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

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1 Tiger Tales Southeastern GTO Association...a chapter of the GTO Association of America Check Out SEGTOA on FACEBOOK July 2017 Volume 31, Issue 7 Celebrating our 31st Year! Inside this issue: Next Event 1 Next Event: Acworth Cruise-In President s Message Officers & Board SEGTOA Save the Date 2 3 Saturday July 29 Downtown Acworth Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge Recap 4,5 4 PM -?? GTOAA 6 Tech Tips 7 Classifieds 8 Resources 9

2 2017 Officers & Board Members President John Link Treasurer Larry Snyder com President s Message Membership Danny Finkelstein d_finkelstein@comcast.net Newsletter Jim Andrews jb6733andrews@ etcmail.com Meetings Ernie Stephens real7131@yahoo.com Webmaster Craig Dean dean.forums95@gmail.com Board Members Bob Immekus brimmekus@gmail.com As you receive this Newsletter, the GTOAA National Meet will be ending. And I missed it! I had planned to go, but life got in the way. Our Treasurer Larry Snyder and wife (Karen) were there to receive our 2017 Awards. Next year, the Nationals will be in Valley Forge, PA. Everyone should visit Valley Forge once, so make plans now. Looking forward to the July Cruise-In in downtown Acworth. Always a fun afternoon and good places to have dinner. So come and get a group together for dinner. Have fun with your PONTIAC! August is the lake Alatoona Picnic, free for members & guests. If anyone brings a dessert, I ll try to not let it go to waste! To HECK with the waistline!!! Chuck Giraud chuckgeo@aol.com Steve Weisbarth sweisbar@gmail.com John Link President Chris McPherson chrismcpherson218@ gmail.com Mike Walling mwalling@ leitransportation.com 2

3 SEGTOA Save The Date! 2017 Events June 26 July 1 Saturday July 29 Saturday August 5 September October December GTOAA Nationals Springfield, Illinois Acworth Cruise In - 4PM SEGTOA Picnic Red Top Mountain State Park Hubcaps & History Old Downtown Marietta Tail of the Dragon overnight trip SEGTOA Christmas Party Sort of late by this time, but just in case: Information on the GTOAA Nationals can be found at Hosted by the Gateway GTO Association. The Acworth Cruise-In is our next official event. It only happens a few times a year. Be there before 3PM if you want to park with the group. We ll try to save you a spot! Discussions will center around the picnic and Tail of the Dragon. The Annual SEGTOA picnic is Saturday August 5 at Red Top Mountain State Park, Shelter #7. This is the same location that we have had for the past 3 years. SEGTOA will handle the cost for the food & drink through Williamson Bros BBQ. SEGTOA members and their guests are welcome to bring their favorite picnic food to share with the group. Please me your RSVP's (yes or no) because we will need to finalize the food order by a certain date. Please include how many in your party (member's name(s) and/or family member or guest). Hubcaps and History is a nice smaller show in Old Downtown Marietta. We usually get a pretty good group at this show, and it s always a good time. The annual Tail of the Dragon overnight trip is shaping up for late October. We ll provide informational s as the dates approach. The picnic and Christmas party are the two biggest SEGTOA events of the year, and we d like to see them get even bigger. The more people we can get at these events, the more fun they are. The Tail of the Dragon overnight trip never disappoints, and we d like to see a few more cars and people for that one as well. If you have any ideas for club events, please shoot me an ! Ernie Stephens real7131@yahoo.com Events Coordinator 3

4 June Recap: Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge Friday-Sunday, June 2-4 The initial weather forecasts didn t look promising for the weekend, but it turned out perfectly. 242 cars were in attendance, including a big group from SEGTOA: George & Dempsey Christenberry - 62 Grand Prix Tim & Katie Lawrence - 64 GTO Tom & Linda Schmidt - 65 GTO Jim & Terri Andrews - 67 GTO Ernie, Stephanie, and Courtney Stephens - 67 GTO Mike Walling - 67 GTO Jim Norton - 67 GTO Rufus Rollins - 61 Bonneville & 68 GTO Some trailerd up and some drove the scenic route in their Pontiacs. All arrived safe and sound, and a great time was had by all. SEGTOA members, as usual, took our share of awards home with us. If you ve never been to this show, we highly recommend it! 4

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7 Tech Tips: Gimme a Brake! Currently working on replacing the front brakes (and lots of other parts) on a 68 GTO, we had rebuilt the rear brakes (the parking brake wouldn t work, and parts were missing) but the front brakes seemed fine.however, with more driving, there was less braking the longer the car was driven. Sounded like a heat build-up problem. What I found was a mismatched rotor and caliper. A 1969 one piece rotor was paired with a 1968 four-piston caliper. The 1968 rotor was a 2 piece unit (rotor with separate hub). The 1968 caliper was rubbing on the 1969 rotor. NOT GOOD! The 4 piston caliper for 68 had its own problems, even back-in-the-day. How long it had been on there? The correct 68 rotor/hub is available, as is the caliper, but they re very expensive, plus an additional $ core charge for each wheel! The answer: a new Right Stuff Detailing Disk Brake wheel kit. A big cost savings! Everything in one kit, AND you are able to use a stock steel 14 wheel if you desire. It s not finished yet due to 50 yearold ball joints, lower control arm bushings, etc. Someday, I ll do an article on how to remove a rusted on lower control arm bushing bolt using alignment spacers and a pickle fork. Not a pretty sight! - John Link 7

8 SEGTOA CLASSIFIEDS 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 Wanted: Standard steel wheel for spare. 15"x 6" or 15"x 7" to fit GTO bolt pattern. Paul Sorrells (404) 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 For Sale: Be Cool Aluminum Radiator P/N For GTO Automatic up to 700 hp Jim Beil

9 Resources From club member Ernie Stephens: SEGTOA members have the opportunity to join the North Georgia Car Club ngautoclub.com. The club was formerly known as the Lockheed Martin Auto Club. Lockheed Martin is no longer affiliated with the club and it now operates as a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). North Georgia Auto Club is located on Atlanta Road, Marietta Georgia and it features three (3) work bays, an extensive tool collection, tire changer, tool check out opportunity, 3 phase air compressor, brake change rack, and oil change rack. New membership dues are only $75.00 annually! 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 9

10 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 Kenny Simpson (home) 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