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Newsletter of the Arkansas Corvair Club n

inside:

May 2016 Volume 29, Issue 5

G reetings, Arkansas Corvair enthusiasts. Our Arkansas CORSA

chapter is, again, at the outset of another business year of Corvair

gatherings and activities. As stated in our club bylaws, the club’s fiscal year

(business year) begins on May 1st and ends on April 30th of the next calendar

year.

I promised to Todd Sanders that my message to members (in this May

newsletter) would be brief. My first order of business is to express sincere

thanks to everyone who served and supported our Arkansas Corvair Club dur-

ing the 2015-16 business year. Most importantly, I express sincere thanks to

all of our elected officers who serve faithfully: Keith LaCrosse (president),

Clyde Jones (vice president), Elvis King (treasurer), and JB King (secretary).

Likewise, we owe thanks and appreciation to Todd Sanders who toils monthly

to publish our newsletter and keep us informed. Our gratitude and thanks to

everyone.

I have noted approximately 14 pairs of “unfamiliar” names (husbands and

wives) on the ACC membership list that I do not recall as club members when

I departed the United States, in October of 2012, for my 18-month “sabbatical”

in eastern China. Among the 14 pairs of names, I’ve chatted casually with sev-

eral newer members, during our meetings and activities over the past 24

months, since my return to Arkansas. Over the next twelve months, I’ll be

working to “get to know” all of you better and doing my best to greet you by

first names, as occasions allow.

I will have more information to share when we meet in North Little Rock on

May 17. Until then, I say thank you for the honor of leading our Arkansas Cor-

vair Club and happy air-cooled motoring to one and all.

Best regards,

Bill Smith

From your ACC President

Getting to know you… again.

PLAN NOW FOR

2016 ACTIVITIES

2016 activities have already

begun with the Penzers Anniver-

sary party in April. So, check the

list below and plan accordingly.

Our activities are not only a

way to show off your car but equal-

ly important is the fellowship with

other Corvair “nuts.”

Many of our members plan

their summer vacation around our

meetings. As an example, the

Springfield, Illinois CORSA Con-

vention could not be in a better

place to take the family. National

history abounds in the Springfield

area.

Listed below are some dates to

remember.

May 14, Harden Baptist Church

Show N Shine, White Hall

May 21, Petit Jean Car Museum

June 3-4, Blytheville Cars & Cycles

Against Cancer

July 9, Ozark Mustang Club Car

Show, Ozark, AR

July 12-16, CORSA, Springfield, MO

August 11-13, Branson Super Sum-

mer Cruise, Shephard of the Hills

September 23-25, Great Plains

Roundup, Tulsa

Birthdays and Anniversaries

JUNE

Please support your club by prompt payment of your dues

DUE IN MAY

Clyde Jones Jim Latture

Roberto Losole

PAST DUE

Butch Chapman

James Harakel

Stan Schultz

Please disregard if you’ve already paid.

Dues are $20.00 for regular membership and $15.00

for associate members. Please mail payments to

Arkansas Corvair Club

PO Box 627

Little Rock, AR 72203

DUES ALERT

BIRTHDAYS

Shirley Sanders 6th

Keith LaCrosse 17th

Donna Pentzer 17th

ANNIVERSARIES

Ross & Belinda Hussey 2nd

D. Q. & Joan Perna 6th

Todd & Shirley Sanders 8th

Dale & Sandy Dishmon 15th

Keith & Cindy LaCrosse 29th

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April Minutes

The Arkansas Corvair Club met at our regular meeting place, US Pizza on McCain Park Drive, NLR, on Tuesday, April 19, with 28 in attendance. The meeting was called to order by president, Keith La-Crosse. The minutes from our March meeting were read. A correction was made on the dates of the Cars & Cycles Against Cancer event at Blytheville. The dates listed were incorrectly listed as June14-15 and it is June 4-5. Elvis King gave a financial report. We currently have $5,382.42 in our treasury. Old Business

Tom Brown said that we can tour the Petit Jean car museum on Saturday, May 21. We will meet at the car museum at 10:00 that morning and eat lunch after the tour. At our May 17 meeting we will get a head count of the members who will attend and make reservations for that number to eat lunch at the lodge. New Business

Keith opened the floor for the vote on new officers. They are: President, Bill Smith; Vice President, Dan Hill; Secretary, JB King; Treasurer, Elvis King. Todd Sanders made the motion that we accept this slate of officers, Aaron Swift seconded the motion, and it passed. Announcements

Keith thanked Jerry and Donna Pentzer for once again hosting the annual open house and anniversary celebration at their home in Ozark. Upcoming Events

Cars & Cycles Against Cancer, Blytheville, AR June 4-5 CORSA convention, Springfield, IL, July 12-16 Shepherd of the Hills Super Summer Cruise, Branson, MO

August 11-13 Great Plains Roundup, Tulsa, OK, September 23-25

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. JB King, Secretary

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Over the years, there have been at least a couple of Corvair owners tell me the reason they have not upgraded their cars to the internally regulated 10SI or 12SI alternator is that there seemed no way to easily work in that pesky rear strut. We have seen some nicely fabricated, and some not so nicely bent/cobbled factory, struts that probably do the job just as well as the production piece, but sure looked untidy.

Not being burdened by the "it's gotta be stock" notion, I changed my '66 Monza from the stock alternator to the internally regulated kind several years ago. When my Spyder was nearing completion, I also converted it from the long heavy generator to the 10SI model. When you put the 10SI frame on the stock front, with the two-terminal plug in either the upright or aft position, the two positions where the modified wiring seems to look neater, the boss for a rear brace is located nowhere near where it should be to use the stock piece.

Lots of Corvair owners have had one of these internally regulat-ed alternators on their engines, without a rear brace, for years with-out a failure. Maybe there have been some, but I have not been told of one. You sure can't run a gener-ator without a rear bracket. As heavy and long as they are, the mounting ears can break off and I have one example of an early gen-erator adapter plate with one of the

tabs broken off.

Last Summer at the Knoxville convention I saw a way to use a stock rear bracket with the upgraded alternator. But, you must index the alter-nator body so the two-terminal connector points toward the front. In my mind this makes for an awkward orientation for the modified wiring harness, but with a couple of longer bolts and spacers, you can use that stock brack-

et. While completing the engine re-build for my van project, I decided to see how this arrangement would work.

At first, using washers as spac-ers, I found that the spacer tube for the alternator needed to be about 5/8 inch long and the bottom tube should be about 1 1/8 inches. (see

the arrows in fig one) The stock bracket comes to within about 1/8 inch of the rear bearing of the alter-nator, but it does clear. I don't think I am going to leave it like that, but I did want to show our ACC members that it can be done! Keep on Corvairing!

ELVIS’ TECH TALK By Elvis KIng

10SI Alternator Brace

Figure 1

Figure 2

Dee Jones needs a count of those who will need a room at the Branson Shephard of the Hills event. She has secured a block of rooms for $75 per night at the Barrington Hotel. You can make reservations at the Barrington be calling 417-334-8866. Mention the Arkansas Corvair Club when calling.

Tom Brown will need a count at the 17th meeting for those plan-ning to attend the Petit Jean Moun-tain Car Museum trip.

Frank Campbell update. You may be aware that Frank had surgery on his foot recently. A report from Frank indicates that the surgery was successful and that the foot is healing very well.

He has now disposed of his crutches and “boot” and begun put-ting weight on it. Will need to take it easy for a few more weeks but Frank says considering the alternative, the surgery and recovery was well worth it.

2016 Great Plains Round-up Information is on line at: www.tulsacorvair.com

Branson Super Summer Cruise Registration is on line at: https://securebranson.com/supersummercruise/

Ozark Mustang Club Car Show registration forms will be avail-able at our May 17th meeting.

Have a car or parts for sale? Email the editor and we’ll list the information in the newsletter. todds@arkwest.com

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Officers

President: Bill Smith, 835 S. Donaghey Ave, Apt. 1615, Conway, AR 72034-7055, 501-504-9070.

Vice-President: Dan Hill, 6490 Double S Trail, Benton, AR 72019, 501-231-0201. Treasurer: Elvis King, 21305 N. Mill Rd., Little Rock, AR 72206, 501 888-1224.

Secretary: JB King, 21305 N. Mill Rd., Little Rock AR, 72206, 501 888-1224.

Elected Board: Joe Espejo, 501 834-0806; Clyde Jones, 870 429-6789; Aaron Swift, 501 490-2448.

Committee Chairs

Membership: Elvis King 501-888-1224 eking@aristotle.net

Publicity and Newsletter Editor: Todd Sanders, 479 495-3402 todds@arkwest.com

Newsletter Advertising: Non-members and businesses: $150/year full page; $100-½ page; $50-¼ page. Web Site: www.arcorvairclub.org

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Arkansas Corvai r Club Informat ion Meetings

The Arkansas Corvair Club (ACC) meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. We meet at U.S. Pizza Com-pany, 4001 McCain Park Dr., North Little Rock. (behind Applebee’s)

Next Meeting The ACC will meet Tuesday, May 17th, at 7:00 p.m., at U.S. Piz-za Company, 4001 McCain Park Dr., North Little Rock. (behind Apple-bee’s). Join us at 6:00 p.m. for food and fellowship prior to the meeting. The club offers an array of merchan-dise for sale—oil filters, gas filters, hats, decals, patches, T-shirts and more.

ACC Mission: The mission of the Arkansas Corvair Club (ACC) is to promote the maintenance, enjoyment, and preservation of all types of Corvairs and related vehicles, and to advance

and improve driving skills, automobile safety, and the Corvair’s image.

Arkansas Corvair Club P.O. Box 627 Little Rock, AR 72203

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“Promoting the maintenance,

enjoyment, and preservation of the

Chevrolet Corvair.”

Place first class postage here.