Next Meeting, June 5 th 7:00 PM at Denny s, Hwy 680 Sycamore Valley Rd in Danville

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1 The Official Publication of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Corvair Society of America --- Chapter 947 Dedicated to the enjoyment, history and preservation of the Chevrolet Corvair produced from 1960 through This unique, rear-engined, air-cooled automobile WEB grabs as much attention today as it did 50 years ago! VOLUME 250 JUNE 2014 Look for us on the Web! Letter From the Editor 3.. Treasurers Report 4.. Coming Events 4.. SFBA Corsa Meeting Schedule Rob s Workshop 6.. Capital City Photos 8.. SFBA Corsa Active Roster 11. Corvair Classifieds Rob Massari s Hanger Corvairs share with a Cessna Next Meeting, June 5 th 7:00 PM at Denny s, Hwy 680 Sycamore Valley Rd in Danville SFBA Corsa May 2014 page 1

2 Letter From the Editor I hope you were able to attend our last meeting. Reminiscent of the old Orinda days with 13 members in attendance! We should arrange to have special presentations more often. This evening Seth brought in a few DVDs to show. Current SFBA Corsa Officers President Tony Richards, PO Box 765, Mill Valley, CA (415) Lonetree12@yahoo.com Vice-President Harry Kypreos, 7840 Creekside Dr, Dublin, CA HKypreos@epicor.com Secretary Treasurer Clark Calkins, 1907 Alvarado Ave., Walnut Creek, CA (925) CaCalkins@astound.net Fred Garrity, 113 Alamatos Drive, Danville, CA Committees Membership Harry Kypreos (address above) Two of the DVDs focused on the new C7R Corvette (the racing version of the newest C7 Corvette). Of particular interest (to me at least) was the radar system that let the driver know about approaching traffic. This allows the driver to concentrate on looking ahead and not to check the rear-view mirror. Because the body is made of carbon composite (not fiberglass as in the production cars) a special opening had to be cut in the back to allow radar to penetrate. It was glassed over so you couldn't tell. Interesting technology that we will see in our cars shortly! Library Newsletter Dave Newell, 1481 Hamrick Lane, Hayward, CA (510) Clark Calkins (address above) Editor At Large Tony Richards (address above) Refreshments Internet Web Ed Rodrigues, 1702 Nelson St, San Leandro, CA (510) CaCalkins@astound.net The other DVD showed Jay Leno's Stinger. Stingers were produced in the '60s by Don Yenko (Yenko Sportscars, Inc) using late model Corvair Monzas or Corsas. Various power levels were available from 160 to 240 HP. Interestingly the coupes had extra bracing by the rear windows presumably to reduce body flexing. Jay seemed particularly fond of his '66 model and described the restoration process in much detail. The previous owner had kept extensive paper work. (see Letter... on page 5) On The Cover: I thought this was a nice picture of the "shop" we are using to rebuild the 1964 Spyder Coupe in Napa. They let me use one corner of a hangar, but still have to store airplanes as well. This is a Cessna Citation Sovereign saying hello to our Corvair corner (more photos on page 5). - Rob Massari, Director of Operations, Napa Jet Center The Spyder Web is published twelve times a year by SFBA Corsa, Chapter 947 of the Corvair Society Of America (CORSA). The group meets monthly on the first Thursday at 7:00 PM at Denny s in Danville except for special occasions. Membership costs $25/yr (membership in CORSA, $38/yr, is encouraged). An associate membership (newsletter only) is avialable for $15/yr. Memberships begin on January 1 of each year (first year is prorated until September). Advertising space in the Spyder Web is available for $50/yr (1/4 page), $75/yr (1/2 page), and $100/yr (full page). Business card size ads are $25/yr but do not include a subscription to the newsletter. All material should be sent to the editor (address above) or ed to CorsaNews@Bigfoot.com. Material must be received at least two weeks prior to the next meeting date. USE OF MATERIAL: Written permission from the Editor is required for all original material for any use other than reprinting in a Chartered CORSA Chapter newsletter. Permission must be sought in advance for material reprinted herein. page 2 SFBA Corsa - May 2014

3 Minutes of the Last Meeting May 1, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 7:20 by President Tony Richards. We had thirteen members and no guests this evening. A special tonight will be a couple of DVDs brought by Seth. Minutes were accepted as published in the last Spyder Web. Treasurers Report: Neither Fred nor Clark had remembered to bring a copy of the bank statement. Looking it up later the bank balance was $ Membership: No new members. Tony paid his dues and now we are all paid up. A couple of members did not renew and Harry will contact them to see if they intended to drop out or just forgot. Old Business: The Capital City Spring Fling car show was last weekend. Several members went. Seth said it poured rain on Friday but was nice on Saturday and Sunday. He was the speakers at the Saturday night dinner. Walt only went on Saturday. He reported on 2 Rampsides with very nice camper shells. He asked the owner about the shells and was told that they were custom made years ago. A gentleman he knew agreed to make the campers for $600 each if the owner would buy five. He quickly lined up the necessary orders and the campers got made. Walt said they were very good. In all there were four Rampsides (one with a Cadillac V-6) but no Greenbriars or Corvans. Walt noticed a '64 convertible with disk brakes. They came from a Chevy Razor pickup he found out. There was also a nice '61 Lakeside. The crowd seemed larger than last year. As for vendors, Corvair Underground was there (yes they are still in business but only through the internet). Seth sold two stacks of Corvair Wire Wheel hub caps to someone off the street. He reminded them that they were for 13" wheels. Walt left on Saturday and stopped by the Hays Antique Truck & Tractor museum in Woodland. But the truck section had been moved to Reno. On Sunday Seth went to the California Auto Museum. Good display but no Corvairs. The guest speaker on Friday night was from the museum and did apologize for not having a Corvair to display. It seems that 2/3 of their cars are on loan and no one with a Corvair had lent them one. Tony said that he offered a few years back to lend them one of his but he never heard back and didn't pursue it. New Business: Tony suggested that the July meeting be put off until the 10th to avoid the Holiday. Everyone was in agreement with this. Buck Jones will be going to the National Convention in July and will be towing a 32' box trailer. He has very generouslyoffered to haul parts to the Convention for people (clean parts that are not too heavy please). He will be taking some stuff but has plenty of extra room. If you want him to sell the parts then everything has to be marked with your price (he won't have time to Treasurers Report May 2014 Fred Garrity Checking Acct. Cash/Checks Beginning Balance $ $00.00 Income Expenses (none) (none) haggle). Buck, who lives in the Monterey area, will be driving through our locale the week before the Convention (he may be able to time this with our June meeting). If you would be interested give him a call at (831) Tech: Paul is having a problem with Lu's car (which he bought a few years ago). After a short drive, it starts detonating and missing badly. Doesn't quit but will barely run. Sounds like it's running out of gas but Paul has check the fuel pump, rebuilt the carbs, new coil, wires, and points. Checked the fuel filters. He has done everything he can think of. What could be causing this? Swap and Sell: Seth brought in a box of parts that didn't sell in Sacramento. Side view mirrors, bumper guards, vacuum advance units,etc. Most went quickly. Ben Mozzetti has sold almost all of his Corvairs. He only has a Loadside remaining. Respectfully submitted, Clark Calkins, secretary Ending Balance $ $00.00 SFBA Corsa May 2014 page 3

4 Coming Events June 5 th Regular SFBA Corsa Meeting at Denny s in Danville 7:00 PM. Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd. June nd VairFest 2014, Heritage Park, Arroyo Grande, CA. July 10 th Regular SFBA Corsa Meeting at Denny s in Danville 7:00 PM. Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd. July th August 9 th CORSA International Convention, Tacoma, WA. Join Corvanantics for Corvair Expo where the LeMay Auto Museum will be the center of Convention events and activities celebrating the Corvair. Annual SFBA/Valley Picnic at Quarry Lakes Park, Fremont, CA. BBQ should be ready by noon. Come early and enjoy the comradery! SFBA CORSA Meeting Schedule 2014 Thursday Jan 2, 7:00 PM Thursday Feb 6, 7:00 PM Thursday Mar 6, 7:00 PM Saturday Apr 5, 10:00AM SFBA Tech Session. Fred Garrity s house, 113 Alamatos Drive, Danville, CA Thursday May 1, 7:00 PM Thursday Jun 5, 7:00 PM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd. Thursday Jul 10, 7:00 PM Saturday Aug 9, 12:00PM Thursday Sep 4, 7:00 PM Thursday Oct 2, 7:00 PM Thursday Nov, 6 10 AM Saturday Dec 6, 7:00 PM SFBA/Valley Club picnic at Quarry Lakes park, Fremont, CA SFBA Holiday Dinner, Harry s Hofbrau, E. 14th Ave, San Leandro, CA. page 4 SFBA Corsa - May 2014

5 Letter... Walt, Seth, Tony and maybe others went to the Capital City Spring Fling in Sacramento. Walt took the photos you will see on pages 6-7. Thanks to Seth, Harry,and Ed for bringing the equipment. It sure is great to see this many people show up. It makes for a very enjoyable evening. Our next meeting will be held at Denny's in Danville again on June 5th. But the July meeting date has been postponed until July 10th (rather than the 3rd) to avoid the July 4th Holiday. And it s not too early to think about by our Annual SFBA/ Valley Picnic at Quarry Lakes Park in Fremont on Saturday, August 9th that replaces our August meeting. More details in coming newsletters. There are a couple of pictures below to prove that Corvairs do show up for the meetings! Here are a couple more photos of Rob s project cars and the wonderful work area he has available. Rob s Workshop The yellow Spyder came from Skip I believe. A very clean 140 Hp installation! SFBA Corsa May 2014 page 5

6 Capital City Photos Walt Anderson (comments by Editor) Here is a Rampside with a Cadallac V-6. Interesting installation! A very clear Early Spyder An interesting 140Hp with fuel injection (& turbo?) page 6 SFBA Corsa - May 2014

7 The only Lakewood entered. Amother injected 140 Custom made Camper Sheel on this Rampside. A Late model with a V-8 installed. Here is another one of those Camper Sheels on a Rampside. A nice clean Rampside. Check out the old license plate. It says California 56. SFBA Corsa May 2014 page 7

8 SFBA Corsa Active Roster as of May 2014 Last name First name Address City State Zip Phone Date address Anderson Walter 3263 Butters Dr Oakland CA /15 jwanders@cwnet.com Brutschy Marc 8467 Beverly Court Dublin, CA /15 Calkins Clark 1907 Alvarado Ave Walnut Creek CA (925) /15 cacalkins@aol.com Chang Roger 3209 Pine Valley Rd San Ramon CA (925) /15 Rogchang1@gmail.com Coon Robert 51 Wildwood Place El Cerrito CA (510) /15 Dalforno Philip 2386 Westcliffe Ln Walnut Creek CA (925) /15 dalforno@pacbell.net Emerson Seth 3462 Kirkwood Dr. San Jose CA (408) /15 Sethracer@aol.com Frazin Jim P.O. Box San Francisco CA (415) /16 Garrity Fred 113 Alamatos Drive Danville CA (925) /15 Hall Richard Rockwood Dr. Fremont CA /15 Hargrove Doug 2116 Winslow Court Modesto CA Jones Buck PO BOX 444 Pebble BeachCA /15 Kypreos Harry/Carol 7840 Creekside Dr Dublin, CA (925) /15 Lacey Paul Blackberry Hill Rd Los Gatos CA (408) /15 pdmlacey@cs.com Langdon Robert W Eganhoff Lane West Point CA (209) /15 rwlwp@volcano.net Lebermann Art 3124 La Campania Alameda CA /13 Lewis Ken 636 Park Hill Rd Danville CA (925) /14 kendlewis@gmail.com Massari Rob 250 Hartson Street Napa CA /15 robm@napajetcenter.com Mathews Don 2523 Arapahoe Ct. Nampa ID /15 Miller Joe 1444 Trojan Avenue San Leandro CA (510) /15 Newell David 1481 Hamrick Lane Hayward CA (510) chevrobilia@juno.com Piper Vance 22 Estado Court Novato CA (415) /12 vancepiper@msn.com Polacchi John 5296 Wilson Hill Rd Manton CA (530) /15 Richards Tony PO Box 765 Mill Valley CA (415) /15 lonetree12@yahoo.com Rodrigues Ed 1702 Nelson Street San Leandro CA (510) /15 FayeRod@comcast.net Schnier Steve 36 El Toyonal Orinda CA /15 sschnier@hansonbridge Starr James 180 Chaparrel Dr. Paradise CA /14 jjstarr29@att.net von Hofen Chuck 2470 Wexford Ave South SF CA (650) /15 Thompson Kevin Riggs Court Hayward CA (510) /14 KThom28181@earthlink. Wimmer Herb 4275 Putah Creek Rd Winters CA (530) /15 Please let me know if this information is in error or out of date! page 8 SFBA Corsa - May 2014

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11 Corvair Classifieds CORVAIR CARS FOR SALE '66 Corsa Coupe - 4 sp. Bought from Ben Mozzetti in 2012 so you know it runs! Telescopic steering - completely rebuilt. Quick steering arms. Mechanically sound: rebuilt carbs, many new items. Rear wheel bearings and u-joints replaced. New tires w/ mag wheels. (530) Besides these listed parts Skip also has many more engine parts, heads, cams, cranks, posi, turbo. All new or rebuilt. F/C Turned brake drums (2) - $20 F/C Good brake drums (2) with linings & springs - $20 F/C Hub caps (4) - $20 F/C Rear overload spring kit (new) - $100 F/C Front door NOS L&R lock latch - $30 Interior 90% completely restored. Needs headlight switch, bodywork, paint (minor dings and dents), minor rust behind wheels. Nothing major that some TLC won't fix. $6800 or best offer. Lots of new parts available for purchase (bumpers, door handles, mirrors, etc).located near Redwood City. Marc (650) (04/14) 1961 Loadside, Ben Mozzetti has the following car for sale. I believe this is located in Bethel Island. It runs of course. Ben loves to show how all of his cars will start right up! Contact Ben at PO BOX 486, Bethel Island, CA or (925) (09/12) F/C Complete Front & rear bumper guards (NOS) - $325 Spyder Front dash harness to fuse box for F/C - (price not listed) Spyder Dashes (3) - one is wooden face - $100 each Corsa Communiqués $150 Tires R14 on rims for F/C (2) - $ Wood wheels with hubs, horn & contacts. - (2) at $300 each, (1) at $200 CORVAIR PARTS FOR SALE Skip Polachi has the following parts for sale. Parts are located in Red Bluff & Santa Rosa. Best to call evenings SFBA Corsa May 2014 page 11

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