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July to September 2018 EDITION NorthCentralNCRS.com

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North Central Chapter Crossed Flags Newsletter NATIONAL CORVETTE RESTORERS SOCIETY

State of The Chapter As with so many things in life, if we blink something will pass us by. This year it was summer, it was hot, wet and as usual too short. As a club we had many events for you to participate in. Including getting together at the largest outdoor car show in the country “Back to the 50’s” on June 22-24, where Bob Lund has his own corner display. Also many of us attended the NCRS Nationals in Las Vegas on July 15-19, where the temperature was 100-105 degree’s during the day, so they judged Operations at 5:00am when it was only 95 degrees.

Here’s a recap of the club events and activities during the past three months.

• Board Meetings: The board met on July 12, August 2, and September 6, as meetings were held at Davanni’s in Plymouth to conduct the club business, including board member reports, old and new business. Mike Ernst became our new Regional Director replacing Bill Braun. The Board Members divide-up the membership list and call each club member to determine the level of judging their cars had been done and their interest in having their cars judged. The results were presented at the September meeting. Work on the club’s 2020 Regional is ongoing. No club members joined us during these meetings, but are always welcome.

• Technical Sessions: On July 21, Paul Burski had his solid lifters adjusted, replaced his fuel sending unit and once again demonstrated the Windshield Washer test fixture on his 1962 Corvette. No Tech. Session was held in August due to our Judging Event. On September 22, Andy Piazza had his convertible top frame installed on his 1964 Corvette. Bob also conducted a Safety Seminar on several club cars.

• Social Activities: On July 28, eleven members attended the Hastings Cruise-in in downtown Hastings. On September 29, several club members attended the Fall Color Run at the St Croix Casino in Danbury Wis. We continue to look for suggestions from our club members on how to improve our club events and increase membership participation.

Please feel free to contact me with your ideas.

- Alden Miles, North Central NCRS Chairman 612-387-2869 / armiles1226@yahoo.com

Chairman Vice Chairman Membership Tech Director Alden Miles Paul Burski Jerome Lardy Bob Lund

Activities

Don O’Grady

Judging Chair Chris Enstrom

Secretary Treasurer Website/newsletter At-Large Dave Murphy Roger Carlson Nick Kornder Kevin Sullivan

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2018 Calendar of Local Events January Thurs.

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6:30 PM Board meeting - Davanni’s in Bloomington* 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School

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6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Bloomington* 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School 6 PM Holiday Social at Mancinis’

1 6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Bloomington* 17 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School 31 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder 5 14 21

6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Woodbury 9 AM Tech Session - Twin City Tire in Bloomington* 5 PM Spring Social Dinner – Cowboy Jacks

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6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Woodbury 8 AM Chapter Spring Judging Meet

7 6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Woodbury 9 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School 30 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder 12 6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Plymouth 15-20 NCRS NATIONAL CONVENTION 28 NCRS at Hastings Car Show 2 6:30 PM 18 8 AM 19 9 AM 25

Board Meeting Chapter Judging Meet – Long Lake,MN Judging School Summer BBQ

6 6:30 PM Board Meeting 16 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School 30 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder 4 20

6:30 PM Board & Chapter Meeting, ANNUAL ELECTION - Divanni’s Arden Hills 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School

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Tech Session or Judging School Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder ALL DATES & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE * New Monthly Board of Directors Meeting Location Announced At the November board meeting the Chapter’s Board of Directors voted to change the location of monthly board meetings for 2018. All chapter members are welcome at these meetings. We hope to see you at one.

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Calendar of National Events 2018 Regional and National Events January 10-13 Florida Regional Lakeland, Fla. April 12-14 Carolina’s Chapter Regional Greenville, S.C. May 16-19 Arizona Regional Scottsdale, Ariz.

June 7-9 Michigan Regional Dearborn, Mich.

July 15-20 2018 NCRS NATIONAL CONVENTION Las Vegas, Nev. September 20-22 Mid Atlantic Regional Altoona, Pa. October 25-27 Lone Star Regional Frisco, Texas 2019 Regional and National Events February 21-23 Florida Regional Lakeland, Fla. March 14-17 National Judging Retreat Grapevine, Texas April 11-13 Queen City Chapter Regional Sharonville, Ohio May 16-18 New England Regional Boston, Mass.

July 14-19 2019 NCRS NATIONAL CONVENTION Greenville, S.C. September 19-21 Northern California Regional Lake Tahoe, Calif.

October 24-26 Lone Star Regional Frisco, Texas 2020 Regional and National Events June 11-13 North Central Regional July 19-24 2020 NATIONAL CONVENTION

Rochester, Minn.

French Lick Springs, Ind.

Paragon Rewards Program continues in 2018

The North Central Chapter’s financial award for products purchased during 2017 was $390.00. The chapter decided to get thirteen $30.00 gift certificates to be used as door prizes, raffle prizes, etc. at upcoming 2018 chapter events such as tech sessions, judging meets, and social functions.

The chapter currently has 30 members participating in the Rewards Program. We owe a great big thank you to these 30 members for purchasing Corvette parts from Paragon Corvette. THANK YOU!!I If you’re not sure whether you are participating or would like to join those members participating just email Roger Carlson at RogerPCarlson@gmail.com. There is no need to have purchased from Paragon Corvette in the past. Every little bit helps the chapter.

Vernon Petersen and his 1970 Roadster 4

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Membership Update Fall is almost here so take those Corvettes out for a spin before it is too late!! We have added four new members to our chapter this quarter Current Members bringing us up to 130.

Bob Cox resides in White Bear Township, Minn. and is the new owner of a ’65 silver coupe. Bob has been to several of our events and has met many of our members. He was encouraged to join our chapter by Bob Lund.

Mike Ernst is our new Region V Director and lives in Waterford, Wis. Kenton Jundt joined our chapter and had his ’62 Corvette judged at our chapter meet in August. Kenton lives in Mobridge, S.D. Dennis Gabriel resides in Fargo, N.D. and knows a few of our North Dakota members. He also brought his ’65 Corvette to our August judging meet.

Welcome to all of our new members. We look forward to seeing you soon at one of our upcoming events.

And on a sad note, as many of you already know, Mike Kittle passed away on September 10. Mike was a North Central NCRS board member until he moved back to Tennessee in 2017. Mike always kept the meetings on track and he will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Phyllis and their family.

- Jerome Lardy, North Central NCRS Membership Chair

About the North Central NCRS

Formed in 1974, the National Corvette Restorers Society is a non-profit hobby group of 15,800+ families dedicated to the restoration, preservation, history and enjoyment of Corvettes.

Founded in 1988 the North Central Chapter is chartered by the NCRS National to support and organize Corvette hobby activities in the Upper Midwest to further the NCRS National philosophy of preservation and restoration of Corvettes.

The NCRS North Central Chapter is based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota metro area with the majority of membership spanning throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Canada.

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Chapter Happenings July Tech Session at Paul Burski’s I hosted a tech session on Saturday, July 21st,at my home in Lakeville. I had three items I wanted to review with the other North Central NCRS members.

1. I needed to change my sending unit from my gas tank in my 62. The car would run out of gas when the gage was still showing a ¼ tank of gas left. Once I filled the tank with gas, the gage wouldn’t move for the first 100 miles of driving. Once the needle started to move, the gage would go from full to only ¼ of a tank in the next 100 miles. The inaccurate gas gage actually caused me run out of fuel a few times.

2. The second subject we wanted to address was how to adjust the valve lash on a solid lifter car. One of our members had been asking how to adjust the lifters for the past few years. Since, my car has a 097 Duntov solid lifter cam, I decided this was a good time to review the steps needed to adjust solid lifters.

3. The third item we wanted to address was to troubleshoot Kevin Sullivan’s windshield washer system on this 61 Corvette.

The night before the tech session, I opened the convertible top and tied the back of the top to the windshield frame by the visors to keep the top out of the way. I then removed the fiberglass cover from behind the seats that covers the top on the gas tank. Once the cover was removed, we had easy access to the fuel vent lines, electrical connections and the bolts that hold the sending unit in the gas tank. I had filled up four smaller gas cans with non-oxy fuel so we could add gas to the car once we had the sending unit installed to test the accuracy of the gage. During the tech session, we disconnected the wires going to the sending unit and connected them to the new sending unit. We wanted to test the new unit before removing the old unit from the fuel tank. At first, we had some issues trying to get the new unit to work with the fuel gage.

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Chapter Happenings After a few possible trouble shooting suggestions from some of the members, we found a better ground connection and were finally able to get the new sending unit to work properly with the gage. Once we determined the new sending unit was working properly, we decided to remove the old sending unit from the tank. First, we removed the nuts and removed the sending unit from the tank and replaced it with a new sending unit and gasket with the new unit I purchased from Corvette Central. We then reconnected the wiring and vent lines. After checking for any leaks, we slowly added each can of gas and watched the gage to insure it was working properly. The gage and sending unit are now working properly. I’m happy to report I can finally drive the car and trust the gas gage. I wish I would have fixed this issue years ago.

After fixing the gas gage and sending unit, we went through the steps on how to adjust the lifters on a car with a solid lifter cam.

I had removed the passenger side valve cover and hitched up a remote starter switch to the car. This “bump switch” allowed me to slowly turn the engine over in order to get the valves in the proper position in order to adjust them. After checking a few lifters, we discovered that all of my valves were already properly adjusted. I had the engine on the dyno at Competition Engine a few years ago and really haven’t put many miles on the car since that time. We reviewed the step-by-step procedures on how to adjust the valves and step the proper lash.

The last item we tackled was to troubleshoot the windshield wiper system on Kevin Sullivan’s 61 roadster. Kevin had sent out all of this wiper components and had them rebuilt and tested. When he installed the system in his car, it still didn’t work. He has been working on this issue with his wiper washer for the past 10 years. He thought that his issues could possibly be attributed to aftermarket hose kits supplied by various manufacturers.

My father, Harv, had put together a test bench with an industrial vacuum pump that was connected to some original washer pump, reservoir, windshield wiper motor and dash switch. He was able to get his test bench working using components from multiple cars. We used this test bench to check out each components from Kevin’s car to see which component was not working properly. We found a few issues with the hose connections underneath the dash and has able to correct them.

We also discovered an issue with his Controller from his car. It wasn’t holding vacuum properly. The Controller is mounted to the top of the wiper motor underneath the hood. The purpose of the Controller is to automatically cycle the wipers a few times when the washer pump is activated. Because of the Controller didn’t hold vacuum, it didn’t allow the wiper motor to cycle properly. After the tech session, Kevin purchased a used Controller online that held vacuum and he was able to finally get his system to work properly.

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Chapter Happenings After the tech session, Harv tried to pull apart a couple of old controllers and found out if you try to disassemble them you will break off the pot metal tabs that hold the backing plate on the unit. He also tried to spray the controller with different lubricates to help moisten the seals so they would hold vacuum. He tried some silicone spray and found out it actually melts the old rubber diaphragm PLEASE DON’T Spray any old rubber parts with SILIONE, it will dissolve them!

The wiper test bench will be returning to Duluth with Harv after our September tech session. If you have any questions regarding windshield wiper/washer systems, please give Harv a call.

- Paul Burski, North Central NCRS Vice Chairman

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Chapter Judging

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR JUDGES The NCRS North Central Chapter will hold two “Chapter Events” during 2018 and multiple “Judging Schools”. We are always looking for judges to volunteer at these events, regardless of experience. If you are interested in learning more please contact Chris Enstrom for more details.

Got an IDEA?

If you have a suggestion for a topic for an upcoming Judging School, - Chris Enstrom, North Central NCRS Judging Chair please contact Chris Enstrom 651-503-4165.

NCRS Judging is recognized around the world as THE STANDARD in determining originality.

The Judging System is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. You can learn to judge through participation. Start out as an observer judge and work your way to Master Judge through the Judges Recognition Program.

JUDGE NCRS Judges are volunteer members who offer their time and knowledge to Judge Members Cars under the guidance of the NCRS Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide.

Master Judge NCRS Master Judges are volunteer members who have been recognized by the organization and membership for accumulating a minimum of 100 points in our judging recognition program by Judging at events, attending Judging Schools at Chapter Meets, Regional Meets and National Meets. Many have also attended National or Regional Judging Seminars that last for one or two days of intensive instruction and hands on participation.

Did you know? c3 1968 was the first year an AM/FM stereo radio was offered as an option.

The “Sting Ray name” was not used on the 1968 Corvette, but returned in 1969, this time spelled “Stingray” as one word.

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Chapter Tech Sessions

Tech Session - September at Andy Piazza

The September 22nd Tech session we worked on a C2, (1964). We adjusted the door glass to fit the convertible top frame weatherstrip. We adjusted the top frame in prep for getting a new top installed. Also we did a group safety inspection on a C3.

- Bob Lund, North Central NCRS Tech Director

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Did you know? C2 • Aluminum knock off wheels only cost $322 for a set of 5 in 1964.

• Side mounted exhaust systems first appeared in 1965.

• 1965 was the first year to have two separate hoods - the smooth small block hood and the big block hood with a “power bulge.”

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Chapter Happenings On Friday evening, August 17, Jerome & Doreen Lardy hosted a Fundraiser/BBQ/Judging School at their home. Over 30 people were in attendance and the food was delicious. Members drove to Eagan, MN from as far as Manitoba, North Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin to visit and have a good time. I would like to thank my wife who prepared most of the food and helped make this event a success. We held a fundraiser for the NCRS Foundation and raised $380. Our chapter voted to add $120 bringing the total to $500. Thank you to Jim Fenske for donating several Corvette prints which encouraged members to increase their donations.

After the meal, Chris Enstrom led a Judging School on C2 Chassis Judging. This was a power point presentation which many members found interesting. Thanks to all that were able to attend and for making this an enjoyable evening.

By Jerome Lardy

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Did you know? c1 • A heater and an AM radio were the only Regular Production Options (RPO) offered with 1953 Corvettes. • Production moved to the St. Louis facility for the 1954 model year.

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Chapter Meet

August 2018 NCRS Chapter Meet

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Did you know? C2 1966 marked the last year for knock off wheels but the first for shoulder harnesses and headrests.

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Chapter Road Tour

Fall Color Run The Fall Color Run was to St Croix Casino car show in Danbury, Wis on Saturday, Sept 29.

The show was put on by one of our chapter members, Cary Kissner.

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Did you know? C2 Only 20 RPO L88 427 engines were opted for in 1967. To discourage street use, GM rated these engines at a conservative 430 hp (5 HP less than the L71 engine option) although they actually pumped out well in excess of 500 ponies.

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Brake Fluid

Solving My Brake Fluid Leaks

Just having finished a multi-year restoration of a 1967 Corvette, I’ve been spending time taking the car on short break-in drives searching for any drivability issues, and I’ve found a few. Most have been relatively easy to deal with however one has given me fits for the past six months. The brake system has had multiple leaks. Some coming from the thread area of bleeder valves, some coming from the calipers, and some coming from the line fittings at the calipers. My 1967 is a power brake car with stainless steel brake lines. When filling the brake system with brake fluid I used Silicone DOT-5 brake fluid.

After tightening and then replacing many bleeder valves, tightening line connections until I thought I’d snap the connections, and rebuilding and replacing several calipers with the leaks continuing, I decided I needed to do some research. So onto the web I went.

Now if you want to have a spirited discussion with a Corvette enthusiast just ask their opinion of what type of brake fluid is best in older Corvettes. Let me also add that when it comes to brake fluid I am probably the exception to the rule, at least for now. Before I share my very unscientific research, are a few basic facts about the different brake fluids that I’m sure most of you know already, however which was all new information to me.

There are currently four different types of brake fluid: DOT-3, DOT-4, DOT-5, and DOT-5.1. The Department of Transportation measures the boiling point of brake fluids either dry (meaning no water absorbed), and wet, meaning (3% to 4% water absorbed). DOT-5.1 is used for ABS brake systems and thus I didn’t do much research on it. Here are some basic facts on the other three types.

DOT-3 Is a glycol based brake fluid. It is bad for paint, and is hydroscopic, meaning is absorbs water easily. Its’ wet boiling point is 284F degrees.

DOT-4 Similar to DOT-3 it is a glycol based brake fluid. It is also bad for paint and very corrosive. Additives have been added to increase its’ wet boiling point to 311F degrees. It is also hydroscopic and while it has a higher boiling point it has the ability to absorb water at a slightly faster rate than DOT-3.

DOT-5 DOT-5 is a silicone based brake fluid. Don’t confuse silicone with synthetic, as most bottles of DOT-3 and DOT-4 say synthetic. DOT-5 does not absorb water, and water does not mix with this brake fluid. It does not harm paint. Its’ wet boiling point is 356F degrees. However spilling any around your garage and then doing some painting might cause fish eyes in your paint surface. It is slipperier that DOT-3 and DOT-4 and can be prone to more leaks. Two of the largest Corvette caliper suppliers/rebuilders will not warranty their calipers if silicone DOT-5 brake fluid is used.

My research was not scientific, however I came away with the following key points I’ll share.

1.) While DOT-3 and DOT-4 absorb water, the water spreads throughout the fluid and thus is less likely to cause corrosion and rusting is the brake system.

2.) Because DOT-5 does not absorb water any water that gets into the system, and it will over time, can form water droplets in high humidity environments. These droplets can lodge in the calipers and low spots in the system and cause corrosion and rusting. Water droplets can also be caused by not bleeding the system properly or not having a clean system to start with.

3.) DOT-5 has more compressibility and thus can cause a spongy brake pedal. Most people on the forums said as soon as they switched to DOT-3 or DOT-4 the pedal became rock hard.

4.) DOT-5 can swell and deform rubber seals. I watched a video where rubber seals were submerged in DOT-3 and DOT-5. The DOT-3 seals did not change in shape or size, while the seals submerged in DOT-5 swelled up and became deformed.

5.) While extremely rare it was reported a few times that using DOT-5 in cars with power brake boosters can subject the engine to damage. If DOT-5 brake fluid got by the check valve and into the intake manifold once the liquid is burned up what’s left is silica (sand) and can cause all kinds of engine issues. The following is a picture of the lip seals that we took out of one of my calipers. Note the enlarged seal in the upper right seal in the picture. >>>>>>>>>>>>> 6.) Many Corvette owners swear by DOT-5 and have had no issues, and this is not an article to promote one type of brake fluid over another. People suspect that the brake fluid leak issues with DOT-5 seem to have started about two or three years ago. The suspicion is that the formulas changed in DOT-5 or the composition of the rubber in the seals has changed or both. Many of these fluids and seals are made outside the United States and seem to be of lesser quality than American made parts. Many Corvette owners with brake systems using DOT-5 that have been in their systems two or three years or more report no problems. However caution should be used when selecting seals and fluids if something in the systems needs replacing in the future.

7.) If you are using DOT-3 or DOT-4 when you check or fill your master cylinder, do it quickly and get the cover back on the master cylinder right away. Water absorption will occur with even short amounts of exposure to air.

A comment about caliper seals. Most people on the web forums seems to favor O-ring seals. They say they are better for cars that sit idle over the winter or are not driven much during the summer. If you use lip seals and store your car over the winter they recommend you pump the brake pedal a few times every few weeks during the off season.

They say this helps prevent leaks.

After all my web searching I decided to flush the DOT-5 and put in DOT-3. It took three complete flushes to get all the DOT-5 out of the system, but after putting in the DOT-3 I don’t have any more leaks. I’ve got my fingers crossed. As I said earlier, this is not an article to promote one type of brake fluid over another. I just wanted to share the steps I took to solve my brake fluid leak issues with others in hopes it helps someone else.

By Roger CarlsonSeptember

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Brake Fluid

Pros of Dot 5 Brake Fluid

There are a few members, including myself that have used Dot 5 (Silicone fluid) in our Corvettes for many years, with no problems. Silicone fluid does not attack the paint and has other positive properties for use in collectible automobiles. Part of the problem seems to have surfaced recently with Lonestar and other caliper sellers due to their use of O-rings that are different from their past O-rings. This subject has been bought up on the NCRS Tech Board, at length, with views from both sides. The original piston design for the Corvette calipers were flawed. The spring in the piston allowed the piston to jam or come out cock eyed at some point down the road. Once this happed the caliper leaked. To solve this situation, some took out the original pistons with springs; and added solid pistons without springs from a company called Precision Engineering out of Florida (https://www.fixvetteparts.com) This company was started by two NCRS members. Myself and others have had no leak problems after we installed these new pistons Our cars have sat for long periods on end with no leaks - with silicone fluid. The kit that one buys from Precision Engineering is called the “Do It Yourself O-Ring Caliper Kit� for $149.00.

By Mark Swanson

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Local Car Shows Date Friday, July 13, 2018 Sat., July 14, 2018 July 20-21-22 Sunday, July 22, 2018 Sat., August 4, 2018 Sunday, August 5, 2018 Sat., August 11, 2018 Sunday, August 12, 2018 Sat., August 18, 2018 Sat., August 18, 2018 Sunday, August 19, 2018 Sat., August 25, 2018 Sat., September 29, 2018 Weekly/Monthly Shows 1st Saturday or Month Every Tuesday Every Wed Every other Wed Every other Sat

Location Time Lakeville South HS - Lakeville, MN 3-6 pm / Cruise 6:30pm Downtown Lakeville, MN 1-4 pm MN State Fairgrounds - St. Paul, MN Varies Each Day Pierce County Fairgrounds 8 am - 3 pm Bay Point Park - Red Wing, MN 9 am - 3 pm State Fairgrounds Chippewa Falls, WI 7 am - ?

Village Chev 6:30-10 pm Mauer Buick-GMC 7:30 am - 2:30pm Stillwater Motors 9 am -1 pm 2001 Rock Street, Hudson, WI 54016 9 am - 1 pm American Legion - Savage, MN 8:30 am - 2 pm Dakota Co. Fairgrounds Farmington 9 am - 3 pm St. Croix Casino - Danbury, WI 10 am - 5 pm

Show Name Notes: 31st Annual Cruise Night Pan-o Prog $10 Pan-O-Prog Car Show (Classic Corvettes) $3 + Pan-O Prog Button Street Machine Nationals $65 on-site for the weekend Beldenville Old Car Show and Swap Meet $5 over age 12 River City Days Car Show (Classic Corvettes) Indian Head Car Show $5 per person Cars Under the Stars Muscle Car Classic XXXII $20 gate Corvettes at Stillwater (St.Croix Valley) $15 Heppner’s 3rd Annual Car Show Vettes for Vets (Classic Corvettes) $10 Summer Spectacular $15 gate Kiss’s Car Show Free

Canterbury Park, Shakopee MN Henderson, MN Jordan, MN Victoria, MN Hastings, MN

Cars and Coffee Henderson Classic Roll-In Clancy’s Car Show Victoria Classic Car Nights Hastings Cruise & Classic Car Show

8 am - 11 am 5-9 pm 5-8 pm 5-8 pm 5- 9 pm

Free Free Free Free Free

What Makes us NCRS

NCRS Members benefit from mountains of technical information that they can rely on. When you join the NCRS, you access the combined knowledge of thousands of previous members. A group of 19 Technical Advisors, who are recognized as the authorities in their fields, are also just a letter or e-mail away. Whatever problems that you might run into has been solved in past years by other NCRS members.

At the chapter level we are always looking for Tech Session ideas. This is NOT the chapter coming to work on your Corvette. It is the chapter coming to HELP YOU work on your Corvette as you learn more about your piece of American History. If you are currently working on your Vette and would be interested in hosting a tech session, please contact Tech Director Bob Lund or Asst. Tech Director Paul Burski.

The North Central Chapter of the NCRS has received NCRS Chapter Top Flight Award for SIX straight years!

(2012 to 2017) Did you know?

The Corvette was the first and last car with a true “wrap-around” windshield.

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Member of the Month

July - Terry Serres

The North Central NCRS Member of the Month for July of 2018 is Terry Serres. He has been married to his wife Marlene for 39 years and they have two grown children, Josh and Jessica.

Corvette(s): 1961 = Jewel blue with white coves and a blue interior. It is a 245 hp hard top only car. He did a complete restoration of the car back in 2000. The car has won 4 NCRS Top Flights and the PV award. He also have 2 Bloomington Gold awards, many Gold spinner awards and Triple Crown award. He received the Duntov award with the car back in 2014.

1981 = Black with a red interior. Base engine with a 4 speed.

Very original car with 47,000 miles on it.

1994 = Black with a black interior. This is hisdaily driver with 39,000 miles on it.

History of your Corvette(s): He has always been a “car guy”. His father got him and his bothers into cars. His father had a 1940 ford business man coupe that they used drag race in the late 60’s and early 70’s. His father held the track record for F-gas at Rock Falls Raceway in the early 70’s. They still have the car today.

Some of his best memories of his father were when he and his brother helped him restore his 1957 XK-140 Jaguar.

Terry got into corvettes with his twin brother at age 18. He purchased a 1963 split window and they restored the car together. It was a Daytona blue with a blue interior car with the 340 hp engine. From then on Terry has restored many corvettes and other cars with his brother. They both have 1961 Jewel blue corvettes that they restored together. They also restored a 1965 GTO convertible together that scored 99% at the GTO Nationals in Denver.

Other cars Terry has owned are an Original 1940 Ford Business man coupe, 1969 Camaro that he did a complete restoration on.

What is your next project? Next project is working with his brother on his 1965 GTO. This is a all original Minnesota car that they are doing a complete nut and bolt restoration on. Plan is to have this project done next year.

North Central Chapter: He joined the NCRS back in 1996 and the chapter back in the late 1990’s. He really enjoys the judging sessions and would like to do more of the tech sessions.

August - Vernon Petersen Vernon has three children, Jeremy, Nicholas & Elanor

Corvette(s): I have a 1957 with the original 283 ci engine. Single 4-barrel, off the line 220 hp, after rebuild 240 hp on the engine dyno. I purchased the car from NCRS member Dallas Haag (his member number is in the 200s!) in Kent, Washington.

Body off restoration done by Nick and Laura Tidrick in Cambridge, MN. I have a soft-top as well as hardtop for the car.

I also have a 1970 Convertible that also has a vinyl hardtop.

This car was a 350 ci / 350 hp car originally. The first owner of the car had an engine failure under warranty and had the dealer install an LT1 engine as a replacement. However, he didn’t want to put the LT1 hood on the car to accommodate the high-rise intake manifold. So they put the intake and carb from the original engine on the LT1 block. The 2nd owner of the car still had the high-rise intake manifold and sent it to me when I bought the car. When we did the body-off restoration on this car I put on the LT1 hood. This engine, after the rebuild put out 375 hp on the engine dyno.

We used a roller cam (didn’t want to deal with the solid lifters), bored .30 over, and electronic ignition. The car

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September - Andy Piazza

is the original color, Donnybrook Green, but I changed the interior from green cloth (green outside and inside was a little too much green for me) to leather in the Saddle color.

Nick and Laura did the restoration on this car too. This car came out of Wichita Falls Texas, so the frame was perfect, no rust at all. The car had not been driven since 1988.

History of your Corvette(s): I purchased the 1957 in April of 2008, the restoration took about 5 years to complete. I bought the 1970 in January 2013 and it took about 14 months to restore. Both engines were rebuilt by Jeff Wheeler of Wheeler Dyno. Steve Johnson (a local chapter member) did the transmissions and differentials on both cars.

My wife Melissa and I have a 4 year old daughter named June. We also own a 64 Daytona Blue roadster with black and white interior.

We bought it in 2012 and have been steadily working on it since.

Major projects left include convertible top restoration, plenty of bodywork, frame restoration, disc brake conversion, installing the correct transmission and several others that are escaping me at the moment. It’s always been in driving condition the whole time we’ve owned it. I’ve always liked C2 Corvettes and had a friend who owned a 63 split window and would let me drive it from time to time which got me hooked.

What is your next Corvette project?

I don’t remember exactly when I joined but I think I’m coming up on 2 or 3 years so I’m probably still considered a rookie.

I like tech sessions and judging events because that is where I can learn the most about the cars and how they are supposed to be configured since mine has been lightly abused and modified in it’s life.

These cars are my second and third Corvettes. My first car was a 1967 convertible that I bought when I was 18. I would love to find this car again and have the opportunity to reclaim it!

North Central Chapter: I joined the local and national chapters when I bought the ’57, which would mean I joined in 2008. I enjoy the tech sessions and shows. I’ve only been to a couple though, and I have not been able to attend any of the cruises. I travel a lot for a living and that means little home time that I choose to spend away from my kids. I would especially like to join in the fall color run.

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Chapter Board Minutes

July 12, 2018

Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Jerome Lardy, Don O’Grady , Paul Burski, Kevin Sullivan, Dave Murphy Board Members Absent: Nick Kornder, Bob Lund, Chris Enstrom, Roger Carlson Members present: None Location: Davannis 3015 Harbor Lane, Plymouth, Minnesota Approval of Minutes Meeting Minutes from the May 3, 2018 meeting were approved– Motion by Jerome Lardy, seconded by Paul Burski.

Chairman’s Report Alden invited our new Regional Director Mike Ernst to one of our future board meetings as well as our Aug 18 Chapter Judging. Mike will be added to our meeting minutes list. Alden inquired whether our members could participate as judges at our 2020 Regional with Dave Bringham and John Tidwell as well as raising the concern regarding the use of “Concours” to be used as a term for judging the new category of corvettes that contain some degree of alteration. Alden also opened a dialogue with other Chapter Chairman in our Region. Alden added that he went ahead and reserved a spot for us at the Hastings Historic Cruise-In Car Show for July 28 but has only heard back from two members. Other Board members at the meeting indicated they will attend also. Finally Alden has all the input from our phone surveys and will be sharing that in the future.

Vice Chairman’s Report Car Show events for 2018 were sent to Nick and were published.

Treasurer’s Report.

Roger has renewed our Minnesota Non-Profit status. Financially, we are fine.

Judging Report Chapter Judging will be Aug 18 in Long Lake. 2020 Regional will be discussed at the September Board Meeting.

Membership Report We are at 127 members strong with the following six new members – Douglas Anderson, Reese Burnett, John Prebarich, Clyde Kerner, Michael Holmquist, Bob Cox. Jerome will continue to reach out to new National NCRS members with an offer to join us.

Tech Report A very successful Tech Session at Al’s with his 1963 body off. There was also a fun table talk with parts to be explained and stories to share. Next Tech Session will be at Paul’s on the 21st of July from 9-12. We will adjust solid lifters, a gas gauge and windshield wiper washer testing. A Future Safety Tech Session is being planned.

Activities Report Of course Hastings on the 28th of July. Arrive by 5:00. Fall Color Run to St. Croix Casino Danbury WI on Sept 29. Don is verifying start and end time.

Website Report A few new Corvettes were posted in the “For Sale” section of the website.

Newsletter Report The “Crossed Flags” newsletter was completed and emailed out to the membership. The board was thanked for their input and edits on the April-July edition. It was asked if more tech articles could be added to the Newsletter. The membership is encouraged to send in write ups on their experiences, tech tips, general knowledge or fun facts they would like to share. Please email Nick Kornder (Kornder@northernsun.org) with articles and photos.

Member-at-Large Report Terry Serres was the July Member of the Month with Vernon Petersen set up for August and Andrew Piazza in September.

Old Business Raffles were discussed. Jerome will ask at the National Convention if there is any reason we can’t do a raffle. If OK, then we can work with Roger to get one started.

New Business The group was reminded of the National Convention in Las Vegas on July 15-20.

Members Comments or Concerns.

None MEETING ADJOURNED

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Chapter Board Minutes

August 2, 2018

Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Jerome Lardy, Chris Enstrom, Paul Burski, Kevin Sullivan Board Members Absent: Nick Kornder, Bob Lund, Roger Carlson, Don O’Grady, Dave Murphy Members present: None Location: Davanni’s, 3015 Harbor Lane, Plymouth,MN Approval of Minutes Motion to approve by Chris Enstrom, seconded by Kevin Sullivan. Motion passed.

Chairman’s Report Alden reported that he attended the National Convention in Las Vegas, NV. Other members attending were Jerome Lardy, Dave Cloutier, Ken Traverse, Paul Klemetson, Mike Koffler and Merlin Benson who received the Duntov Award for his ‘62 Corvette. He talked with other Chapter Chairman’s to get a better idea about what the other chapters are up to Vice Chairman’s Report Paul reported the River City Days Car Show is this weekend, Aug. 4 at Red Wing, MN. August 12 is the Muscle Car Classic Show at Mauer Buick and GMC in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Vettes for Vets is Sunday, August 19 at the Savage American Legion and is hosted by Classic Corvettes.

Treasurer’s Report.

Roger said that he has received payment from four members for the upcoming judging meet. Financially, we are fine.

Judging Report Chapter Judging will be Aug 18 in Long Lake, MN. Chris says we have received unprecedented interest in members wanting to have their Corvettes judged at this meet. Nine members have contacted Chris but due to the lack of judges who have signed up so far, he will only be able to judge about half of them.

At this time Chris has 18 judges signed up and would like any member that is interested in judging to contact him or sign up on the NCRS website.

Due to additional interest by our members to obtain extra judging points, Jerome has offered to host a Fundraiser/BBQ/Judging School on Friday evening, August 17. Chris Enstrom moved and Alden Miles seconded to go forward with this event. Passed 5 for, none against. Information will be sent out to the chapter. This will be open to all members whether they are judging on Saturday or not.

The NCRS Judging Retreat is proposed for March 2019. Watch for details in The Corvette Restorer and The NCRS Driveline.

Membership Report Our chapter has offered Mike Ernst an honorary membership in our chapter. Mike took over for Bill Braun and is our new Region V Director. This brings us up to 128 members.

Tech Report Paul Burski held a tech session on July 21 where they worked on the fuel sending unit on Paul’s Corvette. They also discussed how to adjust solid lifters and fixed the windshield wiper motor on Kevin Sullivan’s Corvette. No tech session is scheduled for August as that is the date of our Chapter Judging Meet. A Safety Tech Session is being planned for September.

Activities Report The Hastings Cruise In was well attended with 11 members driving their Corvettes to the show.on the 28th of July. The Fall Color Run will be to Kiss’s Classic Car Show at the St. Croix Casino in Danbury WI on Sept 29. Don is verifying start and end time. We will set up a meeting point for those who want to arrive in a group.

Website Report August Member of the Month is now posted.

Newsletter Report Always looking for more Tech articles. We need six for the Chapter Top Flight Award.

Member-at-Large Report Kevin mentioned that Vern Petersen is our Member of the Month for August and Andy Piazza for September.

Old Business None New Business Kevin Sullivan proposed that the Chapter purchase a small quantity of chapter business cards with our chapter website shown on the card. This would be something members can pass out to other people you meet that have Corvettes and are interested in joining the NCRS. Kevin Sullivan moved and Paul Burski seconded to approve this purchase. Passed 5 for, none against.

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Chapter Board Minutes

September 6, 2018

Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Jerome Lardy, Chris Enstrom, Paul Burski, Kevin Sullivan, Nick Kornder, Dave Murphy Board Members Absent: Bob Lund, Roger Carlson, Don O’Grady Members present: None Location: Davanni’s, 3015 Harbor Lane, Plymouth,Minn.

Approval of Minutes August 2, 2018 meeting - Motion to approve by Chris Enstrom, seconded by Paul Burski. Motion passed.

Chairman’s Report Alden asked what board members would be coming back as we are getting close to election time. Those present said yes and for the positions they hold. Nick requested assistance for gathering info for newsletter or to take it over.

The board extends an invitation to members to become members of the Board by running for a position. The work is light and rewarding.

Vice Chairman’s Report Well put by Alden Treasurer’s Report.

Roger reported details to the Board by email. Financially, we are fine.

Judging Report The NCRS Judging Retreat is proposed for March 14-17,2019 in Dallas,Texas. Watch for details in the NCRS Driveline Sept-Oct Issue and the next Newsletter. This is a two day class, with two sessions offered. Price is $300 plus lodging and transportation Fall Chapter Meet results: 1962 convertible, Kenton Jundt - Second Flight 1965 convertible, Dennis Gabriel - Second Flight 1967 convertible, Roger Carlson - Top Flight 1969 convertible, Doug Jolstad - Top Flight 1981 coupe, Jeff Geisler - Second Flight 1966 convertible, Dave Murphy - Sportsman 2002 coupe, Paul Burski - Sportsman 2008 convertible, Ken Traverse - Sportsman Chris proposed two items for consideration by the Board: A. Judging School at Chris’s new house with Content from March Judging Retreat.

B. Chapter Judging Retreat with invitations to our members and those Chapters in the Midwest. Have a national Expert present, charge a fee and host an all day class. Chris will reach out to known experts to gauge viability. Board agreed to have Chris investigate. Alden suggested that Lyn could inquire of her company for a facility. It was also mentioned that Walser, Luther, or our sponsor might suggest a facility. This maybe a summer event if it proved easier to perform than in late Spring after the March Retreat in Dallas.

May 11, 2019 at Gilbey’s will be our Spring Judging event. Five cars have expressed interest.

Membership Report Two new members. Kenton Jundt and Dennis Gabriel. This brings us to 130 members.

Tech Report Paul Burski announced that we will have our September 22nd Tech Session at Andy Piazza’s. He has a 1964 Daytona Blue convertible. The Convertible Top Frame will be installed. We are also going to conduct a Safety Review for members cars. We are also looking to members to offer to include their cars in future Tech Sessions.

Activities Report The Fall Color Run will be to Kiss’s Classic Car Show at the St. Croix Casino in Danbury WI on Sept 29. Don has identified the McDonalds in Forest Lake as an assembly point to meet and leave by 7:30 am to arrive at Danbury by 9 am to register. The registration is between 8 and 9 am.

Website Report All is well Newsletter Report Always looking for more Tech articles. We need six for the Chapter Top Flight Award.

Member-at-Large Report Kevin mentioned that Andy Piazza is our Member of the Month for September and Nelson Smith will be October with Mike Schmoll for November.

Old Business 2020 Regional was discussed. The Apache Hotel was recently sold and we are in touch with the new General Manager as well as the Canadian Honker food purveyor to confirm our plans that had been made through the previous owners, Kahler Corp. We will meet in Februray to align action plans.

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Chapter Board Minutes The Judging School and Fund Raiser at Jeromes was successful garnering $380 for the NCRS Foundation. Jerome made a motion and Chris seconded to add $120 to make the donation an even $500. Motion carried.

Alden completed the survey review we conducted by phone with members and mentioned highlights. The summary was then sent to board members.

Window decals and business cards were discussed and Chris will supply artwork for Paul to acquire cling type decals for windows and generic business cards. It was felt that cling would cause less damage than adhesive type window decals.

New Business Next meeting is at Davannis Arden Hills. 3673 Lexington Ave. Members Comments or Concerns.

None MEETING ADJOURNED

The NCRS Nationals Judging Office is planning on a National Judging Retreat in 2019. The retreat is usually held in Dallas, TX. This event is something that is held only every few years. The purpose of the event is a two day, intensive session on teaching the mechanics of flight judging. The first day is spent in the classroom, covering a variety of topics. The second day is spent out on the judging field, practicing what was just taught. If another one of these sessions is made available in the coming years, and you are interested in increasing your judging knowledge, I highly recommend attending.

During the first day’s session, topics include The Judging Reference Manual, Judging 101, Paint, and The Matrix Judging System.

The second day, we spent hours pouring over a variety of cars. Here are a number of pictures showing the indoor judging field from one of the past events. These cars were not competing for actual awards. Rather, their owners had graciously brought them in for the students to review and practice.

As you can see by the following pictures, each of the four generations of Corvettes eligible for judging were well represented. A fair number of the cars there had achieved the Duntov Mark of Excellence award, while others had achieved the Bowtie award. Regardless, they were all spectacular. My favorite of the show was a Daytona Blue 1964 Fuel Injected coupe. It has less than 40,000 original miles, original paint, engine bay, chassis, etc and had won practically every award in the book. NCRS Top Flight, PV, Duntov, Bowtie, Bloomington Gold, Bloomington Survivor, and Bloomington Benchmark. That was a fun car to check out. I have it pictured down below, along with a shot of its unmolested engine bay.

As many of you are award, whenever you attend a Judging School or a Judging Meet, you gain points towards the next level in the Judging Recognition Program. This retreat nets you 20 points. That’s 1/5th of the way to Master Judge! They don’t offer the event every year, but when they do, I think it is a great amount of experience for any one of our Chapter members. If you have any questions about the retreat or any other aspect of getting involved in the judging process with our Chapter, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Chris Enstrom North Central NCRS Chapter Judging Chairman Cell: 651-503-4165 Email: chris.enstrom@hotmail.com

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North Central Chapter to Host 2020 REGIONAL Regional Judging Event – Rochester, Minnesota – June 11-13, 2020 As you have probably heard by now, the North Central Chapter is hosting one of the six Regional Judging Events in 2020. The event is set for Thursday-Saturday, June 11-13, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota. If you are interested in seeing some great Corvettes, learning more about the NCRS Flight Judging system, and meeting people from around the country, we would love to have to come to Rochester! The event starts on Thursday with the event check in and Operations Judging. The cars then proceed inside the Graham Center Arena. The evening wraps up with a 1 point Judging School put on by the National Judging Chairman, David Brigham and a Welcome Reception. Friday will see a full day of Flight Judging and a 3 point Advanced Judging School.

Saturday will see the remainder of Flight Judging and a second 3 point Advanced Judging School. Saturday evening is the awards banquet and we’re done!

Here are the different ways you can participate at the Regional.

• Increase your judging knowledge by attending three different judging schools (receive a maximum of 7 judging points) • Participate as an Observer Judge and assess some really great Corvettes as they go through the judging process • Volunteer to be a tabulator • Volunteer for tasks that need doing to help the Regional be the best event it can be • Bring your car down and have it judged • Drive your car down and enjoy the event If you have any questions at all, please reach out to me. Below are some photos from our 2016 Regional.

Chris Enstrom North Central Chapter Judging Chairman

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The NCRS Membership in the North Central NCRS is open to person interested in the restoration, preservation, and history of the Corvette produced by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1953 thought 1999. NCRS is not affiliated with Chevrolet or General Motors.

Membership in the North Central Chapter of the NCRS is open to all members of the NCRS National organization. Dues payable to the North Central Chapter are $25.00 per years. All editorial materials should be sent to Nick Kornder, Editor, (Kornder@NorthernSun.org). Advertising in the North Central Newsletter is free to all active members for personal items. Commercial advertising rates for the newsletter are: $12.50 per year for a business card; $25.00 per year for a half page ad and $50 per year for a full page ad.

Deadlines for articles and advertising are: March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year.

The NCRS Judging Process The NCRS has compiled and is constantly updating highly detailed judging standards and rules for each basic model division from 1953 through 1999. The guidelines in these NCRS Technical Information Manuals are recognized throughout the hobby as THE STANDARD in determining originality.

The judging system is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. It is not a “cleanliness contest” like other events, nor do you compete against your friends’ Corvettes. Judging is not done by some secret group of “experts”.

You can learn to judge, or you can have your Corvette evaluated by other NCRS members. 10,516 members are currently recognized for their judging expertise. They have created 27,871 NCRS judging records through NCRS events internationally to date.

New Item Added NCRS has recently announced the addition of an Award Confirmation Document Service.

This service will provide a confirmation document with a complete listing from the NCRS database of the available award statistics for a specific Corvette. The presence of this confirmation document will assure the owner of the NCRS judging history on a Corvette.

NEED TOOLS?

Below is a listing of Chapter Tools, that may be checked out from the North Central Chapter Board.

NCRS North Central Chapter Tool List Contact – Don O’Grady Dial Indicator set Bearing Race Seal Tools Spindle shims misc Spindle Spacers Spring Compressor Spindle Remover Press Harmonic Remover Contact Alden Miles Club Display Contact Jerome Lardy C1 Body Lift

Did you know? C5

The 1997 Corvette is the first Corvette to have windshield wipers that sweep in the same direction instead of opposing directions.

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MAKING JUDGING SHEET REFERENCES BASED ON THE C-D-C-I-F As the NCRS judging system is based on 5 different descriptions for ORIGINALITY, with each having a value of 20%, it is most helpful to the owner, that we use the same descriptions for the comments on the sheets, when we judge their cars.

C = CONFIGURATION D = DATE C = COMPLETENESS I = INSTALLATION F = FINISH The use of words like “Service Replacement”, “Reproduction” or “Restoration” are very little to no help to the owner, since they do not describe WHAT the difference to original is.

Since we judge the APPEARANCE of ORIGINALITY, we do not care where the particular judged part comes from (Original GM, Restoration Parts House or Neighbors Shed).

BAD WORDS:

INSTEAD USE:

“Wrong”

“Not Typical”

“Incorrect”

“Not Typical”

Certain parts, which do not reflect any Originality based on the CDCIF (Full Deduction) are not listed on our Standard Deduction Sheet. Such parts may be described as: SIGNIFICANTLY DISSIMILAR. A good example is the typical parts-house (AutoZone, O’Riley etc.) Cooling Fan Clutch.

Judging Example: One of the most often “non-original” parts encountered on the chassis are the shock absorbers. They are a single line item and have a value of 5 points. Based on the CDCIF we can make the following determination: Configuration: Check nuances on the shock absorber body (may be different print, “Made in Mexico” etc.)

Date: Check for presence of date. (Not necessary, if a non-typical configuration has been detected) Completeness: Are any factions missing??

Installation: Are the bolts, washers at their intended places and orientation (or reversed)??

Finish: Is the shock painted in a typical finish (lower bushings free of paint etc)??

Conclusion: A shock absorber with “Made In Mexico,” finished and installed in a typical manner would differ in the Configuration (1 Point) as well as the Date (1 point) since we know that a shock with such configuration was manufactured later than the car. Total deduction would be 2 points.

OUR COMMENTS ON THE SHEET WOULD BE: Configuration (No Pliacell Script / Delco Part Number), Date Provided by Marco Hartner 25

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For Sale C1 Parts / Corvettes None C2 Parts / Corvettes Two Hard Tops. I believe one is a ‘65 and the other a ‘66.

One is in good condition, the other is in average, usable condition but would probably need restoration for judging.

Wanted, Firestone Deluxe Champion Tire. Redline 7.75 x 15 for a ‘67 Corvette. Can be DOT or non DOT. Michael Murray 515-988-5710 bettemikem@msn.com C3 Parts / Corvettes - Set of stainless steel sleeved brake calipers. Fits 65-82, correct for73-82. $200 plus shipping. email: rrenfandt@min.midco.net - 1978 Silver Anniversary Coupe. The ‘78 has the L-82 350 engine, B2Z silver anniversary paint, black interior, A31 power windows, AR7 leather bucket seats, C49 rear defogger, C60 air conditioning, FE7 gymkhana suspension, K30 cruise control, M38 automatic transmission, K37 tilt-telescopic steering, UM2 AM/FM stereo 8-track, YJ8 aluminum wheels, and U75 power antenna. More info at coming at: https://www.uniquemankato.com - 1980 Corvette - Red - Overdrive 200r4 Tranny, Built 350 (6000 miles on engine - 500 on Tranny).

More info at: https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/d/1980-corvette-overdrive-trans/6633172104.html C4 Parts / Corvettes None C5 Parts / Corvettes None C6 Parts / Corvettes None C7 Parts / Corvettes None

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Did you know? c6 Two special editions were introduced for the 2007 model year... the Arctic White Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Z06 (399 built) and an Indy Pace Car replica convertible in Atomic Orange (500 built).

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Bob’s Stingray Service

Corvette Repair Mechanical & Electrical Repair and Restorations ‘63-67’ Specialized Repair * Up to 1982 Body Off Restorations Experienced Workmanship Many Parts in Stock Member of NCRS Bob Lund 9319 Riverview Avenue S - Bloomington, MN 55425 612-309-0344 - bobsstingray@yahoo.com

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Conversation Starter

Did you know?

The first 200 production C5 Corvettes were painted red, not the traditional white color for the first production run.

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