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Southeastern GTO Association...a chapter of the GTO Association of America www.

org Check Out SEGTOA on FACEBOOK March 2018 Volume 32, Issue 3 Celebrating our

Inside this issue: Next Event 1 Next Event: The Big Event Car Show President s

1 Southeastern GTO Association...a chapter of the GTO Association of America Check Out SEGTOA on FACEBOOK March 2018 Volume 32, Issue 3 Celebrating our 32nd Year! Inside this issue: Next Event 1 Next Event: The Big Event Car Show President s Message SEGTOA Save the Date 2 3 Lake Oconee, GA Saturday, March 17 Lake Oconee Show Summit Racing Atlanta Motorama 5-6 See Pages BOPC 7-8 Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge 9-10 Tech Tips: 11 New Members! 12 Classifieds 13 Resources 14

2017 Officers & Board Members President s Message President John Link linkltrs@bellsouth.net Vice President Ernie Stephens real7131@gmail.com Treasurer Larry Snyder larrysnyder1594@hotmail.

2 2017 Officers & Board Members President s Message President John Link linkltrs@bellsouth.net Vice President Ernie Stephens real7131@gmail.com Treasurer Larry Snyder larrysnyder1594@hotmail.co m VP Membership Kim Fowler Fowler_kim@comcast.net VP Newsletter Jim Andrews jb6733andrews@ etcmail.com Webmaster Craig Dean dean.forums95@gmail.com Board Members Bob Immekus brimmekus@gmail.com Chuck Giraud chuckgeo@aol.com Steve Weisbarth sweisbar@gmail.com Chris McPherson chrismcpherson218@ gmail.com Mike Walling mwalling@ leitransportation.com We had a really Fun February Meeting/Christmas Party/Gift Exchange. Katie Lawrence did a great job decorating and the food was wonderful. Great Food, Fun Gifts, and Great People equal a Great Time. Hope even more of you can be there next time. I m looking forward to the March Meeting/Car show at Lake Oconee. This show has been well attended by SEGTOA in the past. A lot of SEGTOA functions are on the Northwest side of Atlanta, so for you members on the east side, this meeting will be a lot closer. So, meet us there. SEGTOA has plenty going on the rest of 2018 too. All our functions are more fun if you re there!! Life is short, so enjoy the good weather, enjoy your Pontiacs and enjoy your friends in SEGTOA. John Link, President 2

3 Saturday March 17 Sat.-Sun. April Saturday May 12 Fri.-Sun. June 1-3 Saturday July 14 Saturday August 4 October SEGTOA Save The Date! 2018 Events The Big Event Car Show at Lake Oconee Atlanta Motorama - Atlanta Motor Speedway BOPC at Piedmont Church Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge Dyno Day at Complete Performance SEGTOA Picnic Tail of the Dragon Road Trip, Get together at the Link s Estate The Big Event Car Show at Lake Oconee is coordinated by member Doug Askew. We haven t been to this show for a few years, so let s make a big presence this year to support one of our members. There is no pre-registration. We will plan on caravanning from the east side of Atlanta together, and you ve already received one notice, but we ll send another a day or two before. Please RSVP to Ernie Stephens (real7131@gmail.com) ASAP, as Doug is going to reserve parking for us at the show. Info is on page 4. You ll see on pages 5 and 6 info and the registration form for the 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Atlanta Motorama. You need to get your entry form and fee to Chris McPherson by March 19, 2018 so he can get them in by March 26 in order for our club to get preferred parking, club awards, AND to save $15 on your registration fee. You can print and fill out the form on page 5, and you need to send it to Chris so he can submit them together: Chris McPherson, 915 Franklin Goldmine Rd, Cumming, GA, March 19th will be here before you know it! Don t miss this show that gets bigger every year! Pages 7 & 8 contain registration and class information for the Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, & Cadillac show on Saturday May 12. The BOPC is the best long-standing car show in the area, and it s being hosted by the Cadillac club this year. We hosted it in 2016, and we ll be up again in The location is great, there s plenty of parking, and a whole lot of really sweet cars. You received a Special BOPC Edition Tiger Tales with all the information in it. Pages 9 & 10 are all about Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge. We heard at least one person say that this is not only the best Pontiac show he s ever been to, but the best Car Show he s been to ever! Very few Music Road Hotel rooms are available at the show rate. Last year we went up on Thursday afternoon so we could take our cars in first thing Friday morning. It fills up fast! Details to come. Dyno Day in July is still being tuned-up, and you ll receive more info as it becomes available. Plan on attending and seeing what kind of power your Pontiac is putting out, and do some tuning on it. If you ve done it before, you know it s a lot of fun! John Link Kim Fowler Ernie Stephens Meeting Committee Pro Tem 3

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Your GTO is stock with an external voltage regulator mounted to the fire wall. And it is an original mechanical points style like the one on the right. About $80 to replace.

11 Your GTO is stock with an external voltage regulator mounted to the fire wall. And it is an original mechanical points style like the one on the right. About $80 to replace. You decide to upgrade all your head lights, blinkers, and tail lights. You replace all the lights with all systems off. You switch on the ignition and start testing the lights. Naturally all of them work except one headlight, an opposite parking/ blinker light, and one tail light. You leave the ignition switch ON and start trouble-shooting to get all of the lights working. Two hours later, all the lights are on and blinking correctly. You turn off the ignition switch and take a well-earned break, maybe even get something to eat. You come back to admire your effort and start the beast up. You hear a high pitched whine under the hood. You raise the hood and the whine is from the alternator you just bought two weeks ago for $89. Suddenly, it starts smoking. It is not the belt, but the alternator itself. The smell of ozone fills the garage and sets off the smoke alarm. What the heck happened? Well, when you turned the ignition switch to ON, you engaged the points on the original style voltage regulator and after the two hour light check with the ignition on, the points stuck together and with the engine later running, the points did not open, causing the stator winding inside the alternator to short out. So you go down to Auto Electric Manufacturing in Marietta, buy a transistor voltage regulator pictured on the left for $20 and have the alternator rebuilt to 70 amps for $40. SO NOW: remember that to check the lights for any period of time you should switch the ignition to the ACC position so as NOT to engage the voltage regulator. Jim Norman Editor s note: Leaving the ignition switch ON for an extended period with a points type distributor is also good way to blow up an ignition coil. If the points are closed and the ignition switch is ON, the coil is energized. If left for a long enough period of time, the coil will heat up and expansion will blow the tower off the coil, leaving a coat of transformer oil all over the engine compartment. No need to ask me how I know this. 11

12 Welcome New Members! WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Michael Story Gainesville, GA 2006 GTO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Alvin & Loretta Jackson Kathleen, GA 2006 GTO Welcome aboard! It s nice to see more Next Gen GTOs in the club! 12

13 SEGTOA CLASSIFIEDS I have car parts to sell at the BOPC. I sold over $1,000 last year, so my stock is depleting. If anyone would like to share a space with me at the upcoming BOPC, please contact me. Also, we have an electric powered treadmill that needs a good home. It s a very nice one. Free for the taking. Paul Sorrells p.sorrells@comcast.net (404) Cars for Sale 67 GTO Older restoration. Montreux Blue, Factory air, PS, PB, original engine. Nice. $27, GTO in primer. 455, turbo 350. New wiring harness and Big Disc setup available. $15, Tempest. OHC6, second owner. Parts to convert to Sprint (4bbl, dual exh.) $ Ventura 350/350, Factory Air, Power Steering $ Bonneville. Second owner. $5000 All prices negotiable after inspection. Lee Lamb quixote@bellsouth.net GTO Parts for Sale Gas tank 4 - G70-14 Wide Oval Red Line tires, bias-ply, off rims Larry Greer GreerLawrence245@gmail.com Wanted: 1960s Vintage GTO Rick Adams radamscompany@yahoo.com Parts Needed 66/67 AC Parts. Condenser with brackets, hoses, lower brackets for AC radiator air deflectors. Contact Ernie at real7131@yahoo.com 13

14 Resources Here s a link to a very good article about tuning the primary and secondary circuits of the Rochester QuadraJet: And another one on Pontiac engine colors: Thanks Ed Bellair for the links! GTO Parts & Services Sources Thank You to Jeremiah Riggio, Bob Mohalley, and Jim Racela for tracking down some useful on-line sources for GTO parts and services. Hopefully these will prove useful to you in keeping your GTO looking like a proper time machine! General Info Carbs Engines & Heads Radios Wheels Pontiac Tripower Pontiac Literature Engine Color Reference From member Jim Racela: The first link is a listing of copies of original brochures for classic cars. The 2nd is a link to an example, in this case a PDF file of the available accessories and prices for 1966 Pontiac full car line. (Aside to John Link: Sorry buddy, but there isn't anything listed under the 1969 Buick category! Darn!) AardvarkPublisherAttachments/ /1966_Mini_Accessorizer_Catalog.pdf 14

15 SEGTOA Technical Advisory Panel The members listed below have volunteered to share their special knowledge with other members. Please feel free to contact these involved members Doug Askew Jerry Hamilton (home) 1966 Bob Immekus (cell) 1967 Steve Pullen (cell) 1968 Ed Bellair (cell) 1969 John Link (cell) 1970 Jim Norman (cell) BJ Benton (cell) Paul McGinnett (home) Tiger Tales is published monthly by the Southeastern GTO Association. SEGTOA is a chapter of the GTO Association of America ( the premier organization for GTO enthusiasts. Each month GTOAA members receive The Legend magazine, a Golden Quill Award Winning publication. SEGTOA is also associated with Pontiac Oakland Club International ( POCI members receive their monthly magazine Smoke Signals. SEGTOA is an organization dedicated to the survival of the Pontiac GTO, LeMans, and other classic Pontiacs. SEGTOA is open to anyone who shares our common interest in GTOs and other Pontiacs. We enjoy monthly Chapter meetings, including cruises, car shows, picnics, technical sessions and other fun activities. Our members hail from four different states! Members and their spouses, significant others and children are invited and encouraged to attend each monthly club function. Club Membership Dues Dues are $20 per year, payable January 1st each year. New members receive a $10 discount on membership their first year. SEGTOA dues requirements are waived for all active military. Membership in GTOAA and/or POCI is required for all members joining after Members must be in good standing to attend meetings, with the option to bring their membership up to date at any scheduled meeting. Membership application is available on the SEGTOA website. Checks should be made payable to Southeastern GTO Association and mailed to Larry Snyder, 1594 Greyson Ridge, Marietta, GA

Tiger Tales. Acworth Cruise-In. Next Event: Saturday July 29. Downtown Acworth 4 PM -?? Southeastern GTO Association

Tiger Tales. Acworth Cruise-In. Next Event: Saturday July 29. Downtown Acworth 4 PM -?? Southeastern GTO Association Tiger Tales Southeastern GTO Association...a chapter of the GTO Association of America www.segtoa.org Check Out SEGTOA on FACEBOOK July 2017 Volume 31, Issue 7 Celebrating our 31st Year! Inside this issue: