UPCOMING EVENTS 7740 N. E. LOOP 820 FORT WORTH, TX Cowtown Mopars Performance Team PO Box Fort Worth, Texas

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1 UPCOMING EVENTS May 4 - TMCCC, Redline, 8 am start, Caddo Mills May 10 - Cowtown Cars and Coffee, 8 am-12n, FW May 10 - Picnic and Club Meeting, 1 pm-4 pm Bill Boone s Texas Trailer Man, N. Richland Hills May 17 - Chrysler PDC picnic, 10 AM - 2 PM, Carrollton May 17 - Christian Classic Cruisers, 5 PM, North Richland Hills May 18 - TMCCC, Ardmore, 9 am start, Ardmore Jun 1 - TMCCC, TX Raceway, 8 am start, Kennedale 7740 N. E. LOOP 820 FORT WORTH, TX Cowtown Mopars Performance Team PO Box Fort Worth, Texas Place Postage Here Rush To:

2 May 2014 THE STARTING LINE Official Monthly Publication of Cowtown Mopars BOARD MEMBERS President - Mike Bearce Treasurer - Dan Robinson Activity Director - Susan Brownell Membership Director - Rich Brownell Vice President - Phillip Taylor Secretary - Rich Lemmon Newsletter Editor - Barry Hansen Appointed Positions Race Team - Mark Buchanan Website - Kirk Maisenbacher Show Team - Morris Counts/Ron Carroll Cowtown Cars and Coffee, every second Saturday, 8 am to 12 noon, between Montgomery Plaza and Target store, west 7th St, Ft Worth. No fee. Sponsored by AutoBahn Motorcars, usually free coffee and donuts. Best time 8 am to 10 am. Christian Classic Cruisers, March through October, every third Saturday, 5 pm to 9 pm. Birdville ISD stadium parking lot, 9100 Mid Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills. $15 entry fee, spectators free. Allen Samuels CDJR gives club member discounts on new vehicles and parts. Just be sure to show your membership card to the cashier/salesman. Don t have a membership card? Just see our Membership Director. **Employee Pricing when purchasing vehicles** **Cost +10% when buying parts**

3 Hello fellow Cowtown Mopar members. My first topic this month is Mark Buchannan. My thanks go out to Mark for all he has done for the club. He not only served as President for the last 3 years but also served for many years before after taking a 3 year break from April 2008 till April Mark puts everything he has into everything he does. This past year he not only was our President but also President of TMCCC and our Race Team coordinator. Thank you Mark for all the hard work you have done. I have some big shoes to follow in this coming year. Our Annual Car Show is now over and we had a fair turnout. I hope more of our members will get more active in our activities in the near future. I noticed we were missing a majority of our Race Team at the show and hope to see more of you at the next one. The cars we had were a great mix of Mopars and we had several clubs represented. There were some great looking cars and the weather was great. Mother Nature has not been very cooperative with the TMCCC so far this year. We have had 3 races scheduled and 1 reschedule but have only been able to race once. Hopefully Mother Nature will give TMCCC a break. I know we need the rain but it could come during the week and leave the weekend alone. I hope to make this a fun year for all of us. Please feel free to let me know of any suggestions and I will take them to the Board and see what we can do. I hope to see all of you at our next meeting at Bill Boon s shop (Texas Trailer Man). Mike BY THE MINUTES No report

4 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Rich Brownell, Membership Director Time to renew your membership for 2014 Club dues for 2014 are now due. You do not have to fill out a new registration form if your contact and vehicle information are the same. Remember...upon renewal your Membership Card will allow you to get genuine Mopar Performance and replacement parts from Allen Samuels CDJR for 10% over cost and buy a new car or truck for Employee Pricing. These add up to serious savings. Renew by mail or at one of our events Single membership New $25 / Renewal $15 Family membership New $35 / Renewal $25 Hey current members! If you have a change of contact information, vehicle or other, please remember to send in those changes. Thanks Got a hot tip, event, article, update, correction, comment? Cowtown Mopars newsletter now has its own address: moparnewslettereditor@cowtownmopars.com

5 Hello again folks, From The Veep s Desk The car show was fun, for me at least. Saw a bunch of nice cars, kudos to Dan s granddaughter for taking pictures for me and thanks to all the judges for a job well done. Looking forward to working with Mike as he assumes the office of president. Will admit am gonna miss Mark being pres, seemed like a fixture at times. Well, I don t have my J-10 on the road yet, but got a bunch of underhood stuff powder coated thanks to the expertise of our multi-talented Kirk Maisenbacher. My street is really torn up now (construction), then find out the city is going to cut our trees down. Oh well, they are supposed to give us vouchers for seedlings to replant. Has anyone seen the new 2015 Charger? Looks like a stretched, more muscular Dart, really nice in my opinion. The Challenger didn t get much changed, just a few refinements. I wish they would make it slightly smaller, would look really good then. Don t forget we have the picnic coming up at Bills and the PDC show. Looking forward to seeing everyone at both places. Phill Be sure to visit the Facebook page: Cowtown Cars and Coffee

6 Off The Wing by Barry Hansen Sad, very sad dept can t believe we are two months into the TMCCC season and managed to pull off only one race thus far. Mother nature does not want Cowtown to defend its title. I was in such denial that poor Mark had to go over the calendar Sunday by rainy Sunday to convince me. This Sunday (Mar 27 Denton) is again threatened by bad weather. Here s hoping for good weather. Mega Mopars at the Motorplex had bad weather Fri, great weather Sat and Sun. Car show went smoothly thanks to our own Dave Mandato, his meticulous planning and organizing. Not so good for racing as they continued well after midnight what the hey! The next day at the Motorplex the TMCCC went much more smoothly. Ken Angyal was on his game with the great food. Rich Lemmon and I sat in the shade of a trailer and philosophized for hours, now we have an answer for everything, just ask us. Good weather, great day for our annual Allen Samuels Car Show. Lots of fun, lots of great cars. Thanks to Susan s registration and Dave s judging the show went off almost without a hitch. NHRA report skipping over the Charlotte Four Wide Nationals (not pretty for any of our Mopars) and moving on to the Houston Spring Nat s. Fast Jack Beckman, Charger, AA/FC runnerup, Allen Johnson, Dart, Pro Stock runner-up. I have to rig an election er ah I mean I m a precinct judge for the runoff election May 10 so I will miss this month s Cowtown Cars and Coffee and with much regret will miss the May picnic at Bill Boone s. Breaks my heart not getting to sample Ken s pulled pork. Ken how about a doggy bag say the size of a 30 quart ice chest? I will be at the PDC picnic the next Sat, May 17. How about you? Always a good time, good food, the price is right free. Mopar spotting TV show NCIS LA, the gov t cars as in the original NCIS are Chargers, couple of the main characters personal cars, new Challengers. I like Mopar you like Mopar if you don t like Mopar you re so lame (with apologies to Cartman)

7 The Go Fast(er) Department Mark Buchanan - Race Team Coordinator HEY TWELVE TIME TMCCC CHAMPIONS!!!! Well the weather has been dry Except for the Sundays we had races planned. We hope to have our second race this Sunday. Yes, the end of April and still looking for our second race. Stay tuned Mark 2014 Race Schedule: April 13 Kennedale April 27 Denton May 4 Redline May 18 Ardmore June 1 Kennedale Sept 7 Ennis Sept 28 Denton Oct 12 Kennedale Oct 26 Ennis Nov 15 banquet Denton and Ardmore open 9 AM All others open 8 AM Don t forget we re online: or search Cowtown Mopars on Facebook!!!

8 Tech Tips Both the 8.25 and 9.25 axles require an adjusting tool for setting the preload on the differential carrier bearings. The same tool can be used for both axle types. Unfortunately it can cost $ But do not fret! There is a cheap alternative. For about $18 you can build your own. Materials are easy to come by at your local hardware store: One 36 black steel pipe, 1 in diameter. Two 1 lock nuts. In my case, since the threads did not match, I simply ground the pipe threads off the pipe and nut, and then hammered them together. I threw on a quick weld, although it probably wasn t necessary. One nut sits inside the adjuster, the other is used to put a wrench on to set the preload. This tool can also be built by using 1 inch all thread, and putting double nuts on both ends, or single nuts that are welded. In my case, the black pipe was easier to come by, and my welder is always handy. Kirk From the Allen Samuels Car Show, Sat April Once again, a big success. The weather was perfect. Lots of fellowship. Lots of great cars. Lots of class winners. Free food. What s not to like? The list of winners is long and distinguished. Cowtown Mopar club members in bold. Bob Graham, Rick Mariano, Gary Sand, Rich Lemmon, Brad Buttermore, Tom Paine, Keelan Lindsay, Tommy Martin (5!), Jeff Peterson, David Martin, Boris Loera, Dan Robinson, Clint Bowen, Norman Glowicz, Tom Hoover, Garry Dockree, Tracy Barenz, Ron Russ, Kyle Hill, Dave Mandato, Mark Maxwell, Royce Kid, Steve Mildenstein, Danial Alosta, Lesa Key, Ken Key, David Murray, Bobby Gilley, Eddie Stephens, Sickr, David Knighton, Kevin Bochicchio, George Hambrick, Don Taylor, Mike Bearce, Joe Siene, Rick Brownell, Don Deering, Mark Buchanan, Frank Smith, Robert Vaughn, Jerry Reed, Ken Angyal and William Schroeder. Thanks Allen Samuels CDJR. Barry

9 In The Works Upcoming Club Activities by Susan Brownell May 10 Time for our annual picnic. This will serve as our May meeting. This year we are gathering at Bill Texas Trailer Man Boone s around 1pm. Cookie will be serving up brisket and pulled pork. It is our job to provide all the fixin s to go with the meat. May 17 The PDC annual gathering will be from 10am to 2pm in Carrollton. There are always some really nice cars at this event. I ve heard that they are also providing food again this year. This is the day before the Ardmore race. Keep a watch for future events. If you have any suggestions be sure you let me know. ITEMS FOR SALE AND WANTED (Items posted for 3 months unless requested otherwise) WANTED: b body front bench seat. Mark , bbuchanan8@juno.com (exp May) WANTED: Rebuilding my LA small block. Looking for cylinder heads with the 2.02 intake valves, headers (block hugger or shorty headers preferred), cam close to the speed specs (possibly a retro fit roller cam and kit), or.060 flat top pistons, qt oil pan, intake manifold, 600 or 780 vacuum secondary carb, etc. What have you got? Let s talk. Barry Hansen. sigma54@sbcglobal.net or (exp Jul) FOR SALE: Mopar A-body 2800 lb rear super stock leaf springs with a set of F&R Drag shocks, never raced, 300 miles of street driving, $150. Also have A-body small bolt axles, backing plates, drums, and 741 pig, $ Call Mark at or mskuzia@yahoo.com (exp May) FOR SALE from Dayna Caldwell, dkcaldwell@yahoo.com or Many many parts including rebuilt , McLeod twin clutch kit 23 spline, 10.5 w/ flywheel, tool boxes, jacks, lift, Viper parts, too numerous to list. Call or for details and complete list (exp May) FOR SALE from LONGHORN MANUFACTURING CO. 12 small block Chrysler stands 8 big block Chrysler stands 8 early Hemi Chrysler stands 7 early Hemi racing engine stands These regularly sell for $89.00 with casters. They are $71.00 while the supply lasts. We are not planning on continuing these in our line up. Please pass this along to your club members and let them know we are offering a 20% reduction on all items in stock. See for more information. JOE WADE (exp May)

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