Saturday, March7th, 2015 - Florida Chapter of NCRS
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1. Chapter Highlights Chairman s Message Upcoming Events NCRS National Website http www ncrs org NCRS Florida website http www ncrsfl org Chapter Contacts NCRS Florida Chapter Chairman Ed Augustine nersfl1 outlook com NCRS Florida Chapter Co Judging Chairman Joel Stieglitz Joelbbvette hotmail com NCRS Florida Chapter Co Judging Chairwoman Laureen Ramsey cramsey cfl rr com NCRS Florida Chapter Event Coordinator Tyler Townsley Ttownsley sprynet com NCRS Florida Chapter FL Chapter Web Keith Geel Info NCRSFL org NCRS Florida Chapter Editor The Fuel Line Ed Nieves nieves_1 bellsouth net 37th Annual Winter Regional Meet survives new venue See Chairman s Message joe 11 ANNAA As the dust has now settled and the 37 Regional is in the record books one can only be happy with the end result think we were all a little apprehensive about moving to a new location but we knew the new location could lead to an extremely bright future for the event at its new home If the membership only knew how close the event came to a total shutdown they would cringe at the thought Fortunately when we were challenged with the move we only gained more resolve to do it because we know what this event means to NCRS and to the Corvette Community as a whole The core group of volunteers who are consistently on the front row namely Tyler Townsley Skip Renganeschi Joel amp Ruth Stieglit2. for 1953 present Corvettes 800 757 KEEN www keenparts com m gt tT 6048 State Route 128 Cleves OH 45002 info keenparts com
3. came up with this solution Using a heat gun a couple of boards a few heavy containers and a hard surface was able to remold the rubber backing of the carpets My advice is to work with small areas at a time and heat the rubber backing just enough that it is soft to the touch It should also have a little tacky feel Keep the heat gun moving always so as not to burn through to the carpet and most importantly TAKE YOUR TIME Here are the tools used The left side panel before Not the most high tech equipment but got the job done ennea S aa Heating rubber backing and applying pressure until cool The left side panel after reworking the rubber backing and cleaning the carpet While had the carpet out went ahead and added some sound insulation Laid down the insulation and applied a little heat with my small heater to help it settle down Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Page 18 It is interesting to see just how much the carpet shrunk in the rear It should be at least another 3 inches longer I then fabricated a trim panel to cover the carpet out of aluminum siding to address the issue Issue Number 8 Ap I then used the post and push retainers that originally held the carpet to hold the trim panel in place And here is the finished product www keenparts com or 800 757 Keen Each catalog has hundreds of diagrams and photos to help you find your part fast Parts and Accessories
4. one of their meets so I have decided to take my 1995 and have it judged while enjoy the event as well I m attaching a flyer to the event in my message in the event anyone is interested just click on it and it will take you to their announcement page 7 20 In closing please continue to send me articles of your Corvettes and 1 A restoration tips know many of you have some great experiences that others would find very ee Please send pictures and articles to my e mail at nieves_ south net Also don t forget about our chapter Facebook page We already have more than 250 likes and activity has been picking up substantially Stay Safe and thank you for your support ort Sale Specialist Licensed in FL amp NY Ruth Primeau Broker Associate Phone 727 504 8000 Email RuthPrimo msn com waw MyPrimoHomes com Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Florida Chapter NCRS Pre Flight Judging School Please join us for the opportunity to Pre Flight a Midyear Corvette in Southeast Florida This is a chance to meet with Master Judges and review a typical judging category on a Midyear This event will be held at the Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum in the historic Fort Lauderdale area Lunch is available nearby Register through email to ncrs1966 gmail com SteveTorp 37079 Please include your NCRS membership number No prepayment is necessary Entry fee to the museum is to be paid upon arrival Broward Blvd t Da
5. oxygen sensor There isn t a lot of room to get your hands in to disconnect the wiring plug The Factory Service Manual lists the correct torque settings to tighten the bolts This is what the finished system looks like from the rear of the car have saved up to 67 points on the judging sheets by doing this project T Paul Schwack is preparing his car for Flight judging It will be judged at the Florida Chapter Spring Meet Additional corrections have been done to the car such as Original rotors being placed back original water pump original plug wires and original wheels were all reinstalled A comprehensive detailing of the car is being done as well Come to our chapter spring meet and witness the end result of Paul s journey to his Top Flight endeavor and support your fellow members THE LONG AND WINDING Road The story of my Riverside Gold 1969 Corvette convertible is filled with several highs and lows During the summer of 1989 was on top of the world enjoying my 67 427 390 Corvette roadster when received a call from the same Ft Lauderdale Florida Corvette dealer that sold me the 67 a year before Apparently they wanted to buy it back because the dealer had a foreign buyer who was keen on a big block 67 Offering twice what paid for it just 12 months prior could not resist We agreed on a price which included a significant amount of cash receipt of a 1969 four speed 427 390 mar
6. 8 April June 2015 Editors Notes I can t believe that we are already past our Regional event As your editor this is my 8th issue of the Fuel Line and I must admit that I m still getting excited about highlighting our chapter events and sharing any information that can benefit the membership attended our Winter Regional Meet and was impressed with the overall site and event It s a real treat to have the cars judged indoors and the people at the airport were very helpful The judging schools were all well attended and the topics were very informative Yes the hotel situation is Ed Nieves different from what we were used to but driving 10 miles or so to a hotel was not a problem Fuel Line Editor for me had an opportunity to take many photos and I posted as many as possible in this issue Special thanks to Alan Foster and Ann and Steve Torp for contributing photos for the Fuel Line My hat goes off to all the volunteers that made our regional event possible An event of this size is a huge undertaking and we should all thank Ed Augustine Tyler and the rest of the chapter volunteers They did a wonderful job Soon our NCRS National Meet will be here and I encourage our Florida members to attend If any of you have not attended a National it s a great venue to meet many nice people from all over our great country Unfortunately won t be able to attend this year I m saving myself for Bloomington Gold have never attended
7. the selling dealer as well as copies of all the titles transfers and registra By Robert Lopez NCRS 14698 tion After piecing together the information discovered that Ken Surrett was the original owner but gave the Corvette to his soon to be ex wife and second owner Sara Surrett The divorce was friendly and she kept the Corvette but inex plicably she decided at some point in her 13 year ownership to paint the Corvette white and change the black soft top to white Apparently she was going for the Good Humor Ice Cream look Ken gave me a picture to prove this The car was then sold to Charles Sweeney the third owner who in turn sold it to Rocco Marchegiano Jr son of boxing legend Rocky Marciano the fourth owner Marchegiano Jr traded in the 69 to the aforementioned Ft Lauderdale Corvette dealer at which point became the fifth owner Sadly as many of us have discovered the ability to acquire this historical ownership information has become much more difficult due to the increased privacy laws The 69 was enjoyed for several years during which time the interior and engine compartment were cleaned and detailed However the maroon paint was showing signs of age and cracking thus the decision was made to strip and paint the car back to its original Riverside Gold In 2000 the car was given to a friend whom we ll call Bob for lack of a more descriptive name with a good reputation and ta
8. Bracken Bob Puls Brady Como Bruce Maser Bruce Maser Dan Kirkconnell David Lefeaux David Vance Donald Ghareeb Donald Ghareeb Donald Klumpp Donald Warmuth Douglas Kenny Eduardo Padron Frank Berris Castrovillo Howard Heinsohn Jack Barnett Jack Ross Jack Ross James Anderson James Anderson Jerry Trachtman Jim White John Ammons John Bogatay John Gammel John Neas Flight Judging Second Flight Flight Judging Third Flight Performance Verification Performance Verification PASS Flight Judging Top Flight Bowtie Sign off Interior Flight Judging Top Flight Performance Verification Crossed Flags Display Performance Verification Performance Verification Flight Judging Top Flight Regional Founders Operations pass Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Performance Verification Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Performance Verification PASS Flight Judging Second Flight Performance Verification PASS Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Second Flight American Heritage Display Jonathan Fuss Joseph Wick Kirk Brooks Leif Gunderson Lynn Libby Maurice Hebert Mel Mann Michael Burkhold Michael Harling Michael Risko Miguel Ramos Paul Manobianco Philip Korsant Ralph Amitrano Rich Haydinger Rick Race Robert Lop
9. Hat several are 200 level and a few are 100 level Master Judges decided to attend a Florida Chapter Flight Judging event in Howie in The Hills that they were scheduled to be judges to see what NCRS was all about was immediately impressed with the event and the people that met A few weeks later joined NCRS My first event as a member was the Winter Regional in Old Town Kissimmee entered my C4 as a Sportsman entry and earned a few judging points Several of my NCRS friends have a Founders Award It seemed to be something that could achieve with a high mileage Corvette So in addition to working toward a Sportsman trophy put the Founders Award on my task list This means that will have to have the car Flight Judged and achieve at least a 3rd Flight The previous owner of my car added a few aftermarket items to the car Although they look and sound great they will get large points deduction Chrome C5 Z06 wheels and a Magnaflow exhaust system The first thing decided to change is the exhaust system After calling several Corvette recyclers located what was looking for This system had just the right manufacture date for my car Here are the steps that took to re condition this exhaust Issue Number 8 April By Paul Schwack NCRS 59307 Photos Courtesy of Author This is what the stock cat back exhaust system looked like when got it It just so happened that the owner of the Salvage yard s father
10. Kissimmee Regional the car was prepared to take on the arduous task of Performing as Designed During this process one thought kept entering my mind over and over again would really like to meet the GM engineer s that dreamed f the CORPOLAN ON font cartes iro up and designed all of those interesting gadgets for the i g der vrac ond tality T T E namer of ch early C3s like fiber optics headlight washers and all those f rai HARON MOTOR Division wonderful vacuum operated gizmos Nonetheless the 69 re aas was presented for and achieved the NCRS Performance 4 Verification award at the 2015 Winter Regional in Lakeland Florida and passed Accordingly a NCRS National Convention appears to be in our future The Lakeland event had one other unique aspect as Ken was able to attend and was reunited with the 1969 Corvette Convertible that he ordered from Jim Rathmann Chevrolet after some 45 years Ken was delighted and obviously thrilled and emotional at seeing his Golden Princess again can t describe the pleasure felt to see Ken sit in the driver s seat once more and share in his memories This is a treasured memory that will never forget Photo by MICHAEL WILSON LEDGER Issue Number 8 April Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Page 14 Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Page 15 Regional Report By Joel Stieglitz Florida Ch Florida Chapter Co Chief Judge Andre Baritelle Barry
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12. ent The car was brought home to Miami and a complete restoration was commenced in June 2012 with the correct one year only Riverside Gold color sourced with the invaluable help of NCRS member John Ballard For 6 months leading up to the final paint application and with the invaluable 1968 1969 NCRS Technical Information Manual amp Judging Guide as well as the Assembly Manual in hand would complete my normal banking workdays that started at 7 a m and would bring a change of clothes eat dinner at my friend s auto shop work on the car sometimes until 2 a m then spend another 20 minutes scrubbing the grime off my hands only to get up in a few hours and do it all again During this time and with the ownership history in hand coupled with the internet was able to locate the original owner Ken Surrett still living near Melbourne Florida The initial phone message left for Ken was if he was the gentleman that purchased this particular Corvette from Jim Rathmann Chevrolet to please contact me to confirm if he was in fact the original owner The next day received a call from Ken who was thrilled and overjoyed to hear that his 1969 Riverside Gold Corvette was alive and being restored to its original condition During our many conversations Ken also mentioned that one day in early 1963 while walking through the Jim Rathmann service area he saw the new 1963 Corvette Sting Ray It was a Silver Blue fuel injected convertible
13. everyone to enjoy the meet We had several sponsors who also helped that would like to mention for their financial help and they are Heacock Insurance Keene Corvette Coffman Corvette and Stingray Chevrolet who were all very generous towards our meet If could give a special shout out to John Neas for his 56 Racer and to Rick Workman and Tom Hill for the CERV II displays If anyone has a car of special interest they would like considered for next year s Sun N Fun Special Collection please contact me Another thing that amazed me was the media coverage of the event as we had several Corvette magazines Cruise News Cruizin Style and Hemming s Hopefully they enjoyed the event and will write good things If could now leave the Regional event and talk about some upcoming events that will appear later in the newsletter The judging school on March 7 is a first time endeavor in South Florida after many years and a good core group of folks are putting this event on so check it out The Crystal River event will be held after that event and hopefully we can do a dry one this year and judge a few cars and have a little fun have heard a lot of talk about the Road Tours to Nationals in Denver and if you get the chance you may want to go on at least one but will warn you that they are quite addictive and besides you are not getting any younger Hopefully Donna and can go but we may have to sit on the porch due to work confl
14. ez Russ Beyer Seth Holloway Stephen Bahn Steve Howard Steve Hurley Tom DeBold Tom Marcucci Tommy Loftin TylerTownsley Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Flight Judging Second Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Performance Verification Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Second Flight Flight Judging Second Flight Performance Verification PASS Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Performance Verification PASS Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Second Flight Flight Judging Second Flight Flight Judging Top Flight Flight Judging Second Flight Flight Judging Top Flight American Heritage Display Congratulations to all the participants 5 and a special thank you to all our volunteers By Ken Peindi Photos Courtesy of Author As most of you already know the rear carpets in our C4s take quite a beating from the sun and heat My 1990 spent its early years in the southwest part of the country which really cooks the carpet Although the carpet pile was still in decent shape the rubber backing was warped and cracked and it had been some time since the carpet was cleaned Not wanting to spend the money for new carpet at this time
15. ict for me Thanks again to Ed Nieves for the newsletter and the Facebook contributions Dream Drive Live Ed Augustine June 2015 As a feature in our newsletter we are going to have four informative articles regarding collector car insurance presented by Heacock Insurance who was a sponsor for our Regional meet in January We have found them to be a very reputable company and good sponsor DON T PAY TO What if you could buy health insurance in a group plan that was designed specifically for exceptionally healthy low risk people like the Olympic track team You d expect some restrictions sorry no fast food and yes plenty of healthy exercise but you d also expect a favorable rate because as a group your risk levels are about as low as humanly possible What if you could buy specialty car insurance in the same fashion Well you can because buying collector car insurance from a specialty agency like Heacock Classic Insurance is like joining an elite club of like minded enthusiasts This is a club where all the members have significant vehicles that are safely stored indoors and are used in a manner that maintains their intrinsic value Every single member has other Daily Use vehicles to back up their classics and their households all have solid driving records throughout Not a bad profile for an insurance club Pretty good odds like that can mean real savings on your PERSONALIZED SPECIALTY CA
16. lent for painting Corvettes Bob owned a paint and body shop in Hollywood Florida but as fate would have it Bob sold the building and business and moved to a small town near Ocala Florida He agreed to take the car with him and finish the work once he and his family were settled During the years my many conversations regarding the completion of the paint work were frustrating and futile Evidently Bob never established the paint and body business instead he decided to focus on buying and flipping homes Well we all know what happened in the real estate market and in 2011 Bob called me to tell me he was losing his home and that should come get my car arrived a couple of weeks later to retrieve my Corvette only to find out that it had been stored in a metal shipping container for several years Upon removing the car from the container and seeing the vast amount of deterioration a flood of emotions overwhelmed me couldn t believe this was the same car which now left me with the difficult choice of either selling the car for parts or performing a full restoration The paint appeared to have been removed with a jack hammer with little else done All the metal surfaces had some degree of rust and a family of rats had set up house under the radio as well as inside the frame s center cross member and chewed through the original seat belts wiring and A C vacuum harness To say that the car had badly deteriorated was an understatem
17. oon Corvette convertible and several parts for the 69 The 69 appealed to me due to the factory side pipes and the numerous other options Besides having the original L36 optional 427 390 engine the 69 was well appointed with C60 air conditioning J50 P B M20 4 speed N14 side exhaust N40 P S PT7 white line tires U79 AM FM radio and as later discovered from the tank sticker it came with the love them or hate them P0O2 deluxe wheel covers personally like the look of the P02 wheel covers but their weight and ease of damage is always a concern would imagine that if one of those P02 covers were to come off at speed it would demolish a small KIA Based on the trim tag the 69 was originally a Riverside Gold standard black interior unit built on January 23 1969 F23 Upon lowering the gas tank and carefully removing the tank sticker all of the aforementioned options for assembly line Job 450 were confirmed Similar to what had previously done back in 1987 for my other 1969 Corvette convertible a Tuxedo Black red leather white top 427ci 400hp with factory air con ditioning sent a letter to the Tallahassee DMV requesting any and all documentation relating to my new acquisition A month later received a package with a copy of the Manufacturer s Statement of Origin identifying Jim Rathmann Chevrolet in Melbourne Florida famous for providing the NASA Astronauts with Corvettes as
18. that was being returned to the dealer Ken immediately knew he had to have it As it turns out that particular 63 Sting Ray that was being serviced belonged to Gordon Cooper one of the 7 original Mercury Astronauts whom Ken met while admiring the Corvette After a brief conversation and introduction to the Jim Rathmann sales person Ken left the dealership as the second owner of Gordo Cooper s 63 fuelie Corvette Ken gave me a picture of himself with the 63 and he has been pleading with his ex wife to try and find the original paperwork for that Corvette Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Page 12 Possibly someone out there who owns this 63 and doesn t know its history may get a surprise someday but that s another story Ken provided several pictures of the Riverside Gold Corvette from 1969 and told me that when he went to Jim Rathmann Chevrolet in November 1968 he didn t want to purchase a Corvette from the dealer s current inventory Instead he insisted on ordering the Corvette with the specific color and options he desired Ken unquestionably ordered The Right Stuff and took delivery of his new Corvette in late February 1969 The restoration was completed in November 2013 and just in time for the 2014 Winter Regional in Kissimmee The car received a Top Flight 98 award right out of the box at Kissimmee The next step was Performance Verification and for the months following the
19. vie Bivd Broward General 2p Hospital 1 Sn Amp jexapa4 nos Saturday March7th 2015 Fioriaa Ch 10 00 AM registration till 1 00 PM Location Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum 1527 S W 1st Avenue Ft Lauderdal Group rate entry fee to museum 5 00 at registration Discounted to all attendees http www antiquecarmuseum net Issue Number 8 April June 2015 Page 7 Several years ago my wife and retired and moved from Long Island New York to sunny Lecanto Florida Just prior to the move we sold our Porsche was a Porschephyle for 25 years Life in Florida is great but was missing one thing a collector car Eventually found an open wheel hot rod that needed completing It looked like a good project for me so bought it It didn t take long after got the hot rod on the road to discover that an open wheel car in Florida limits the days you can use it in the summer due to liquid sunshine several afternoons a week It takes about 15 minutes of rain to wash away a week s worth of detailing We decided to look for a second collector car to use on the days with an iffy weather forecast We found a nice high mileage 1996 Corvette Collector Edition coupe in very good condition and we bought it While worked on finishing the hot rod we joined a collector car club in the area where we lived Several members of the Cruiser Club were Corvette owners and longtime members of NCRS Two are 400 level one Red
20. was visiting him from Florida He delivered the exhaust to me when he drove his father home So didn t have to pay any shipping charges The catalytic converters were the correct part number and date so all needed was the cat back system The first thing did was sand down the exhaust tips and the painted portion of the June 2015 The next thing was to prime the sanded areas left the un painted portion on the top of the mufflers unpainted as they came from the factory went on the NCRS Forum to see if could get a recommendation for the correct paint to use to finish the tips and mufflers received a lot of helpful replies and decided to use high temperature satin VHT Roll Bar amp Chassis paint available in rattle cans for the exterior painted sections and a pint of semi gloss POR 15 with foam brushes for the inside of the tips This combination seemed to be the best match to the factory finish After a few coats of paint the system was ready to install on the car My Kwik Lift made it an easy project used my small transmission jack to remove the Magnaflow system and install the re conditioned system It was a one man process with this jack With the aid of the jack the swap took about half a day to complete There are only about a dozen bolts that connect the system Pre soaked with PB Blaster they came loose fairly easy The most difficult part was disconnecting the
21. z Laureen Ramsey Bill Herron Ken Kaiser John Bucheister Ed Nieves Terry McManmon Paul Schwack Roger Lester Mickey Oliver Glen Duff Merrill Schrimscher Wayne Sansom Tom Blount and many others who each year contribute for all the right reasons would like to thank all of them along with their spouses who allow us to participate at such a high level for everyone s enjoyment These individuals have consistently given back much more to the hobby than they will ever receive from it and thank each of them for their personal efforts and sacrifices in helping with this event can only echo that thank you to the National Board Mike Ingham Mike Sams Dave Brigham and many others that had the confidence that we would put together another quality event The help that was given was phenomenal and made our job easier to do knowing they had our backs if needed know can say this from the Florida folks that we enjoy putting this meet together for everyone s enjoyment and we will as long as it is appreciated and not taken for granted would like to thank the membership and our many vendors for their understanding that this year was a work in progress and we know the issues far better than anyone and Issue Number 8 April we will improve as many as we can We appreciate all who continue to support the event through registrations as an event like this takes a lot of money to stage and the registration fees are what pays for
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