Intake & Exhaust June 2015 Ingersoll of Danbury Sponsor of our June 27 th Tech Session June Meeting: Our next General Meeting will be on Thursday, June 18th at The Hearth Restaurant at 7 p.m. 756 Federal Road. Brookfield CT Please RSVP to Nina Z @ 203-775-8106 or email: ninaz@charter.net Candlewood Valley Corvette Club, P.O. Box 2205, Danbury Ct. 06813-2205 1
President s Corner June, 2015 Congratulations to our MLC Racing team who recently competed at Watkins Glen Nascar Racecourse in NY. Thanks to Vince Quarteraro for all the race day photos. There are so many events that are scheduled for this summer I would like to suggest that everyone pick up a copy of the Cruise News to see which of these will fit your wallet. The WCC held their Car show at Arroway Motors in Mt. Kisco and it was very enjoyable. There was a 1954 Corvette up to a few new C7 s in attendance. Thanks Jim Vitetta for the heads -up. The WCC has invited our club to their picnic on July 16 in Yorktown Heights NY. The New Fairfield, CT Annual July 4 Parade will start at 9:30 AM. We will meet behind the McDonalds next to the North Street shopping plaza in Danbury at 8:00AM and then cruise up to the starting spot in New Fairfield about 8:30 AM. We are checking on available dates for our picnic in Kent, CT to be held at Macedonia State Park. Linda, Neil and Kirk are working on the particulars for the event. It is always a lot of fun. It currently looks like Sunday, August 9 or Sunday, August 23. 2015. We are also inviting the WCC to the event. June 27 th is the date that Mel has set up at Ingersoll Chevrolet with John Juraska (Service Manager) for the Technology session on Corvettes. It is set for 3:30 pm. The WCC also has told us of a cruise to Orange County Choppers in Newburgh,NY with lunch on July 11 th Details to follow from Jim Vitetta. Let s try Burgeritoville again on Tuesdays in Newtown. It is across street from St. Rose Church. There are lots of good events coming up. Take part as your schedule permits. Please keep our military heroes in your prayers. Freedom is not free. BB (203)-733-3959 Vice President s Corner Vice President s report for will be presented at the next dinner meeting. 2
CVCC Clothing: For those who would like to purchase clothing items such as tee shirts, jackets, polo shirts, hats, etc., custom embroidered with the club emblem, your car or your name, I have gotten several sample size shirts and a price list from Galli Shirts. To view the items available, check their catalog at www.gallishirts.com and I can place the order for you. Vice President Joe Wodarski Executive Secretary s Corner Next CVCC General Meeting The Hearth Restaurant Thursday June 18, 2015 Minutes of the May 21 st 2015 Meeting CALL TO ORDER: The regular monthly meeting of the CVCC was held on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 7:00 PM at The Hearth in Brookfield. President Bob Burkardt called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM following dinner. He led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. BUSINESS MEETING: Nancy Tolmoff made a motion to approve the minutes. Joe Wodarski seconded. The minutes were approved. President Burkardt thanked Jim Vitetta for organizing our participation in the Westchester Corvette Club s cruise to the Brotherhood Winery. He also mentioned upcoming events: the Westchester Corvette Club Car Show, St. Joseph Church, Brookfield, Blessing of Motorcycles and Corvettes, and Lime Rock s summer schedule. Committee Chair Reports: Treasurer Kirk Narick gave his report (is filed). Membership Chair Mike Barrett gave his report. There are two new members: David Levine ( 99 red convertible), and Jeff and Amy Ritell ( 07 LeMans blue coupe). 3
Nina Zschunke shared information on several Corvette overnight cruises: Back to the Beach in Old Orchard Beach, Maine June 11-l4; Adirondack Car Show September 11-14; Corvettes for Cancer, a 6 day tour. Jim Vitetta extended an invitation to the club from the Westchester Corvette Club for their picnic to be held on Sunday, July 16 in Yorktown Heights, NY, Rte. 35. There was a discussion on a possible visit to Callaway in Old Lyme. Mel Wolf gave us an update on Ingersoll s tech session. It is scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at 3:30 PM. Mel encourages as many people as possible to attend. Paula Vitetta and Joanne Wolff have agreed to switch titles and responsibilities. Joanne is now Corresponding Secretary and is in charge of the newsletter. Paula is Executive Secretary and will be doing the minutes. Nick Vitetta has stepped down as Hospitality Chair and Nina Zschunke has stepped into the position. NEW BUSINESS: Joe Wodarski announced that New Milford was looking for Corvette convertibles for their Memorial Day parade for Monday at 10:00 AM and Brookfield for Sunday at 2:00 PM. He proposed a cruise to the Thayer Hotel for lunch and tour on August 1. He and Sui have invited the club to their house on Candlewood Lake for a party on Friday, August 7 starting about 1:00 PM. President Burkardt will contact Linda Ottavio to work out a date for the club picnic at Macedonia State Park in Kent. Kirk Narick asked that we remember Elizabeth Bennett, Bill s wife, in our prayers. At 8:45 PM Fred Sarbello made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Jim Vitetta. Paula T. Vitetta Executive Secretary TREASURER S REPORT: FROM THE VAULT Treasurer s report for will be presented at the next dinner meeting. Kirk Narick - Vault Keeper 4
From the Editor/Corresponding Secretary I am requesting that our new members send me a photo of them with their cars so they can be added to the directory. See you all at the meeting, and at the 6/27 Tech session! WEB-NEWS Contact us @ Candlewood Valley Corvettes Club, P.O. Box 2205, Danbury Ct. 06813-2205- Web www.cvalleycorvettes.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/candlewood-valley-corvettes- Inc/155045724509280 CVCC General Meeting June 18, 2015 (Agenda to be amended) 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Acceptance of minutes 3. Committee Reports-all updates 4. New Business 5. Motion to adjourn. 6. Please keep our military in your prayers. Please drive home safely. BB 5
2015 ACTIVITIES CALENDAR EVENTS The club had a busy 2014 with activities in every month. If there are events you would like to see added in 2015, please contact one of our officers or bring up the subject at one of the meetings. This is your club and we want to be sure we are planning activities that are of interest to our members. As in years past we will hold our executive meeting on the first Thursday of each month and the general membership meeting on the third Thursday of every month. Everyone is encouraged to attend these meetings. UPCOMING EVENTS- MARK YOUR CALENDAR June 18 TBD June 20 June 27 July 12 CVCC General Meeting Bus trip to NYC 911 Memorial Newtown Car Show Tech session at Ingersoll Automotive 3:30 pm Club Corvette of Connecticut Annual Car Show 6
The C3 World An Article from Mel Wolff The C3 generation of Corvettes consists of those manufactured from 1968 to 1982. In our club we have a handful, about 6, the majority appear to be C5 and C6, 1997 to 2013. Of the C3 s in the club many are unmodified with at least two being NCRS caliber. Mine on the other hand is modified in many areas. Even after owing the car for 42 years, I m still coming up with ways to change/improve things. My latest modification is a front suspension spreader bar. The C3 front cross member is notorious for the flimsy vertical attachment on the cross member where the upper a-arm bolts on. This weak point allows the upright to settle and flex inward, adversely changing the suspension geometry. For decades C3 s for the race track have had a tubular adjustable bar going across the space between the upper a-arms. In many cases these track cars have no engine driven fan so there is no clearance issue for the bar and the attachment bracket are welded to the frame. A number of companies have come out with a kit for street driven cars that do not require welding. Presently these kits only fit small block equipped cars do to clearance issues. I decided to try one of these kits from a company called Speed Direct. The attachment brackets are held on by the 4 upper control arm studs/nuts. The front of the car has to raised by the front cross member to allow the suspension to drop and retain the front suspension alignment shims since it will be necessary to remove the four nuts retaining the upper control arm cross shafts. Once the nuts are removed the brackets are installed over the studs and aligned forward and backward to get the best clearance between the engine fan and the water pump pulley. The nuts are then reinstalled to 50 ft/lb or if no room for the torque wrench a couple of large box wrenches interlocked. The tube with its two rod ends is assembled using anti-seize compound and shortened to its smallest length. The assembly is laid under the water pump pulley and one rod end attached to one of the brackets. At this point you discover how a 10 minute project turns into hours. With the number of alignment shims my car has the spreader bar assembly at its shortest is too long by about an 1/8. This discovery required disassembling the bar and cutting the tube by about a ¼ using a hacksaw and a makeshift cutting guide consisting of two hose clamps. Once reassembled the bar was installed without any further issue, except for one. Even though the attachment brackets were as far back as possible when turning the fan by hand the blades just kissed the spreader bar. Thankfully for companies like Summit Racing I was able to order a 3/8 fan spacer, a round aluminum block with a pilot in the center for the water pump and fan, made by March Engineering. With this spacer and switching from 1 bolts to 1 ¼ studs I was able to reinstall the fan with sufficient clearance. At this point I have not had a chance to drive the car much since the installation but I believe I do notice some more stability in the steering over uneven road surfaces. Next month I intend to bore the membership with my attempts to make my exhaust not quite as noisy as it currently is. 7
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS - CVCC MEMBERSHIP Welcome to our newest members, Jeff and Amy Ritell, from Ridgefield! Our membership consists of Corvette enthusiasts from all over Ct and parts of western NY. Visit us at www.cvalleycorvettes.com if you or you know someone who loves Corvettes, have them fill out an application; we would love to have them join us! Photos from our May Meeting: 8
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The following pages are our retooled Member Photo Directory. The photo quality is still not great, so if anyone has any ideas, or can send me original photos, I will upgrade the directory! 22
Bob B, 2008 Z06 Vince & Denise Q 2010 GS Terry L-01Silver Rdstr Joe & Sui W.C5 Red Rdstr Donna & James V. 04 Rdster Kirk N- 06 Silver Coupe 23
Mike B. 2008 Z06 Linda & Gene O. 1971 Gary & Linda C- 04 Red Rdst Fred & Linda S. 70 LTI Paula & Nick V 2008 Coup Paul and Randy C 2014 Coup 24
Bill & Janet V. 81 Yellow Coupe Sue & Henry W 2003 Z06 Al G 1993 Red Coupe Russ & Nicki K - 2006 Rdstr Mel & Joanne W. 69 Coupe Fred and Linda S. 81 Coupe David & Nina Z. 2012 ZR1 Bob M 91 Green Rdstr Laurie & Scott B 1991 ZR1 25
Peter D 85 Silver CL Coup Nancy & Juri T 85 Red Rdstr Farrol L. 63 Red Rdstr Bill & Elizabeth B 00 Pewter Hdtp, Lynn M and Tom F 1999 black Corvette coupe Carl S 1986 Red Coupe 26
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Car for Sale: Mileage is 40,000. Asking price is 12,500.00 or best offer. Cell # is 203 948 1987, Connecticut. Car had all options for 82 except, no CB radio and did not have HD cooling option. 30
June Birthdays and Anniversaries: Happy Birthday to: Vince Quartararo June 2 James Vitetta June 7 Joe Wodarski June 7 Juri Tolmoff June 11 Mary Ann Skopp June 12 Frank Warecki June 17 Margo Oliva June 19 Denise Quartararo June 26 Ira Berman June 27 Linda Coviello June 24 Happy Anniversary to: Jesse and Sandy Meeker June 2 Jim and Theresa Volinski June 4 Mel and Joanne Wolff June 10 Joe and Sui Wodarski June 12 Frank and Lynn Warecki June 20 Joseph and Ann Fitini June 21 Executive Board President Bob B. (203) 733-3959 president@cvalleycorvettes.com V. President Joe W. vicepresident@cvalleycorvettes.com Treasurer Kirk N. (203) 546-8923 treasurer@cvalleycorvettes.com Corresponding Secretary and Editor correspondingsec@cvalleycorvettes.com or newsletter@cvalleycorvettes.com Joanne W. (203) 778-3006 Executive Secretary Paula V. Hospitality Nina Z. hospitality@cvalleycorvettes.com Webmaster Gary C. (203) 573-0080 webinfo@cvalleycorvettes.com 31
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