something for the
drawing. The last drawing was for the vase of flowers. We didn't win anything
but had fun on the cruise. I want to tell you about the first place that we went
to. It was an Alpaca Ranch and gift shop. I fell in love with the Alpacas. They
are beautiful creatures and very friendly. I fed them out of my hand and petted
all that I could. I talked with the owner for quite a while and he invited us
back anytime. We were the last to leave there.
Now I'll back up just a little and tell you what happened on our way to the
cruise. We were almost there when the Corvair let out this very loud noise from
the engine compartment. We stopped and looked it over but couldn't see anything
obvious so we held our breaths as we headed home. We grabbed another car and
headed off again.
Then on to Wendy's. My camera's batteries gave out before I could get a picture
of what I gave to Wendy so I'll just tell you. Several years ago I made my dad a
"Bowtie" quilt and I had enough bowtie squares left to make a lap quilt which is
what I did and just stored it away until the other day when I decided that I
wanted Wendy to have it. Wendy is such a wonderful man, as was my dad.
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Wendell's 93rd Birthday Breakfast
Jim and Heula
Thanks to Brenda for organizing a breakfast for Wendell Walker to celebrate his
93rd birthday. It was a small but cheerful group and we met at Jimmy's
Restaurant on Jefferson. The real birthday bash came on Saturday when Vance and
Kathleen organized a barbeque for their dad and several of his friends.
Wendell (better known as "Wendy" to some) and his wife Ilva became members of
Corvairs of New Mexico in January, 1989. Wendell was elected to the office of
CNM's club treasurer thirteen times. Over the years Wendell has been quite
active in all sorts of activities promoting our Corvair. He was primarily
responsible for the restoration of the Corvair that we raffled in 1996 when CNM
hosted the International CORSA Convention in Albuquerque. We don't know how many
Corvairs he has owned during his lifetime, or if he knows himself. But we do
know that there have been many.
So many of us have called on Wendell to consult on specific problems with our
cars. He has always been ready to give advice and often times has a story or two
to go along with it. We value his expertise and benefit from the knowledge he
shares with us.
Wendell is a "founding member" of the Sunshine Committee, which was organized in
January, 2003. He and his popcorn machine have contributed lots of the hot
buttery stuff at Tri-State events and many other get-to-gathers. He has been
known to cut, paste, sprinkle glitter and do most anything else to help with
decorations for banquets.
Congratulations Wendell for all your years of Corvair Club support! We love and
appreciate you.
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Subject: Thanks for publishing
From: Paul Campbell
pdtcamp @ yahoo.com
Date: 2012=Jan=26 16:10:53 MST
Thanks for publishing the article about the Corvair Pat and I bought from LeRoy
Rogers in 2006. Hope your members still remember either me or the car. As it
happens, the photo of the car you printed is a 1964 Corvair that belongs to PPCC
member Warren Ehrmann.
I've attached the correct photo.
Thanks again for the spread.
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Chock Full of Good Stuff Car Council Report
Robert Gold
Greetings from your honorary New Mexico Car Council Rep. I've attended The
February 22nd meeting of the council and I have lots of good stuff to report.
First I want to thank Mike Stickler, the real Car Council Rep, and Pat Hall, all
round good guy, for also attending the meeting. Let's not waste any time and get
straight to the good stuff.
There were all sorts of things included in Joyce Clement's report about the May
20th Albuquerque Museum Car Show. For any of you who haven't heard, this will be
the last show until 2014 that will be held at the Albuquerque Museum. This is
due to renovation work to be done at the museum. However, this year the show
will be held at its usual place. The theme of the show will be 100 years of
Chevrolet. This is of interest to us since our cars have that bow tie thing on
them. There will be a special display of Chevys organized by the Classic Chevy
Club. Another point of interest for our club members is that there will no
longer be a special class for Corvairs at the show. Our cars will be judged, but
will be included in a larger class to be named later. This happened because our
turnout has historically been less than other kinds of cars. However, you don't
have to feel guilty because many of our cars wind up going to the Tri-State
which is held at the same time. In spite of this change I know anyone attending
the show will have a great time. So circle May 20 on your calendars and attend
this show if you are able to.
Another change to the show will be that no car produced after 1987 will be
judged for a trophy. The idea behind this is to encourage classic cars and
discourage new cars to be entered. The limited parking space caused this change.
Cars made after 1987 (like those new Vettes, Mustangs, Camaros, and such) will
still be allowed to be in the show, but they will be there for display only.
This change was somewhat controversial, but in the end the Car Council members
agreed that we needed to go in that direction. So remember, if you bring your
1988 or newer Corvair it won't be judged.
Concerning the change by the council to non-profit status, there was nothing to
report because the IRS hasn't done anything. (Fill in your favorite IRS joke
here.) I would tell you how much money the Car Council has, but it is a secret.
It seems we can't publish those figures because of privacy concerns. I can tell
you that those figures are available on a "need to know" basis by contacting the
Car Council Treasurer or by going to a secret place on the council's web page.
It is so secret that I don't even know where it is. Because of IRS rules the
public has a right to know the amounts, but we don't have to publish those
amounts -- go figure.
I just made mention of the council's web page. It is now the new, greatly
improved, New Mexico Car Council web site. All sorts of things have been added
and rearranged to make using it easier. In addition to the information available
on the web site you can, if you have access to a teenager, go to Facebook and
get all sorts of car council information. Yes, the Car Council now has a
Facebook page!
Here's another interesting thing. Last year's national Collector Car
Appreciation Day was so much fun that there will be another appreciation day
this year. It will be Friday, July 13. The car lobbying arm of SEMA has arranged
for this day. The Car Council will be asking Governor Martinez to proclaim this
day for New Mexico. In honor of the day there are plans for a get together at
Mild to Wild Classics in Albuquerque and possibly a barbecue in Los Lunas. These
events will take place on Saturday, July 14. More information will follow when I
know something.
Next we talked about the annual Car Council picnic. The picnic usually takes
place in August. Everyone agrees that this event is the greatest thing since
sliced bread. The problem is that no member club has stepped up to organize the
picnic. However, not to worry, if they don't get a club to do it they will form
a committee to do the work. You may remember that CNM was the sponsor a few
years back. It was a lot of work, but we did have a great time.
Lastly, Bob Agnew talked about the annual "Spring Thaw" event where you can
bring in your car to have an expert look it over and do other things. The event
will take place on April 21. Proceeds from the thaw will go to a charity for
children. Signups begin on March 1. You can find more information about the
event on the new and improved car council web page.
I guess that's all I have for now. Oh, maybe one more thing. When I was driving
away from the meeting at the speed limit in my beautiful early model, I was
tailgated by a nasty early 50's Ford piloted by someone who had also attended
the meeting. I had to pull over to get this character off my back bumper. He
roared off not to be seen again. It just goes to show you that you that Chevy
people are a whole lot more law abiding than those blue oval guys.
-- Robert L. Gold
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Another Approach To Repairing the PG Shift Cable
Eric Prosise
As I read Fran's article in the December "Leeky Seel" I figured I would offer
the method I decided to repair both of my Powerglide cable leaks. I had
contemplated Fran's method for quite a while, and while it is a very effective
fix, I did not want to cut the clamp off of my cable, and I wanted to be able to
fix the cable UNDER the car. While at the IOLA swap meet a few years ago, I
picked up a roll of Rescue Tape, which is a Self-fusing Silicone tape. The
instructions were pretty simple, and cost was around $10 for a roll (enough for
about 3 PG Cables) - I disconnected the transmission end of the cable, and
pushed it back through the cross member, I then removed a previous attempt at
repair, using a slit hose, and a bunch of RTV, which had failed. I cleaned the
cable off very well - and began to wrap the tape, starting about 1/2" onto the
steel tube on the transmission end of the cable, wrapping towards the front of
the car - went about 18", then turned around and wrapped it back towards the
transmission. The tape bonds to itself, and to the cable, providing an oil-tight
bond, that remains flexible. It's been there for 2 years now, and no leaks! The
result is shown in the photo - it was hard to get a good picture under the car,
so I took a picture of an extra cable that I pre-repaired.
Reprinted from "Leeky Seel" January 2012 Corvair Minnesota Newsletter
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Window Installation and Alignment
Billy B. Cannon Jr.
Judi's 1967 Royal Plum convertible is almost ready for the road.
As of this writing we are doing all the "little" jobs of final assembly in hopes
of being finished in time to make the Warner Robbins parade and show. Because we
are at this point I thought it might be helpful to other VCE members to have
detailed instructions for proper side window alignment.
Begin with everything "loosely" installed.
1) Adjust the clearance and fit of the vent-frame to base of the windshield
pillar using the adjuster screw in the door jamb, located just above the upper
hinge.
2) Then, adjust the top of the vent window frame fore/aft and in/out using the
adjuster at the lower end of the vent frame (lower-front corner of inner door
panel). Adjust the vent frame forward angle by sliding the adjuster fore/aft and
adjust the in/out angle by screwing the lower-front adjustment in/out.
3) The horizontal track that's attached to the center of the inner door panel
controls the rotation of the glass. Raise the window and loosen the horizontal
track. Push the window forward so that it is seated in squarely in the backside
of the long vent frame channel, and then tighten the track.
4) Roll the window up halfway and adjust the rear vertical channel up or down.
This adjustment provides the right front-to-rear dimension for the length of the
glass. Push the window forward and gently slide the channel up until it
"pinches" the glass. Back off a little and tighten the up/down channel position
using the bolt just above the door latch.
5) Next, adjust the lower end of the rear vertical channel so that it's parallel
to the front vertical channel. Lower the window. Remove the nut from the
lower-rear adjuster and screw the adjuster "in" several turns. Push the lower
part of the rear channel and the window forward so that everything is snug to
the front channel and hold it there. Now, unscrew the adjuster till it meets the
inner door panel and install the retaining nut. If the window can move fully up
and down without binding or developing excessive play, the tracks are parallel.
(You may have to "touch-up" Step #4, the glass rotation, at this point.)
6) Adjust the two upper stops to stop the glass correctly at the roof
weatherstrip and to fine-tune the rotation so that the entire length of the
glass lies properly in the "L" shaped pocket of the roof rail weatherstrip.
7) Adjust the lower stop so that the glass is flush with the top of the door
when fully open. This process isn't nearly as hard as it sounds, and the whole
job is pretty straightforward if you perform the adjustments in this order.
Reprinted from THE OIL DROP, newsletter of Vulcan Corvair Enthusiasts, Vol.33,
No.2, February 2012
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38th Anniversary Celebration -- Heula Pittman & Vickie Hall
On Saturday, March 17th we will celebrate our 38th anniversary at the TOMATO
CAFE. (Yes, it is Saint Patrick's Day too!) The restaurant will be closed to the
public during 2:45 to 4:45 and we will have the entire restaurant to ourselves
and we will not be charged extra for the room. In order for this arrangement to
work, we must have at least 40 people in attendance. We have to give the
restaurant manager a total number of folks expected to attend by Friday, March
9th. Many of you signed up last month and we will again circulate the sign-up
sheet at our next meeting, March 7th.
This restaurant features an all you care to eat/serve yourself type bar. We have
been told by folks who have eaten there before that the food is excellent.
Since we have the room for a limited time, we will have fewer door prizes this
year.
Our president, John Wiker will be presenting the first "CNM Member of the Year"
Award for 2011 at our celebration.
Here is a reminder list of prices:
Tomato Cafe Adults $10.69 plus 7% tax and 15% gratuity
5920 Holly NE Seniors 65+ 9.69 plus 7% tax and 15% gratuity
Albuquerque, NM Children 11-12 7.99 plus 7% tax and 15% gratuity
Children 5-10 5.49 plus 7% tax and 15% gratuity
Beverages: Tea $2.39
Soft drinks 2.29
Coffee 2.19
The restaurant will accept payment by cash or
credit card. Do not plan to pay our Treasurer.
If you don't get a chance to sign up for this event or if for some reason you
DID sign up and cannot attend, we encourage you to call either of us. Make your
plans and mark your calendar to attend our celebration. We hope to see you
there!
Heula - 275-2195
Vickie - 865-5574
How to get there?
From the I-25 freeway:
Turn east on Paseo del Norte
Turn north on San Pedro
Turn west on Holly
Look for Tomato Cafe on left.
From other parts of Albuquerque:
Go north to Paseo del Norte
Turn west on Paseo del Norte
Turn north on San Pedro
Turn west on Holly
Look for Tomato Cafe on left.
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TREASURY REPORTS -- Robert Gold
12-05-2011 to 12-27-2011
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION
12/05/11 2109 - $466.20 Roper's Christmas Party
12/05/11 2108 - $ 90.00 Corsa Dues: R.Cochran, R.McDuffie
12/05/11 2102 - $ 90.00 Corsa Dues: J.Anderson
12/06/11 + $666.35 Deposit Xmas Party, Raffle
12/13/11 + $260.00 Deposit Dues: M.Morgan, L.Yoffee, R.Pape,
A.Gold, W.Darcy
12/27/11 2111 - $125.62 Abq.Grafix November & December Newsletters
ENDING BALANCE = $5,292.66
12-27-2011 to 01-26-2012
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION
12/27/11 2111 - $125.62 Abq.Grafix November & December Newsletters
01/04/12 2110 - $180.00 Corsa Dues: M.Morgan, L.Yoffee, R.Pape,
D.Palmer
01/13/12 + $ 50.00 Deposit Dues: W.Heiss
01/20/12 2113 - $500.00 J. Pittman Newsletter/Sunshine Committee expenses
01/20/12 2112 - $171.24 H. Pittman Stamps and supplies
ENDING BALANCE = $4,491.45
01-27-2012 to 02-23-2012
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION
01/30/12 + $115.00 Deposit Dues, D.Huntoon, H.Elmore,
Newsletter CD sale
02/07/12 + $232.00 Deposit Dues, R.Gold, M.Stickler, W.Darcy,
S.Johnson, 50/50 raffle, merchandise
ENDING BALANCE = $4,838.45
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NOTE: Our meeting place had to be changed for March because the North Domingo
Baca Center will be closed for cleaning. We will meet at HIGHLAND, and
the meeting will start early, and it will be short!
Wed 7 Mar 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Wed 7 Mar After our meeting, ......................
Sat 10 Mar 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 11 Mar 2:00 AM Daylight Saving Time begins -- set clocks AHEAD an hour
Mon 12 Mar ........ Cope with the loss of an hour as best we can...........
Sat 17 Mar 2:45 to 4:45 PM 38th ANNIVERSARY PARTY at the TOMATO CAFE!
Sat 17 Mar Location: 5920 Holly Ave NE - 505-821-9300
Sat 17 Mar North of Paseo del Norte, east of I-25
Sat 17 Mar "CNM Member of the Year" Award to be presented at Anniversary Party!
Wed 21 Mar 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 23 Mar 9:00 PM April Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Wed 4 Apr 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel.
That is just north of Wyoming and Paseo del Norte NE.
Wed 4 Apr 7:00 PM Guest Speaker: Bob Lange, a radio station owner, will tell
us about "KAR KIX," his radio car show. More details later.
Wed 4 Apr After our meeting, we will go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE
Sat 7 Apr 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle"
Sat 14 Apr 8:30 AM Club Breakfast / WECK's at HOLLY PLAZA / near Paseo del
Norte
Sat 14 Apr 11:00 AM Tour of Veterans' Memorial - Larry Blair
Sat 14 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.
Wed 18 Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 20 Apr 9:00 PM May Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
Sun 22 Apr 12:00-3:00 PM - Corvairs Only Show: TARGET at 1-25 & Paseo del Norte
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Wed 2 May 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel. That is just north of
Wyoming and Paseo del Norte.
Wed 2 May After our meeting, we will go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE
Sat 19 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.
Wed 16 May 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri May 18 Tri-State Meet - Salida, Colorado - ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORSA
The host hotel is the Gateway Inn - phone number 719-539-2895
Sat May 19 Tri-State Meet - Car Show, other events, Banquet, BOYDSTON AWARD
Sun May 20 Tri-State Meet - farewells and travel homeward
Sun 20 May - Albuquerque Museum / Car Council Old Town Car Show
Fri 25 May 9:00 PM June Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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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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2012: May 18-19-20 Tri-State Meet - Salida, Colorado - ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORSA
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2012: Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat 25-26-27-28 JULY -- 2012 CORSA CONVENTION!
The Northeast Corvair Council (NECC) has been awarded the 2012 International
Convention for the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), to take place in
Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Plan on coming to colonial Sturbridge, Massachusetts!
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities:
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YEARS AGO IN MARCH --- Jim Pittman
7 2005 - VOL 31
Nr. 3 - # 354
On the cover, Sally Johnson posed in an early convertible on her wedding day,
and photos of cranes and geese were provided by photographer Mark. President
David ran our February meeting. Wendell reported $2813 as our bank balance. We
planned a trip to the Bosque and a breakfast at Kokopelli's. Heula said our
Anniversary dinner party would be at Papa Felipe's. Jim asked if anyone had seen
the color edition of our newsletter, available on his web site. At our February
board meeting Mark reported that he and Elizabeth would be leaving for D.C. for
a TDY of several months. We planned to contact the Colorado clubs to get their
nominations for the Boydston Award. Our club was in charge of the Car Council
picnic in August.
A short article by our Illinois member, Walter Huntoon, told about his first
Corvair, a 1961 Monza spotted at a Buick dealer's used car lot. Love at first
sight worked out very well despite a failed wheel bearing that cost $35 to
repair. Steve Goodman previewed the Ouray, Colorado Tri-State with hotel
information.
Jim reported on a snowy winter excursion by the club to the Travertine Marble
Works west of Belen. Four Corvairs and three Brand-X cars followed Sylvan down
the I-25 freeway through hints of snow and fog. The marble works was a marvelous
place to visit and we gawked at the huge diamond-toothed saw that could cut a
block of marble into 28 thin slabs overnight. Many of us brought home pretty
pieces of marble from the big discard pile. It was a memorable tour made even
better by delicious enchiladas at Pete's Cafe in Belen.
14 1998 - VOL 24
Nr. 3 - # 270
Mark Morgan's "F-44" concept adorned the cover. We had $7347 in the bank. The
board discussed investment strategies for our bank account. The Car Council
planned the Museum car show. We planned our Tri-State for Lake City, Colorado.
The garage tour was to be a tour of the AT&T Museum downtown. Dennis described
the correct weights for the various Corvair distributors.
Dennis wrote that he really enjoyed one of the perks of being president: getting
all the newsletters from other clubs. He read about a proposal in the San Diego
club's newsletter to make meetings more fun so people would be more likely to
want to attend. Could we start something similar? Tech tips included a blurb on
synchronizing carbs, good lubricants for transaxles, how to calibrate your 1962
Spyder tachometer, and a great article by Sylvan Zuercher on shifter repair.
21 1991 - VOL 17
Nr. 3 - # 186
For our 17th Anniversary cover we showed a drawing of the leaf spring of a 1964
Corvair. We had $416 in checking and $229 in savings, totaling $645. The Car
Council wanted to pass a bill to have historical license plates for old cars.
Bill Reider, Sylvan Zuercher and Will Davis worked on a new member packet. We
planned an "All Chevy" Show, a Tri-State Meet, a Garage tour to Mr. Joiner's, a
visit to Sandia Shadows winery, a trip to the VLA, an econo-run, the Christmas
party, a member questionnaire, a car show in Las Vegas and the Fourth of July
event in Santa Fe. This was going to be a busy year!
Four founding members, Dale Housley, Francis Boydston, Carl Johnson and Jim
Pittman, wrote about our beginnings. We helped to start the Tri-State Events, we
made New Mexico a leader in Corvair daily drivers and we created a Club where
all kinds of Corvair owners co-exist, cooperate and help each other enjoy our
hobby. Tech tips: how to remove stuck carburetor jets, how to remove objects
that fall into the intake manifold, and where to get sports car seats for your
Corvair.
28 1984 - VOL 10
Nr. 3 - # 102
In 1984 we had a special 10th Anniversary Cover and an article on how we came so
far, so fast. Bill Reider's monthly column told about distributors and presented
a table of specifications for 1960-1969 Corvair distributors. George Morin told
us how to build a drive train cradle and included drawings and dimensions. There
was a tech tip on the various kinds of brake fluid; some kinds you do NOT want
to use in your Corvair.
35 1977 - February/March - Volume 3
An excellent article by Ike Meissner on autocrossing your Corvair. A short tip
on torqueing Corvair heads by Richard Finch. An article by C. Nicol of South
Coast CORSA on Corvair clutch modification. Ike noted that this modification
wouldn't work on late models unless the crank bolts are ground down 1/8 inch.
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