Updated 30-Jan-2007 - Copyright (c) 2007 Corvairs of New Mexico.
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday July 11th, 7:30 PM
Galles Chevrolet, Lomas & University
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due Sylvan Zuercher
New Members Sylvan Zuercher
June Meeting Notes Chuck Vertrees
Board Meeting Notes Chuck Vertrees
Driver's Seat Hurley Wilvert
Coming Events Everybody
CNM Ladies Anne Mae Gold
August Campout Debbie Deck
Cars and Parts For Sale Everybody
Seven Years Ago Jim Pittman
Mystery Tour Report Mark Domzalski
TECHNICAL:
Oil Filler Cap Del Patten
Positive Approach to Caster Brent Covey
COVER: CNM's June Mystery Tour - photos by Jim Pittman
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Last month I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I soon
noticed problems with the program. For example, it started making unexpected
changes to the Accounting modules, limiting access to Flowers 3.4 and Jewelry
2.1, programs that had been operating flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many valuable programs such as
Romance 9.1 and Dining 5.1 but installed several undesirable programs such as
NFL 5.0 and NBA 3.0. I find that Conversation 8.2 is very difficult to start
up, and trying to run Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.
I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
Is there a fix for Husband 1.0 that I can apply, or should I consider upgrading
to Boyfriend 6.0?
Signed: Desperate Wife
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Dues Expired or Due or Approaching Due:
David Patten 04/2001
Boedean Belt 05/2001
Dennis Pleau 05/2001
Terry Price 05/2001
Ben Abeyta 06/2001
Mark Morgan 06/2001
Dan Post 06/2001
Robert Gold 07/2001
Will Davis 08/2001
Sylvan Zuercher 08/2001
Jack Bryan 09/2001
Ron Deck 09/2001
Lee Olsen 09/2001
Del Patten 09/2001
If your membership is due or has expired, please send your dues to:
Wendell Walker, CNM Treasurer, 301 Utah Meadow, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Note: the Club will mail in your National dues when you renew,
but only if you send us the renewal form from CORSA Communique!
The CORSA Home Page: http://www.corvair.org
CNM's home page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
Add to Mailing list:
James Hogarth, CORSA Western Director
17-41449 Government Road
Squamish, BC Canada VON 3GO
New Member:
Anthony and Tamara Couture
2804 Utah NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-237-2959
Tony has a yellow 1964 Convertible with a luggage rack on the engine cover.
Presumably it is firmly bolted down, welded on or otherwise securely fastened.
There are several Corvair owners who would be happy to have a rack to install
on their own little jewels. Welcome to CNM, Tony and Tamara. We are looking
forward to have you at our meetings and other events.
-- Sylvan
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JUNE MEETING NOTES
Chuck Vertrees
President Hurley Wilvert called the meeting to order at Galles Chevrolet at
19:30. All officers were present except VP Robert Gold. Also present was our
sponsor Joe Trujillo. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed
in the newsletter.
Sylvan Zuercher announced that we had some new members, Gordon Johnson, his
wife Barbara and also their son Steve. They were introduced when they arrived
shortly thereafter.
Treasurer Wendell Walker announced that CNM has $209.29 in the checking account
and $5,502.96 in the Money Market account for a total worth of $5,712.25. There
was no Car Council report since both of our representatives were out of town at
the time of the meeting.
Mark Domzalski reported that the CORSA elections showed a very good turnout of
voters this time. Our new district representatives are: Eastern Division: Rich
Jenkins; Central Division: Bill Pearson and Bob Hill; and Western Division:
James Hogarth. The agenda for St. Charles includes the transfer of the
President's mantle, which we suspect Mark is looking forward to. There are 14
board members right now, which should make for a productive meeting.
The Pikes Peak Racing Museum in Manitou Springs would like to lease space for
the Corvair Museum. This will be looked into, with the possibility of other
orphan makes joining together.
Joe Trujillo announced that there will be a car show at Galles Chevrolet on
Saturday, June 30th. He would like to have some Corvairs in the show. Cars
should arrive at 8:30 AM. Galles will supply lunch and there will be cash
prizes. Show time is 10:00 to 3:00. Please call Joe if you are going to enter.
There were reports on the Tri-State and a good time was had by all. The trip up
on Thursday was interesting with the rainy weather, but as Mark said, "But it
was a wet rain."
Jerry Goffe has the Mystery Tour set. The date was discussed and was finally
set for the 23rd, which is a Saturday. We'll meet at Bien Mur at 10:00 AM. It
will take about an hour and a half to do the run and it will end at a
restaurant for lunch. Bring a pencil, clip board, and navigator.
Ella Sanchez, daughter of Milton Sanchez, recently died after a long illness.
For the newer members of CNM, Milton was our Ed Black's Chevrolet sponsor for
many years and was a long-time member of CNM. A card was sent to the family.
The new CNM patch was discussed. We are now out of our old patches which we
have had for many years. The new one will have the same basic design as the
license plate. Steve Gongora has found a new source. They will supply an
embroidered patch rather than a silk-screen patch, which we can sell to the
membership for $7.00.
The Diamond Jubilee celebration for Route 66 was discussed. The whole thing
looks to us as if it is a total mess at this time. The entry fee for the car
display has been dropped from $40 to $20. The question is, how many will pay
this amount to show their car at the Fair Grounds when the Spectators will have
to pay for parking and possibly for admission. The cars should be displayed on
Route 66, not inside the Fair Grounds! Someone asked whether Knob Hill has
arranged for a display. Steve and Jerry will check into that and report to the
board.
The meeting was adjourned at 20:17. The meeting was followed by a presentation
by Hyman Eisenberg on how to obtain a title for a car that doesn't have one.
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BOARD MEETING NOTES
Chuck Vertrees
The meeting was called to order at House of Covers at 17:10 on 6/20/01. Present
were Sylvan Zuercher, Jim Pittman, Steve Gongora and Chuck Vertrees. Three
officers were out of town.
There was no Treasurer's report. The minutes of the last board meeting were
approved as printed in the newsletter.
The first item for discussion was "What is CNM going to do for the Route 66
anniversary." It was agreed that we were not interested in trying to go to the
Fair Grounds and paying $20 to show a car where the spectators would have to
pay to enter. It was agreed that something in the Knob Hill district would be
more appropriate. Basically the Knob Hill district is Central Avenue from
Carlisle to about Washington. Steve has been in contact with a lady from the
Knob Hill Committee. She called Steve during the meeting and they discussed the
possibility of blocking off the 100 block of Richmond NE -- the block House of
Covers is on -- and having the car show there. She will let Steve know if the
city will cooperate with this idea.
Steve reported that the new CNM patches are on order, and he has received
confirmation.
Next we discussed upcoming events. This coming Saturday, the 23rd, is the
Mystery Tour and the following Saturday, the 30th, is the car show at Galles
Chevrolet. We need to promote the Galles show at the Mystery Tour so CNM will
have a good turnout for Joe Trujillo.
July is a pretty busy month. There is the Santa Fe Car Show on the Plaza on
Wednesday July 4th, the Old Route 66 cleanup on Saturday the 14th, and the
Santa Fe VMCCA annual picnic on Saturday the 28th. It will be at Jemez Falls
this year because there just isn't any shade at Cochiti. We should mention this
in more detail at the next meeting because it is a pretty fun event, as those
of us who have attended in the past can attest. Of course, the big July event
is the International Convention in St Charles (Chicago) in the latter half of
July. As far as I know, there are only three CNM members going to the
convention.
August has the CNM campout at Ruth Boydston's on the 11th and 12th and the Car
Council annual picnic at the Elks' Refuge in the Sandias. This is (I think) the
first Saturday in August. Last year Julia and I were the only CNM members there
and the year before, the Reiders and the Vertrees participated. I really think
that CNM should support this event more than we have in the past.
Steve and Tarmo have been talking about possibilities for an Aspencade event in
October. They can arrange for us to visit the Shidoni Art Studio near Tesuque
where they do bronze casting. This is north of Santa Fe and south of Pojoaque.
Castings are poured at 13:00, 14:30 and 16:00. If we arrive about a half hour
before pouring time, we will get a personalized tour. It was suggested that we
could leave in time to arrive at 12:30, take the tour and then eat lunch
somewhere nearby. We could then tour on the Bishop's Lodge road on the way
back. The latter part is still very open. The board will see what the
membership thinks of this.
Sylvan brought up whether we need to publish all the out-of-town shows from the
Car Council report in the newsletter. It was decided that just a very few close
local dates would be published in the newsletter. Everything will be put on the
web page with directions in the newsletter for those interested.
We ordered fifty of the new name tags and the demand from the membership and
new members has been so great, we now have only five name tags left. Steve will
check to see if we can order another supply of only twenty-five tags.
Sylvan reported that one way he has been finding new members is to call
whenever he sees an ad in the paper for a Corvair for sale, to try to contact
the new owner. We might report this tactic to CORSA to forward to other clubs,
since it has been successful for Sylvan.
For years we have sent copies of our newsletter to our western directors. Our
newest director is in Canada. Sylvan checked with the post office and learned
that to send our newsletter to Canada, it would have to be in a brown envelope
and would have to be sent by air mail; the postage rate is currently 85 cents.
This brought up the question as to whether the western directors want to have a
copy of our newsletter. The consensus is that since they are our directors and
we have elected them, we should let them know what is going on way off in New
Mexico. We decided that we should continue to send the newsletter to all of our
directors and that the extra cost to mail to Canada should not deter us. It was
suggested that Mark could find out whether the western directors want the hard
copy mailed to them, or if they would rather have it as e-mail. Jim did not say
anything, but his brain waves told me he thought it would be a royal pain to
send our newsletter as e-mail.
The meeting was adjourned at 18:15.
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR SALE, TRADE OR WANTED * * * * * * * * * * * * *
WANTED: Any early air conditioning parts.
Carl Johnson 344-3178
FOR SALE: 1962 Greenbrier van. Good condition but won't start. $900.
Mike Stickler 344-2039
FOR SALE: 1965 Corsa Convertible -- $600 -- Call Bill Reider 299-4597
Body only - drive train still in car. No heads on engine block. It has
a 140 block.
FOR SALE: 1960 Monza coupe -- $750 -- Call Bill Reider 299-4597
Needs ground up restoration. Automatic, Radio, gas heater. Powder
coated engine shrouding. Full set of 60 Monza wheel covers. Extra front
and rear suspension. Less that 27,000 miles. Included: Assembly & Shop
Manuals for the 1960 Corvair. Extra gas heater parts.
FOR SALE: 1966-67 Corvair -- $1400 -- Call Bill Reider 299-4597
Automatic recently rebuilt. 110 engine with recent valve job. New black
carpet needs to be installed. New black headliner to be installed.
New black rear package area carpet needs to be installed. New black
dash pad. White bucket seats in good shape, rear seats need recovering.
Dual master cylinder installed. Needs battery & paint. Body straight.
FOR SALE: Tire & Wheel C-78-13 White Cruise Master 4-ply
6.50-13 tubeless Ruth 821-1506
* * * * * CNM ADS ARE FREE TO CNM MEMBERS, $5.00 TO NON-CNM MEMBERS * * * * *
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Seven Years Ago in C.N.M.
July 1994 Volume 20 Number 7
The cover showed the commemorative award presented to Terry Price for hazardous
duty at the Pagosa Springs Tri-State Meet last month. Don't know about that?
Ask Del or Dennis. We had $873 in the bank. The Museum car show had 440
vehicles but Corvair turnout was disappointing. LeRoy provided photos. At the
Pagosa Springs Tri-State there were 91 Corvairs; Denver took the biggest
turnout award; we planned to host next year's event at Red River. Kay Sutt
provided a great report on the Colorado event. We planned a Saturday tech
session to demonstrate Heim joint carb linkage. We looked forward to the July
Fourth car show, an All-Chevy show at Galles celebrating their 86th anniversary
and a July 10th econorun. Sylvan said new members Clint and Angela Collins were
married in June and new member Bert Weil was undertaking a restoration of a
1964 sedan. Technical articles: Steve Gongora told us how to finish back window
trim; Larry Blair told us how to prevent Corvair skin cancer with a screen
under the front air intake; Harry "The Tin Man" warned about condensation
during storage; Denny Myers told about proper installation of a Chevy S-10 air
dam on late Corvairs. Finally, we reprinted a short article on Don Yenko and
his Corvair Stinger race cars.
Fourteen Years Ago
The July 1987 cover was yet another Mark Morgan Corvair fantasy. We had $633 to
spend. Library van progress: the seats were done and body work was next.
Corvairs at the Museum car show were scattered, not grouped. Eleven Corvairs
went to Ouray and total attendance was 65. Jerry showed us a video of the Ouray
trip. Clayborne told us how he "sparked" bearing races to keep them from
spinning in his front wheel hubs. More tech tips: connect your engine ground
straps so your brake cable won't melt; things to do when rebuilding an engine;
easy removal of weatherstrips; using a test lamp to check electrical circuits.
Otto Mechanic found a new use for Armor All. And, this was the first CNM
newsletter to feature a set of replica "Burma Shave" signs scattered throughout
the issue.
Twenty-one Years Ago
The July 1980 cover featured an NSU Prinz 1000 whose styling was directly
influenced by the 1960 Corvair. New members were Del Patten, Sheldon Dike and
John Meissner - Ike's son. Bill Reider gave us a talk on Corvair mufflers,
particularly on using "turbo" mufflers on non-turbo cars. Jim reported on a CAR
and DRIVER article on the most significant cars of the last 25 years... the
Corvair was mentioned, but, sadly, not for its intrinsic value; it made the
list because it "opened the door to the government regulation of the
automobile." Jim also provided a book review: The (in)Compleat Corvair Story by
Dave Newell. Technical: Carl Johnson commented on how to connect a condenser to
a generator: it goes to the ARMATURE terminal, not to the FIELD terminal; he
also told us what it's there for in the first place: radio noise suppression.
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Wed 4th Jul early! Santa Fe Plaza Car Show, Pancake Breakfast, Parade
Wed 11th Jul 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - a week late - GALLES CHEVROLET
Sat 14th Jul 11:00 AM CNM Ladies - meet to go to Edeskutys' and Sticklers'
Wed 18th Jul 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers
Fri 20th Jul 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
Wed 1st Aug 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE
Sat-Sun 11-12 August Campout in the Pecos - Ruth Boydston's
Sat 11th Aug 1:00 PM CNM Ladies - TBA
Wed 15th Aug 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers
Fri 24th Aug 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
Wed 5th Sep 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE
Sat 8th Sep 1:00 PM CNM Ladies - TBA
Wed 19th Sep 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers
Fri 21st Sep 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
Sun 2nd Dec 11:00 AM Christmas Dinner - Kirtland AFB - Rita Gongora
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July Meeting Talk -by- Robert Gold
MY CAR HANDLES BETTER THAN YOUR CAR! Want to prove it? Here's your chance. Ms.
Bay Stevens of Southwest Motorsports will be at the July 11 CNM meeting to talk
about driving our cars at the Sandia Motorsport Race Track. Here's a unique
opportunity to become Al Unser Jr. for a day and see what your baby will do.
See you there.
CNM Ladies for July -by- Anne Mae Gold
After playing phone tag with me for a while, Brenda Stickler has planned the
July meeting for us. We will meet on July 14th up in Jemez Springs. Brenda
Edeskuty will host us for lunch and then we will drive up to Brenda Stickler's
cabin for dessert. Anyone who needs a map can call Brenda Stickler and she'll
mail one out to you.
Anyone interested in caravaning please call Anne Mae or Brenda. The plan is to
meet at the junction of 528 and 44 (at the gas station where the two meet) no
later than 11 am and then drive up together from there. You may want to call
Brenda Stickler to confirm that you are going so we know who to wait for and
how many will need to be fed.
Hope your summer is relaxing and refreshing! Ta ta for now, Anne Mae
Campout in the Pecos -by- Debbie Deck
From: debbie k deck