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The Official Publication of theSan Francisco Bay AreaChapter of the Corvair Societyof America --- Chapter 947
Dedicated to the enjoyment, history andpreservation of the Chevrolet Corvairproduced from 1960 through 1969. Thisunique, rear-engined, air-cooled automobilegrabs as much attention today as it did 50years ago! VOLUME 254 OCTOBER 2014
Look for us on the Web!http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/CorsaNews
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2.. Letter From the Editor
3.. Minutes of the Last Meeting
3.. Treasurers Report
4.. Coming Events
4.. SFBA Corsa Meeting Schedule 2014
5.. SFBA Membership Form
6.. Tech Session Directions
11.. Corvair Classifieds
Rob Massari’s ‘64Spyder Project
Next Meeting -Tech Session!Saturday, Oct 11th 7840
Creekside Dr., Dublin, CA 94568
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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 thefirst 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). Anassociate 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 notinclude a subscription to the newsletter. All material should be sent to the editor (address above) or emailed to [email protected]. Material must bereceived 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.
Current SFBA Corsa OfficersPresident Tony Richards, PO Box 765, Mill Valley, CA 94942 - (415)261-4762 email: [email protected]
Vice-President Harry Kypreos, 7840 Creekside Dr,Dublin, CA 94568email: [email protected]
Secretary Clark Calkins, 1907 Alvarado Ave.,Walnut Creek, CA 94597 - (925)478-8909
email: [email protected]
Treasurer Fred Garrity, 113 Alamatos Drive, Danville, CA 94526
Committees
Membership Harry Kypreos (address above)
Library Dave Newell, 1481 Hamrick Lane, Hayward, CA 94544 - (510)782-4265
Newsletter Clark Calkins (address above)
Editor At Large Tony Richards (address above)
Refreshments Ed Rodrigues, 1702 Nelson St, SanLeandro, CA 94579-2203 - (510)351-1237
InternetWeb http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/CorsaNewsemail [email protected]
Letter From the Editor
On The Cover: Rob Massari is restoring this ‘64 Spyder he obtained from Skip a year or so ago. He is installing a ‘65 140hp engine and getting the car in tip-top shape. Looks good. Can’t wait to have him drive it to a meeting!
(see Letter... on page 6)
I hope you were able to attend our last meeting. We had
seven members which was a bit on the light side. As usualthere was lots of car talk prior to the meeting formallystarting. Tony, and others, pointed out that I got the yearof all the cars wrong in the last newsletter. Sarah has a’63, Harry has a ’62, and Roger has a ’67 (well at least I’mconsistent - consistently wrong!). Sorry about that.
As mentioned in the last newsletter, Tony went to pick upthe literature donated by Dave Gomberg of San Franciscoand deliver it to Dave Newell. This turned out to be a lot ofMilestone Car Society material, a couple of Corvair books(Corvair Decade and Corvair Affair) and Mercedes brochures(not worth much). Milestone Car Society was a groupstarted by Richard Langworth who previously startedCORSA (the surviving entity is The Milestone Car Societyof California). Mr Gomberg use to have a ’65 Corvair con-vertible which he sold in the ‘70s. Marc was wondering if itis the same one as he current owns? He got it from hisfather who bought it used about that same time in DailyCity which is close to Glomberg’s house. You never know.
Rob Massari sent in a couple of picture of his ’64 Spyder(the car is on the cover and the engine is shown below)that he has been working on.
How do you like using the internal gas tank screen filter for the crankcase breather filter? Rob thinks it looked ok. He'll have to see howwell it works.
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Treasurers Report – September 2014Fred Garrity
Checking Acct. Cash/ChecksBeginning Balance $3223.61 $00.00
Income New Member Dues 30.00
Expenses Newsletter (3 months) (115.00) Picnic (45.00)
Ending Balance $3093.61 (*) $00.00
(*) Estimated balance, outstanding expenses have not been finalized. - Clark
Minutes of the Last MeetingSeptember 4, 2014
The meeting was called to order
around 7:30 by President TonyRichards. There were seven membersand no guests this evening. Becauseof the picnic last month, there was nomeeting so no minutes to approve thistime. Tony pointed out errors I made inthe last newsletter. I got the year wrongon the cars at the picnic.
Treasurer’s Report: Fred was not herebut the back balance stood at $3223as of August 31.
Membership: One new member, RayWelter, since our July meeting. Wel-come! Harry put together a letter intro-ducing the Club and offering a free emailnewsletter. This will be sent to North-ern California CORSA members thatare not (as yet) SFBA members. Sethwill compile the list so Harry can sendthem out. A copy of the proposed let-ter was reviewed and commented onby the attendees. This is an attemptto increase our membership by show-ing the value to Corvair people thatmight not know about us.
New Business: Marc gave us an up-date on his car’s restoration. It is cur-rently at Foss Upholstery in Alamedawhere they will be doing any neces-sary body work (mainly window pillars)and the upholstery. Seth mentionedthat if they replace any metal parts,those parts should be painted to pro-tect them (especially the back sideswhich are impossible to get to later).Rustolium Red Primer is a good prod-uct for this. Marc expected the totalcost to approach $15k.Harry mentioned that there was a Ya-hoo video comparing Corvair withPontiac Fiero. Specifically this com-pared a ’67 Corvair Convertible with an’88, 4 cylinder Fiero. This was from acollectable point of view since each hasits own loyal fan base.
Old Business: Tony drove to SF to pickup the Corvair related material DaveGomberg was giving away (as reportedlast month). He brought the materialto Dave Newell who is always inter-ested in classic car literature.
Events: Seth reported on the Conven-tion in Tacoma Washington. This wassmall (as all West Coast conventionsseem to be) and held in an urban area.The host hotel was a long walk (or shorttransit ride) from the LeMay Auto Mu-seum where most of the events wereheld. Less than 25 cars were enteredin the concourse event but the car dis-play, a People’s Choice, was muchlarger with at least 15 FC’s (this con-vention was sponsored byCorvanatics). The autocross was onThursday held at the BremertonMotorsports Park (about 30 miles awayacross the Tacoma Narrows bridge). Itwas a fun convention and the host ho-tel was quite nice. Seth towed his racecar. A long tow even with a stop-over inGrants Pass, Oregon. Both Seth andhis wife, Barbara had booths at theswap meet. Barbara, who sold jewelry,had a sign saying “Most EverythingLess than Corvair Parts”. The vendor
area ended a day early (on Thursday)giving vendors all day Friday to par-take in the other events. Next year’sConvention will be Knoxville, Tn andthen Springfield, Il the year after.The Fan Belt Toss is coming up theend of October. Seth and Skip, at least,are intending to go. This is about an 8hour drive. For us the most preferredroute is to take Hwy 5 down to Gormanand then take Hwy 138 east throughLancaster/Palmdale over to Hwy 15 andthen down to San Bernardino whereyou can catch Hwy 10 east to PalmSprings. This route avoids going throughPasadena which a nightmare at com-mute time. The Fan Belt Toss is al-ways a fun event and there are lots ofthings to do in the area. The uniquerotating tram to Mt San Jacinto is es-pecially enjoyable (bring a jacket, theremay be snow up there!).Seth and Hal went to the Driven Car &Bike Show in San Jose. Seth towedhis race car and Hal drove hisRampside. Ken couldn’t make it thisyear.
Tech Session: Harry volunteered tohost a Tech Session at his house inDublin. This will be either Oct 4th or
(see Minutes... on page 10)
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Coming Events…October 11th SFBA Tech Session atHarry’s house in Dublin10:00 AM (see map on page
6). The topic of interest this time will be brakes. A BBQ followsthedemonstration!
October 24-26th 37th Annual Great Western Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet, Sunrise Park,Palm Springs, CA
November 6th Regular SFBA Corsa Meeting at Denny’s in Danville 7:00 PM. Hwy 680at Sycamore Valley Rd.
December 6th SFBA Corsa Holiday Dinner at Harry’s Hofbrau, 14900 E. 14th Ave, SanLeandro, CA.
SFBA CORSA Meeting Schedule 2014Thursday Jan 2, 7:00 PM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
Thursday Feb 6, 7:00 PM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
Thursday Mar 6, 7:00 PM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
Saturday Apr 5, 10:00AM SFBA Tech Session. Fred Garrity’s house , 113 Alamatos Drive, Danville, CA 94526.
Thursday May 1, 7:00 PM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
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 SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
Saturday Aug 9, 12:00PM SFBA/Valley Club picnic at Quarry Lakes park, Fremont, CA
Thursday Sep 4, 7:00 PM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
Saturday Oct 11, 10:00 AM SFBA Tech Session. Harry Kypreos’ house, 7840 CreeksideDr, Dublin, CA
Thursday Nov, 6 10 AM SFBA Regular meeting, Denny’s in Danville, CA - Hwy 680 at Sycamore Valley Rd.
Saturday Dec 6, 7:00 PM SFBA Holiday Dinner, Harry’s Hofbrau, 14900 E. 14th Ave, San Leandro, CA.
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To get to Harry’s, take Foothill/San Ramon Rd off of Hwy 580 and go North one block. Make a left turn at the light on Dublin Blvd
and go three blocks. Turn right at the stop light on Silvergate Dr. Go about nine blocks and turn left on Creekside Dr. Harry’shouse is a block and a half on the left (three houses past Wildcat Ct next to an un-built parcel).
Harry Kypreos, 7840 Creekside Dr, Dublin, CA (925)875-1408
Tech Session Directions(Saturday, October 11th at 10:00AM)
F/C Front door NOS L&R lock latch -$30
F/C Complete Front & rear bumperguards (NOS) - $325
Spyder Front dash harness to fusebox for F/C - (price not listed)
Spyder Dashes (3) - one is woodenface - $100 each
Corsa Communiqués 1970 - 2000 -$150
Tires 205 75R14 on rims for F/C (2) -$75
1964 Wood wheels with hubs, horn& contacts. - (2) at $300 each, (1) at$200
Classifieds...Letter...In place of an October meeting we willbe having our second Tech Session ofthe year at Harry’s house in Dublin (seedirections on this page). This time wewill focus on brakes and any other topicmembers wish to bring up. Seth thinkshe has a front spindle and brake setuphe can bring to demonstrate with. Thiswill be on Saturday, October 11th start-ing around 10:00 AM. The Club will pro-vide coffee and donuts with a BBQ fol-lowing the technical stuff. Valley Corsaand friends are invited.
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the 11th (note this has been subse-quently finalized on the 11th! - Clark).The topic of interest will be “Brakes”this time and there will be a BBQ after.Should be fun.
Tech: The subject of magnesium fanscame up (apparently there is a YouTubevideo showing one on fire lighting upthe neighborhood!). These were usedon the ’64 and later Corvairs. OriginallyChevy planned to make these out ofplastic but interaction with batteryfumes caused the plastic to out-gassome toxic vapors so they changed toMg. These are coated to prevent cor-rosion. If you get a chip in yours or
Minutes... somehow expose the bare metal besure to coat this with something(maybe a clear coat?) or you will see awhite powder forming in short order.Marc mentioned that he suspects poorgrounding to be the cause of his gasgauge issues. Seth mentioned that onLate model Corvairs the dash is prima-rily grounded by a special bracket onthe left side. If this particular bolt isloose or missing then other routes pro-vide an alternate, but poorer, path toground effecting the gauges and lights.If you notice the lights on your dashare rather dim, check this ground con-nection to be sure its solid.Seth mentioned that he saw an ad inthe Penny Saver for BMW 320i wheels& tires - 5 for $100. Some BMW wheels
are very similar to Corvair (bolt circle isabout 1/2 mm different) so he went andchecked them out. They turned out tobe TSX wheels which are a specialbreed. You can still get tires for these,but at a cost. Coker has them for $500+each! Seth decided to pass.
Swap & Sell: Tony mentioned the ‘61Monza Coupe (see Classifieds) was aparticularly rare find (3-speed with astraight shifter). Some funky aftermar-ket seat covers.
Respectfully submitted,Clark Calkins, secretary
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ClassifiedsCorvairCORVAIR CARS FOR SALE
'63 Monza convertible. Originalowner. Straight car. Has been storedon blocks for 15+ years. Best offer.Marty or Carolyn 925.820.1740 (07/14)
‘61 Monza Coupe Garage Find -$1,000. 69102 miles, last registered in1991. Non-op status since then andcarefully stored in weather tight garage.Body, paint and chrome in very goodcondition. Fawn Beige paint isn't evendull...car looks great. One-year-only1961 rear grille excellent. All originalexcept for excellent 62-63 wire wheelcovers, AM/FM cassette and replace-ment interior done in fawn velour be-fore repro interiors were available. Pad-ded Dash, 98 hp engine. 3-speed withrare straight shift lever used only on60-61 3-speed Monzas. Engine neverbeen apart, turns over with fan belt pull.Three out of four tires still have air inthem.
Car was bought new by the late LloydGreen from Central Chevrolet in Fre-mont (car still has its original Centrallicense frames and gasoline recordbook since day one). Lloyd was atransport truck driver for the OaklandChevrolet assembly plant and both heand his wife Jean became models forChevy publicity photos starting in 1956.
Both Dave Newell and Finn Halbo havelooked the car over and recommend ithighly...it'll be a bargain for the rightperson. Call Dave for pictures or spe-cific details about the car at 510-782-4265, [email protected].
Contact Jean Green, 1947 Winches-ter Place, Fairfield, CA, Ph.707-422-5938
1961 Loadside, Ben Mozzetti has thefollowing car for sale. I believe this islocated in Bethel Island. It runs ofcourse. Ben loves to show how all ofhis cars will start right up! Contact Benat PO BOX 486, Bethel Island, CA94511 or (925)684-2738 (09/12)
1960 4 door. Approx 80k miles. Auto,new interior (seat covers, carpets, doorpanels,headliner). New rear window.Fresh paint. Been in the family sincenew and always garaged. No rust.
Les Schwaub tires. Downsizing moveforces sale. $4,500. Contact Gary 503-784-7713. (08/14)
CORVAIR PARTS FORSALE
Corvair Engine Parts: Been in my ga-rage for 34 years and have never usedthem. Starters, generators, alternator,cams, heads, cranks, pistons, cases,
trans, turbo unit, engine, etc. JesseCruz, Clayton, CA (925)672-0503 home(925) 68-4405 cell, [email protected] (07/14)
CORVAIR PARTS FORSALE (not local)
Skip Polachi has the following partsfor sale. Parts are located in Red Bluff& Santa Rosa. Best to call evenings(530)474-4227. Besides these listedparts Skip also has many more engineparts, heads, cams, cranks, posi,turbo. All new or rebuilt.
F/C Turned brake drums (2) - $20
F/C Good brake drums (2) with lin-ings & springs - $20
F/C Hub caps (4) - $20
F/C Rear overload spring kit (new) -$100
(see Classifieds on page 6)
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FIRST CLASS
To:
SFBA CORSAPO BOX 422ORINDA, CA 94563
www.CaliforniaCorvairParts.com
