The January 2014 newsletter - Text Version 

Updated 05-Jan-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico  

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   JANUARY 2014 / VOLUME 40 / NUMBER 1 / ISSUE #460  
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2012

EDITOR: Jim Pittman

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, January 8th, 2013 at 7:00 PM
NOTE: Special Meeting DATE! Center is closed for New Year's DAY!
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE

THIS MONTH: Dues Due............................Membership Committee
  Where's Dave ........................................David Huntoon
  Loss of Steve Goodman's 1966 Corvair..............John Dawson, RMC
  December Meeting Minutes..................................Art Gold
  December Board Meeting Minutes............................Art Gold
  Vairs In The Air Convention "Vair Fare" Cookbooks....Heula Pittman
  Anyone Want to Build This?...........................David Huntoon
  More of a Good Thing: Christmas Party..................Robert Gold
  CNM Bingo Party.......................................Rita Gongora
  Route 66 2014 Calendar features Rampside.............Steve Gongora
  Birthdays & Anniversaries.......................Sunshine Committee
  Treasury Report........................................Robert Gold
  Who Has What..............................................Everyone
  Some Thoughts on Engine Rebuilding...........Bob Helt, VEGAS VAIRS
  Calendar of Coming Events.......................Board of Directors
  December Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago.........Club Historian
  Membership List as of 25 December 2013..................the Editor

COVER: Larry Blair's NO-AGUA early convertible on a 2010 Garage Tour.
  The Highway Department has replaced both of our Old Route 66 Signs!

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  MEETINGS: First Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 PM
  North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
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     President:   David Huntoon   505-281-9616        corvair66 @ aol.com
     Vice-Pres:   Tarmo Sutt      505-690-2046            tarmo @ juno.com
     Secretary:     Art Gold      505-620-7434        rollerart @ gmail.com
     Treasurer:  Robert Gold      505-268-6878        beisbol30 @ msn.com
   Car Council:    Mike Stickler  505-856-6993         sticorsa @ gmail.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            heula @ q.com
    Newsletter:     Jim Pittman   505-275-2195             jimp @ unm.edu
Past President:     Ray Trujillo  505-839-7436              ray @ bpsabq.com
Past President:     Pat Hall      505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past President:    John Wiker     505-899-3076         wikerj63 @ yahoo.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.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

                CNM only: 12 months $28.00 -or- 26 months $ 56.00

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             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 JANUARY 2014

DUE DECEMBER = INACTIVE 25-JAN-2014
2013.12               David Huntoon
2013.12    Barbara & Gordon Johnson
2013.12        Kelli & Mark Morgan

DUE JANUARY = INACTIVE 25-FEB-2014
2014.01   Darlene & William Darcy

DUE FEBRUARY ==== INACTIVE 25-MAR-2014

2014.02               Frank Stadler
2014.02       Brenda & Mike Stickler

EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-NOV-2013:
2013.04             Richard Finch
2013.06       Joan & Murray Bruskin
2013.06        David & Judy Jaramillo
2013.08        Nancy & Russ McDuffie
2013.10 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow
2013.11     Cheryl & Edward Halpin
2013.11         Kay & Tarmo Sutt
2013.11     Brenda & Hurley Wilvert

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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The Highway Department replace our missing sign at the western end of our Old
Route 66 mile, and they replaced the old sign at the eastern end! The signs now
feature mixed-case letters, not all UPPER CASE as before. Good Job! Thanks to
Lube for getting this done.

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Where's Dave?
David Huntoon

So, we made it through another year and are looking forward to a great 2014. Our
club will see another active year with the high point being the Chama TriState.
Things on that front are doing nicely. The logo design has been chosen and we
will see it at our next club meeting. Thanks to Larry Yoffee for all his hard
work. Remember our next meeting is January 8 and not the usual first Wednesday
as that would be January 1 and the community center is closed for New Year's
Day. Same time, same place, same room, just one week later.

Yesterday, I and several others helped a neighbor load a big truck as he is
moving to Phoenix. I knew half the people helping, the others were familiar. It
reminded me of how our club works. People helping each other when the need
arises. Helping or showing another how to do a brake job, lube rear wheel
bearings, balancing carbs or the myriad things that may need attention. It also
happens on the national level with people giving advice and sourcing needed
parts. My example is Corvair Center and its forum. There is almost always some
useful info that you may not use right away but could come in handy later. You
can also use "keywords" to search for a topic to check if it has been discussed
before. Likely it has but you never know. Post your own solutions also as there
may be more than one solution to any given problem. That's corvaircenter.com .

Also on this date, Dec. 20th, my Dad died in 2010. He is responsible for the
Corvair bug for both me and my brother. His first Corvair was a 1961 4 door
bought used in the spring of 1961. That tan color with a power glide for a
family car. Don't recall for sure, but I must have taken my drivers test in that
car later in 1961. Next was a brand new 1964 4 door with power glide. Maroon
with a black interior. My first one was a tan 1962 coupe with a 4 speed in 1966.
Of and on Corvairs for me and my brother since then. So, I blame it on my Dad.
But if I could be half the man he was I would be happy. I know I am not. Miss
him and my Mom.

Remember it's Jan 8th for the meeting .......	-- David

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Reprinted from the Denvair News, Rocky Mountain CORSA, Denver, December 2013

The wrecked Corvair on Page 2 belongs to Steve Goodman. Rocky Mountain President
John Dawson reports: "Our resident RMC Historian and all-around guru of anything
Corvair, Steve Goodman, was able to walk away from a rather bad automobile
accident on 6th Ave when the driver of a 2011 Ford Fusion did not apply the
brakes and plowed into Steve's grey/white striped 1966 Corsa daily driver. The
car is a total loss and I'm quite surprised that he was at work last Saturday,
considering the damage done to the car. It's certainly amazing how well the
Corvair held up in the accident... says something about "old technology." Steve
tells me the engine was pushed forward 6 inches and windshield pillars were
cracked. His seatback was bent where it encountered the edge of the folded down
rear seatback. Little will be salvagable except perhaps heads, carbs, front
suspension, steering, and the wheels and tires.

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Regular Meeting Minutes 12-4-13
Art Gold

Meeting came to order at 7:06pm at North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center with
20 in attendance.

Officer Reports

President (Dave Huntoon) approved the previous minutes. Steve Goodman had an
accident in his Corvair (1965 coupe). He is okay.

Vice President (Tarmo Sutt) was absent.

Treasurer (Robert Gold) stated that the account has $4,662.83. Bingo was a
success with $322.25 made.

Secretary (Art Gold) talked about his aqua 1964 coupe.

Membership (Larry Yoffee) talked about an article from Hagerty discussing the
Corvair.

Member Reports

Jim Pittman (Editor) stated that the deadline is Friday, 12-20-13. Tarmo is on a
cruise in the Middle East.

Heula Pittman (Sunshine) stated everything is okay. She talked about door prizes
for the Christmas party. One prize for the guys and one for the girls.

Vickie Hall (Merchandise) stated that she has merchandise for sale. Items for
sale: Care and Feeding book for $5.00.

Robert Gold (Car Council) talked about the Danny Lavato benefit. There were 80
cars represented.

Old Business

Potluck/Bingo/Auction: There was a grand discussion of the event. Great
attendance by the club members.

Larry Yoffee discussed the 2014 Tri State in Chama and said that the logo/image
has been decided upon. He is going to email the logo to Robert Gold for the
certificates for the car show. The logo/image will be made into a dash plaque.
Larry discussed the Tierra Wools mills tour. There needs to be a minimum of 12
people for the tour to occur. The latest news on the T-shirts is that they are
in process with Tarmo being in charge of this process.

John Wiker has repeatedly asked CORSA about insurance for the Tri-State. Finally
they replied that they have our request, that they are changing insurance
companies as of January 1st, and that our request is number 2 on their list.

New Business

Steve and Rita Gongora have organized our Christmas Party It starts at 5pm at
Ropers Restaurant (Wyoming & Central SE). Bring your donations for Joy Junction.
It is $14.50 per person for the dinner.

Upcoming Event

12-7 1:00 PM
Calendar signing: There will be a calendar signing at Yearwood Performance
Center, 341 Eubank NE (just south of I-40) for Steve's Rampside picture in the
calendar.

NEWS ABOUT THE JANUARY MEETING:
As the center will be closed on New Year's Day, the meeting will be held a week
later, Wednesday January 8th, at 7:00 PM.

The 50/50 winner was Pat Hall ($20) $10 for the winner.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:05pm -- Mr. Gold Reporting

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Board Meeting Minutes 12-18-13
Art Gold

Meeting came to order at 5:02pm at Highland Senior Center. Present: David,
Tarmo, Pat, Robert, Art, Lube, Vickie, Heula, Jim.

Officer Reports

President David Huntoon discussed the logo for the 2014 Tri-State. Larry Yoffee
emailed David that he has received a prototype plaque and it looked good. The
board voted in favor of the suggested logo. Dave or Larry will email copies to
those interested. Larry planned to have 75 plaques made. We plan to have 85
registration bags and each should have a plaque. Perhaps we should make extra
plaques? Perhaps 100?

Vice President Tarmo Sutt talked about placing the ad in The Communique about
the Tri-State.

Treasurer Robert Gold stated that the account has $4,887.19. He praised Roper's
Restaurant for the Christmas dinner. He said our check to the state Corporations
Commission finally cleared. Robert told us that Anne Mae Gold will schedule the
anniversary dinner for March 15th, at the Golden Coral at Eubank and Central NE.
She will verify our reservations during the Winter Break.

Secretary Art Gold discussed his car.

Member Reports

Jim Pittman (Editor) The newsletter deadline is this Friday, 12-20. He reminded
us that the next meeting was a week late, January 8th and asked whether there
was a change in the board meeting? David said it is on the normal third
Wednesday, January 15th.

Vickie Hall (Merchandise) turned in money $13 to Robert Gold the treasurer.
Vickie also discussed an article from Hagerty's which listed the five best
classic cars for driving in the snow. Number One: the Oldsmobile Toronado?
Number Four: the 1959-1969 Corvair. Others on the list were four-wheel-drive.

Heula Pittman (Sunshine) stated that she has three plaques left over from the
1996 Tri-State. What did we want to do with them? She also said that a stash of
"Vairs in the Air" / "Vair Fare" cookbooks was discovered at the Domzalski home
recently. These are the cookbooks put together by CNM for our 1996 CORSA
International Convention held in Albuquerque. We sold them originally for $10
but we offer these remaining books for $5 each. What a bargin! See either Vickie
or Heula if you would like one at this special price; they make excellent gifts.
There are 42 available.

Robert Gold (Car Council) said there's no meeting until February.

New Business

For the Tri-State, the dash plaques are in process. Hotel and banquet are done.
We are not sure about progress on T-shirts. There are still volunteer positions
to be filled, perhaps more information will be in the newsletter or on Larry's
web page.

Meeting Adjourned at 5:47pm

-- Mr. Gold Reporting

Above, Tarmo is photographing an art object assembled by Vickie Hall.

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Anyone want to build this?
David Huntoon

My thoughts are a period correct mild 283 or 327 crown conversion. Straight cut
cam gear drive for a nice whine and a cam with a lumpy v8 idle. 6 inch chopped
windshield, tonneau cover a la 1962 Tbird and some 17 or 18 inch wheels. Doesn't
hurt to dream.......

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MORE OF A GOOD THING
CNM Christmas Party
Robert Gold

They say change is good.  I beg to differ.  It wasn't that long ago that the
Corvairs of New Mexico Christmas party was held on Kirtland Base at the
officers' club.  But as you might remember it got harder and harder to get
through all the security so that we could enjoy that grand buffet with a
champagne chaser.  The result was that we decided to look for other options for
our celebration.  The question was where to go?

To our delight Steve and Rita Gongora stepped up and found us a restaurant that
turned out to have three advantages to our club.  They were friendly, they had
good food, and the meal didn't require a second mortgage for our members... That
place is Roper's Restaurant.  And that's where we convened again this year.  I'd
like to report that, as in previous years, we weren't disappointed.  I arrived
with my family and in no time we were "chowing down" on Roper's tasty buffet and
enjoying the company of a total of 31 CNM'ers.  I should add that Roper's
staff did its usual fine job and when it was time to pay there was no drama. I
particularly love that, since as your loyal club treasurer I have had some
issues with other events in the past.

It is at this point that I need to mention that three of our members had a
better time than the rest of us. They were the winners of the raffle.  It's
always nice to win something, but two of the prizes were especially appealing...
a free year of CNM membership.  For us retirees any savings are greatly
appreciated, so congratulations to Bill Reider and John Wiker who don't have to
worry about paying dues for another year. In addition we enjoyed celebrating
Ruth Boydston's birthday. Is it true she is now old enough to vote?

I should also mention that this event was not completely about us eating great
food and enjoying nice company.  It is also about the season of the year when we
think about those less fortunate than all of us.  This year our members donated
a number of items to Joy Junction to continue their good works.  CNM is blessed
with tremendously generous members. Thank you so much!

I can sum up the dinner by saying that it was a wonderful experience and I can't
wait until next year.  Let's hope it's at the same place. Because change is not
necessarily good! -- Robert Gold

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CNM Bingo Night
Rita Gongora

The evening started with great weather. The Bingo Night brought out about 45
people to come out and share fun, games, and food with friends and Corvairians.
It gave Steve and me a chance (and motivation) to clean up our shop and share it
with the club. John Wiker came through like a knight in shining armor. He took
care of handling all the Bingo paraphernalia by going to Disco Display House and
getting everything to make it happen. He also wanted to make sure everyone had a
place to sit and enjoy the festivities. He made everyone comfortable and we
appreciate it. We were about to pull out the milk crates to sit on.

There was time taken to acknowledge those who have served and are active in our
Military Forces in observance of Veterans Day. Larry Blair shared all the
activities that were taking place on Veterans Day including honoring the recent
servicemen that lost their lives in the recent conflicts.

New members Matt and Heather Choiniere attended bringing a delicious dish and
also won a Bingo hand. Ruth Boydston brought her "traditional for auction"
delicious white cake, which I had the winning bid (lucky me!!!). Mark and
Elizabeth Domzalski are back from Washington, D.C. bringing a shepherd's pie and
Mark's Corvair model brought some good bidding and revenue to the club. The
White Elephant Silent auction is always interesting to see what items will bring
on a bidding war. From a Chevrolet key chain won by Art Gold to a "Mahiki" Bowl
that Carolyn Palmer had the final bid.

Steve and I were honored to have Emily, Victor, and Baby Steele there. Victor is
a retired veteran from the Army and served a tour in Iraq and Afghanistan. We
were able to "show off" our first granddaughter, Steele. They were also winners
in the Bingo game, as Victor won in the final blackout game of the night.

We want to give thanks to everyone who brought their dishes, items, and company
to our special annual CNM event. The club prospers in funds and the opportunity
for club members to come together for a fun event. I believe a good time was had
by all. A huge honorable mention goes to my husband, Steve for his ability to
energize and organize with such ease. We are looking forward to next year.

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Route 66 2014 Calendar
Steve Gongora

I was fortunate to have a few photo opportunities with my 1962 Rampside since it
has been painted four years ago by Maaco. It was selected for the
January/February 2012 cover of the Corsa Communique. It was used for an
engagement photo shoot for a couple. The photographer was Tony Gambino. He has
the website showing the couple and the truck.

The major company Snap-On selected it for the current month of December 2013 for
their calendar. I was honored to have been selected for the Route 66 2014
Calendar. Bill Fouch has visited the shop numerous times over the past few years
and suggested that the truck be used in the coming year for his calendar and I
agreed. He rented the space at the deserted rail yards for the shoot. It was the
same day as the Albuquerque Car Council Museum Show. I did show up and show my
truck later after the shoot. Many cars were there for the photo shoot as well as
many models. Since the calendar has been printed and distributed, Bill had a
publicity occasion, along with Yearwood Performance Center at 341 Eubank NE to
have a calendar signing with the models. This took place on Saturday, December
7, 2013 from 1 PM to 3 PM. Thanks to Robert Gold for promoting the event with
the NM Car Council and for the CNM members who participated in supporting the
event.

Despite near freezing temperatures, we had the support of many car enthusiasts
and CNM members. Robert and Alan Gold, LeRoy Rogers, and I enjoyed the warm
temperatures in Yearwood's showroom and a few photo shots outside with the cars.
The models shed their coats and had many photo poses with the Rampside. Every
time a session was taking place, passers-by would honk their horns. My truck was
close to the sidewalk and drew a lot of attention. It is always great fun and
enjoyment to show the truck and see the response to this unique vehicle. Many
have said they have had one just like it, it was a Ford. I just nod my head and
agree.

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Five CNM'ers Celebrate Birthdays:

* Javier Gold...............January  9
* Carolyn Palmer............January 10
* Steve Gongora.............January 11
* LeRoy Rogers..............January 20
* Jakob Greer...............January 28

Two Special Couples Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries:

* Nancy & Russ McDuffie.....January 16
* Vickie & Pat Hall.........January 18

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TREASURY REPORT ............. 11-22-2013 to 12-18-2013 ............. ROBERT GOLD

DATE      CHECK#    AMOUNT PAYEE       DESCRIPTION
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2013.12.06 2181 -$   69.14 J.Pittman   NOV 2013 Newsletter, some Sunshine Items
2013.12.09      +$  643.50 Dues etc    Al.Gold, R.Pape, L.Yoffee, 50/50, Auction
2013.12.09 2182 -$  435.00 Roper's     Christmas Banquet
2013.12.13 2178 -$   10.00 N.M. CORPORATIONS COMMISSION - Annual Nonprofit Fee
2013.12.16      +$   95.00 Dues        D.Palmer, Al Gold
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ENDING BALANCE =$ 4,887.19

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* *   M E M B E R    I N F O R M A T I O N   *   W H O    H A S    W H A T   * *
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RUTH BOYDSTON 505-350-6003 has a 1963 Corvair Coupe, automatic, 98,252 miles,
  all original. It has white exterior and blue interior. This car has been seen
    at recent meetings and local events and was featured on the cover of the
      December 2012 ENCHANTED CORVAIRS newsletter.
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PAT HALL 505-620-5574 in Los Lunas, NM has Corvairs in need of repair. Lots of
  parts for most Corvairs.
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REPRINTED FROM: VEGAS VAIRS -- December 2013

SOME THOUGHTS ON ENGINE REBUILDING
BY BOB HELT -- AUGUST 2013

When it comes time to rebuild your Corvair engine you might want to consider
whether to use one of the standard cylinder oversizes (such as 20, 30, 40, or 60
thousandths oversize); or whether, maybe, to expand the cubic inch displacement
beyond these standard increases, all within two economical steps. Of course
going beyond the standard displacement increases will result in an increasing
cost due to the specialty nature of these oversizes. But at least the
possibilities are available and worth checking out to determine whether any of
them are right for you.

The FlyCorvair group under the direction of William Wynne has established two
definite but economical engine displacement enlargements beyond those
accomplished by the standard cylinder oversizes. While the stock displacement of
late model engines was 2680 cc, boring the cylinders 60 thousandths oversize
would enlarge the engine to 2775 cc. This is a significant increase, but even
more displacement is possible.

The first larger step developed by FlyCorvair is to bump up the displacement to
2850 cc. The 2850 cc displacement is accomplished by using Clark's new full-fin
and thick-wall cylinders that are overbored 0.105" (to 90 mm) from the stock
3.437". (Clark's part number for these cylinders is C-11628ww). These are an
off-the-shelf item although slightly expensive due to the additional boring
operation required. These cylinders have been proven to be satisfactory and
reliable by the FlyCorvair group, and since they work for aircraft, then they
will also do so for any automotive application too. Special pistons and rings
will then complete the job. These 90 mm pistons (and rings) that use the stock
Corvair connecting rods can be obtained from Ray Sedman at www.american-pi.com.
(Email rsedman@american-pi.com.) These pistons can also be obtained with "flat
tops" or dished if you want to reduce the CR back to stock, or even a lower CR.
Dished pistons will also improve the combustion chamber and help control
detonation. No machine work is required on either the crankcase or on the
cylinder heads to make these Clark's cylinders with American-Pi pistons fit
properly. Also stock connecting rods can be used too, without any modifications
other than, possibly, Arp bolts and resizing/balancing. That is the nice part of
using this setup. Use Clark's standard copper base and head gaskets with these
cylinders.

The next larger displacement step is to 3.0 liters or 3000 cc, using Volkswagen
92 mm cylinders, but with Corvair-style pistons and rings. This upgrade will
require machine work on both the heads and crankcase to make room for the larger
cylinders. Kits to accomplish this upgrade are available from Mark Petnunias
(Petz) at Falcon Machine (Falconmachine.net, 2043 S. Fish hatchery Rd.,
Fitchburg, WI, 53575, 608-835-3317). He will supply 3.0L kits and do all the
associated machine work involved.

The 3.0L kit includes, new 92 mm cylinders, new forged pistons, new pins, new
plasma moly ring sets, labor to gap the rings to the cylinders, labor to install
your rods on the pistons (pressed pins), and labor to inspect and bore out your
crankcases to accept the larger cylinders. The price is $1800. The cylinder
heads also have to be bored out larger. If he is already rebuilding your heads
at the same time, it's only a $70.00 extra charge, if it is a separate operation
it's $200.00 to take them apart, bore them out and re-assemble them.

Right now you may be wondering why 3000 cc was chosen when it is possible to "go
all the way" to 3100 cc, the current maximum size available at reasonable cost.
There are several reasons as described below by William Wynne.

"The single biggest factor aiding the standardization of the 3,000 over the
3,100 is the fact that the design and geometry of the 3,000 is all Corvair,
compared to the 3,100 which has the piston pin and compression height of a VW
engine. These compromises make the 3,100 require modified rods and custom length
pushrods. The 3,000cc engine, by our design, uses stock Corvair rods and
standard length pushrods.

"In addition, the primary reason why we went to 92mm as the 3,000cc bore over
the 3,100's 94mm bore is to improve the head gasket area and decrease the
oversize required when machining the crankcase. A 3,000cc engine's crankcase has
the 2mm difference in the crankcase bore. This may not sound like a lot, but it
is a great improvement if you need to put a helicoil or timesert in the
crankcase for a head stud. On the top, the 3,000cc's head gasket surface does
not break out into the head stud holes as the 3,100 does."

So there you have it. Two ways of achieving increased displacement over the
standard overbore of 60 thousandths for you to consider. Both at increasing but
reasonable costs.

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             N O T I C E !     N O T I C E !      N O T I C E !
THE CENTER IS CLOSED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST. WE WILL MEET ONE WEEK LATER.
Wed  8 Jan  7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
       After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.

Sat 11 Jan   1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com

Wed 15 Jan  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Fri 24 Jan  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for February newsletter
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Wed  5 Feb  7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
                    at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
          After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.

Sat  8 Feb   1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com

Wed 19 Feb  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Fri 21 Feb  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for March newsletter

Wed 26 Feb  6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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Wed  5 Mar  7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
                    at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
          After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.

Sat  8 Mar   1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com

Sat 15 Mar ...  We will be celebrating our 40th Anniversary! Our chairperson is
      Anne Mae Gold. Location will be the Golden Corral at Central & Eubank NE.

Wed 19 Mar  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Fri 21 Mar  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for April newsletter

Wed 26 Mar  6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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Sun 18 May 2014 - Albuquerque Museum / Car Council Old Town Car Show

Fri 30 May -- Sat 31 May -- Sun 01 June -- TRI-STATE Chama, New Mexico.
  Primary hotel: Branding Iron Motel 575-756-2162
   Make reservations via e-mail: info @ brandingironmotel.com
    Suggested back-up hotel: Chama Trails Inn
     Location of Corvair Car Show: Branding Iron Motel
      Location of Banquet: Chama Community Center
       Featured Activities for the Tri-State:
        Tour to the TIERRA WOOLS "sheep to shawl" facility in Los Ojos
         Narrow-gauge Scenic Railway to Osier or to Antonito, Colorado
          Driving tour to Colorado paralleling the Cumbres & Toltec tracks
Scenic Railway:
	http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/	Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway
Chama, New Mexico:
	http://http://www.chamavalley.com/	Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce
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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 JANUARY

7 Years Ago -- January 2007 -- Volume 33 Nr 1 # 376

A Galles balloon and an early convertible were on the cover. At the Owl Cafe,
Del Patten was a moose. Wendell said we had $3,128 in the bank. Art Gold was a
new member who owned a 1965 Monza sedan. Jim worked on a newsletter CD. Sylvan
demonstrated the internal parts of a turn signal switch and showed the things
that tended to go wrong and how to fix them.

Ray wanted to see how many people read his article and put in a secret signal,
to be tested at the January meeting. Certificates were given to those who
participated in our April economy run. Richard Finch told us about his daily
driver, a 1965 Corvair sedan with over 425,000 miles. That car took him on many
trips, often towing race cars. Robert Gold told about the club's first "TUNA"
held at Wendell's garage. It featured a thorough examination of the 1964 Monza
convertible owned by Lupe Arellanes. Members were invited to propose car work on
their Corvairs at future TUNAs. At our next garage tour we'd see cars collected
by Jay Hertz and by Cary Hubbard. An article by Steve Goodman (Denver) told
about how easy it is to keep adding chores to a project to "finish" an old
Corvair.

Jim told about another trip to Baton Rouge and the terrific ride he had in a BMW
Z-4, far more sports car than Jim needed. In addition to a member list (46 NM
and 6 out-of-state families) there was the nomination form for the Ike Meissner
Award.

14 Years Ago -- January 2000 -- Volume 26 Nr 1 # 292

Our cover had four Corvairs lined up in front of our new sponsor, Galles
Chevrolet, where our first meeting of the New Year would be held. Steve Gongora
provided a map. At our last meeting at Casa Chevrolet, president Wilvert ran the
meeting while secretary Vertrees took notes and treasurer Walker reported
$6,084.17 in the kitty. Debbie Pleau reported on planning for the Tri-State.
Dennis Pleau reported that CNM almost had a web site, to be called:
www.corvair.org/chapters/871. Wendell reported on the Wheels Museum which could
possibly be affiliated with the Smithsonian and which needed "only" twenty
million dollars or so to take its next step. Proposed activities for the new
year were listed. Since Casa Chevrolet would no longer be doing our newsletter
mailing, we asked for some help for Sylvan in getting the newsletter printed,
folded, stamped and mailed. We published twenty-three e-mail addresses.
Billiken's characters commented on what looked like the first day of a new
century.

In a Letter to the Editor (I get so few of these I treasure each one) comments
were raised about the qualifications of various members (Larry, Del, Sylvan) to
be full-fledged members of the Dummy of the Month Club. Anne Mae Gold
(definitely not a dummy of the month) called for all CNM ladies to meet to
organize projects they wanted to do this year. Possibly these projects would not
include brake jobs or carburetor overhauls, but one never knows. Four pages of
photos and the December 1999 Member list (we had 47 members in New Mexico and 11
out of state) wrapped up our January 2000 newsletter.

21 Years Ago -- January 1993 -- Volume 19 Nr 1 # 208

On the cover: a sad, neglected coupe. Del Patten ran the meeting. Will Davis
reported $1468 in our account. New members were Lawrence & Geraldine Jiron and
Greg Gundgik. LeRoy reported that he found the museum at Truth or Consequences.
Francis reported on the GWFBT&SM; not as nice in Ontario as it was in Palm
Springs. Bill reported plans for a golf shirt purchase. Sylvan told about
helping an Illinois couple whose 1963 Rampside developed a severe oil leak near
Grants. Jerry planned to show photos from a trip to Canada. Del thanked Mark &
Mary Lou for organizing the T or C trip. Mark discovered Yankees in
Pennsylvania. Really?

Jim reported on the Christmas party at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center.
Storyteller Teresa Pijoan told about "John Laughing Eyes" who owned Corvairs.
Her story about the bear and the corn kernels was included for those who could
not be there.

Brian Dierks told how a carb flooded when the float dropped, the needle tipped
sideways, then wouldn't close. On our member list for 1993: fifty-seven CNM
addresses in state, and eight out.

28 Years Ago -- January 1986 -- Volume 12 Nr 1 # 124

A Mark Morgan Rampside graced the cover. Clayborne was president. Guests were
Eileen Stone and Kay Bishop of the NMMVD; they told us about new seat belt laws
and about how to get a title. We had $628 in the bank. We planned a flea market
sale and a garage tour: Phil Maloof and Doug Maleki. Karl Benz was credited with
building the first true automobile, one hundred years ago.

Bill's column said the oldest Corvairs were now 26 years old, eligible for the
Veterans Motors Car Club. Bill told all you'd need to know about rebuilding your
steering box. A review of the new seat belt law came from Ridepool. Billiken had
his-and-hers matching oil pans for Christmas. The annual member list showed 61
CNM addresses, 3 out-of-state. One was far out: Wayne Christgau was in England
with the USAF.

35 Years Ago -- January 1979 -- Volume 5 Nr 1  # 40

We still did not have a name for the Newsletter. The cover drawing was another
Mark Morgan fantasy. We reviewed Mark's career as Club founder and Newsletter
starter. Last month our meeting was called off due to bad weather and Jim
pondered what that could mean. He decided we were keeping our precious Corvairs
off the streets and out of range of the mass of Albuquerque drivers who didn't
know how to handle snow. Are drivers any better today? Probably not.

Tech tips: Ike Meissner told how to avoid blowing cylinder head gaskets (use
annealed copper gaskets) while Ted Scheftner said to get your cylinder head nuts
(part number 1488994) at your Cadillac dealer. Dick Hartje reported an easy way
to break wheel lug nuts free. Sylvan suggested  New Year's Resolutions and the
editor listed 24 suggested names for the Newsletter. For some reason we did not
publish a member list in this January issue.

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             CNM MEMBER LIST AS OF 25-DEC-2013

         FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME          E_MAIL_ADDRESS             CITY_STATE         HOME_PHONE        WORK_PHONE
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    Connie & Floyde ADAMS         floydeadams @ gmail.com         Mimbres         NM 575-536-3131      000-000-0000
        Debra & Jon ANDERSON     jbanderson65 @ hotmail.com       ColoradoSprings CO 719-572-6747      000-000-0000
 Melba J & Tommie J ANDERSON     motormeter30 @ aol.com           Rio Rancho      NM 505-892-4055      000-000-0000
      Kathy & Larry BLAIR           blairylar @ hotmail.com       Albuquerque     NM 505-821-1386      505-249-1035
               Ruth BOYDSTON            sg730 @ comcast.net       Albuquerque     NM 505-401-7970=cell 000-000-0000
     Heather & Matt CHOINIERE shamrocklaroque @ yahoo.com         Albuquerque     NM 000-000-0000      000-000-0000
       Linda & Dick COCHRAN             email @ unknown           Grants          NM 505-287-8403      000-000-0000
Darlene A & William DARCY           Bfuryous1 @ q.com             Belen           NM 505-864-6423      000-000-0000
     Deborah & John DINSDALE    john_dinsdale @ adp.com           Aurora          CO 303-341-2327      000-000-0000
   Elizabeth & Mark DOMZALSKI      mdomzalski @ aol.com           Placitas        NM 505-867-0030      505-665-1529=cell
  Marilyn & Richard FOSTER          fosterrm2 @ aol.com           Los Alamos      NM 505-672-9404      000-000-0000
  Kathryn & Douglas GADOMSKI         gadomski @ unm.edu           Albuquerque     NM 505-265-8345      000-000-0000
               Alan GOLD            alanmgold @ sbcglobal.net     Albuquerque     NM 505-268-6878      000-000-0000
  Anne Mae & Robert GOLD            beisbol30 @ msn.com           Albuquerque     NM 505-268-6878      505-830-7930
        Kelly & Art GOLD            rollerart @ gmail.com         Albuquerque     NM 505-620-7434      000-000-0000
       Rita & Steve GONGORA      stevegongora @ houseofcovers.com Albuquerque     NM 505-292-5570 505-256-0551 505-220-7401=cell
      Stacy & Allen GREER       E.Allen.Greer @ gmail.com         Rio Rancho      NM 505-358-5737      000-000-0000
       Vickie & Pat HALL     patandvickiehall @ q.com             Los Lunas       NM 505-865-5574 505-620-5574=Pat 505-917-3745=Vickie
    Cheryl & Edward HALPIN           halpinem @ comcast.net       Castle Rock     CO 303-619-0080      000-000-0000
    Angela & Wesley HEISS           wes.heiss @ gmail.com         Allentown       PA 713-446-7910      000-000-0000
    Susanne & Larry HICKERSON          77larr @ gmail.com         Albuquerque     NM 505-296-1636      505-228-5284
              David HUNTOON         corvair66 @ aol.com           Cedar Crest     NM 505-281-9616      000-000-0000
             Carl B JOHNSON             email @ unknown           Albuquerque     NM 505-344-3178      000-000-0000
      Janet & Steve JOHNSON             email @ unknown           Belen           NM 505-864-6278      000-000-0000
   Barbara & Gordon JOHNSON          gjohnson @ unm.edu           Corrales        NM 505-898-7688      000-000-0000
       H. C. "Lube" LUBERT              email @ unknown           Albuquerque     NM 505-256-9331      505-400-3680=cell
    Mary Lou & Mark MARTINEK       mjmartinek @ juno.com          Vancouver       WA 360-896-3807      000-000-0000
       Kelli & Mark MORGAN           rangermk @ sbcglobal.net     Manchester      MO 636-227-2662      000-000-0000
      Becky & Chloe MULLINS   runningathelete @ yahoo.com         Rio Rancho      NM 505-948-8088      000-000-0000
    Connie & Robert McBREEN             email @ unknown           Albuquerque     NM 505-265-2808      505-229-5880_pager
      Tracey & John McMAHAN        jmcmahan49 @ gmail.com         Hendersonville  NC 828-606-1101      000-000-0000
      Carolyn & Dan PALMER             danpal @ q.com             Tijeras         NM 505-281-7275      000-000-0000
              Roger PAPE                email @ unknown           Bosque Farms    NM 505-869-7200      505-238-0276
        Heula & Jim PITTMAN              jimp @ unm.edu           Albuquerque     NM 505-275-2195      000-000-0000
         Lee & Bill REIDER           br236425 @ gmail.com         Albuquerque     NM 505-299-4597      000-000-0000
               Fred RIGGS II            email @ unknown           Las Vegas       NM 575-425-3126      000-000-0000
       Emma & LeRoy ROGERS             004873 @ q.com             Albuquerque     NM 505-294-0623      505-238-7302=cell
            Brian E ROWE              browe48 @ msn.com           Albuquerque     NM 505-856-2577      000-000-0000
           Curtis L SHIMP             clshimp @ q.com             Silver City     NM 575-534-9576      000-000-0000
              Frank STADLER             email @ unknown           Albuquerque     NM 505-255-7326      000-000-0000
      Brenda & Mike STICKLER         sticorsa @ gmail.com         Corrales        NM 505-856-6993      000-000-0000
     Leslie & Kevin SULLIVAN      tildekevins @ yahoo.com         Corrales        NM 505-417-2481      000-000-0000
        Kay & Tarmo SUTT                tarmo @ juno.com          Santa Fe        NM 505-471-1153      505-690-2046=cell 505-827-6190
       Sylvia & Ray TRUJILLO              ray @ bpsabq.com        Albuquerque     NM 505-839-7436      505-814-8373=cell 505-266-4011
            Wendell WALKER         defarge505 @ gmail.com         Rio Rancho      NM 505-892-8471      505-280-2190=cell
        Anne & John WIKER            wikerj63 @ yahoo.com         Albuquerque     NM 505-899-3076      505-239-3311=cell
    Brenda & Hurley WILVERT          wilverth @ q.com             Sandia Park     NM 505-281-1732      000-000-0000
      Elisa & Larry YOFFEE           corsa180 @ gmail.com         Albuquerque     NM 505-321-5909      000-000-0000
RECENTLY INACTIVE:
            Richard FINCH           finchbook @ comcast.net       Portland        OR 971-207-2308      541-662-0987 EXPIRED APR-2013
      Joan & Murray BRUSKIN         mbpayroll @ comcast.net       Gurnee          IL 847-687-4600      000-000-0000 EXPIRED JUN-2013
       David & Judy JARAMILLO  jaramillojudy0 @ gmail.com         Albuquerque     NM 505-507-0072      800-545-6566 EXPIRED JUN-2013
       Nancy & Russ McDUFFIE         russ.mcd @ msn.com           Albuquerque     NM 505-400-5526=cell 000-000-0000 EXPIRED AUG-2013
Mary Alice & Oliver SCHEFLOW            email @ unknown           Corrales        NM 505-897-2611      000-000-0000 EXPIRED OCT-2013

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Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico,
chartered Chapter #871 of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Copyright by
the Authors and by Corvairs of New Mexico. Articles may be reprinted in any
CORSA publication as a service to CORSA members, provided credit to the Author
and this Newsletter is clearly stated. All opinions are those of the Author or
Editor and are not necessarily endorsed by Corvairs of New Mexico or CORSA.
Material for publication should reach the Editor by the 15th of the month. Send
material via e-mail ( jimp @ unm.edu ) or submit a readable manuscript. I prefer
ASCII TEXT, but MS Word or RTF are fine. Photographs are welcome. Don't
photoshop your digital JPGs -- send the originals. This ecologically green
newsletter is produced in a Microsoft-free environment. I still print mailing
labels with a 1989 Apple IIgs on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIp. The newsletter
is composed using Apple Macintosh computers. Software includes OS-X, AppleWorks,
Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for
details. Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda Miata,
2013 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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