[V8Vairs] V8 Registry
mike & bev mann
vair65 at sisna.com
Tue Dec 18 10:34:05 EST 2012
good idea. no v8 powered car but enjoy the reading about those that do so
let me know how much and where to send the money. mike mann
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Rick Andersen <rick at friendlychevrolet.us>wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, the V8 Registry hasn't charged any dues since
> Russ stopped printing a periodic newsletter. How do you folks feel about
> each of us kicking in a nominal amount for dues as a place to get
> re-started. In my opinion, none of the folks that Arch mentioned -
> including
> Arch, should go without being reimbursed for expenses that benefit each of
> us.
>
> Do we have a somewhat recent roster of members? It would be interesting to
> see how many of us there are to actually receiving benefits from this
> organization.
>
> Beyond that, I will consider throwing in my name to take over the website,
> although someone else may come forward who's is better qualified. More
> importantly, we all determine how important this "club" is and provide
> input
> accordingly.
>
> Rick Andersen
> '65 Crown 331" Corsa convertible
> Sedona, Az / Puyallup, Wa
>
>
>
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> 1. Re: V8 Registry (Brown, Douglas T CIV NAVAIR DEPT)
> 2. The Electrical Problem (paulsiano at yahoo.com)
> 3. Re: The Electrical Problem (kelleyphillip at comcast.net)
> 4. Re: The Electrical Problem (paulsiano at yahoo.com)
> 5. Re: The Electrical Problem (fparker fparker)
> 6. Another Question??? (moonpie8n at comcast.net)
> 7. Re: The Electrical Problem (kelleyphillip at comcast.net)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:28:11 -0800
> From: "Brown, Douglas T CIV NAVAIR DEPT" <douglas.t.brown at navy.mil>
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] V8 Registry
> To: <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
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> C954936FE929954A82F08E0D745E1E70613809 at nawesdniez14v.nadsuswe.nads.navy.mil
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> All,
>
> I asked Arch how it was going with the registry back in Feb of this year.
> The paragraph below was his response. My apologies to Arch if this was
> meant to be private. I doubt there has been much development since then,
> given his situation. If anyone has time, money, and website development
> skills, please come forward. I'm sure Arch would be happy to relinquish
> the
> helm.
>
> Toby Brown
>
>
> "In short (take a deep breath), Russ turned the V8 registry over to me
> last year. I assumed control not realizing that Rick Norris and especially
> Russ Brandenburg had been putting hundreds and hundreds of dollars out of
> their own pockets into the registry every year. Depending on where the
> convention is held the cost of the 'Ted Trevor' and 'People's Choice'
> awards
> alone plus shipping can be well over $600 annually. Printing and postage
> for
> the news letter is hundreds of dollars annually as well. The V8 registry
> has
> never been self supporting which is going to have to change. There were
> issues with the site which required a complete overhaul. A new host was
> necessary which required reformatting as the old site template had become
> outdated and unserviceable. A reasonably affordable web designer was
> located
> to update the site. All of this cost money of which I have little as I'd
> become disabled in 2008 and am currently living on a fixed income. I dole
> out money as I've been able to which as a matter of course is costing more
> than expected. The new site was supposed to be up and running the first of
> this year (Jan. 1 2012) but the server went down in December and we had to
> start over from scratch... And that is what's going on with the V8 registry
> to date. ADE"
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:42:07 -0800 (PST)
> From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
> Subject: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
> To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, V-8 Vairs
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
> <1355794927.18445.YahooMailNeo at web161602.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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>
> Once again members of this group stepped up and freely offered their
> knowledge gained from years of experience to help a fellow Corvair guy.
>
> The problem turned out to be a deteriorated wire at a terminal. ?When I
> lifted it off the post the weight of the terminal was about enough to make
> it fall off. ?(I'm sure the electrons had to pass in single file along that
> portion of the wire.) ? I also need to remind myself to disconnect the
> battery before working on a project such as this and not waiting for sparks
> and a fuse to blow before doing so.
>
> Anyway thanks to one and all who took the time to respond.
>
> Paul
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:48:30 +0000 (UTC)
> From: kelleyphillip at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
> To: paulsiano at yahoo.com, discussion of non-stock engines in
> Corvairs
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
>
>
> <1192316162.1406404.1355795310892.JavaMail.root at sz0156a.emeryville.ca.mail.c
> omcast.net>
>
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> Great! Looks like Matt Nall was right on the money in the ballpark with his
> post.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, "V-8 Vairs"
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 5:42:07 PM
> Subject: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
>
> Once again members of this group stepped up and freely offered their
> knowledge gained from years of experience to help a fellow Corvair guy.
>
> The problem turned out to be a deteriorated wire at a terminal. ?When I
> lifted it off the post the weight of the terminal was about enough to make
> it fall off. ?(I'm sure the electrons had to pass in single file along that
> portion of the wire.) ? I also need to remind myself to disconnect the
> battery before working on a project such as this and not waiting for sparks
> and a fuse to blow before doing so.
>
> Anyway thanks to one and all who took the time to respond.
>
> Paul
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:54:42 -0800 (PST)
> From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
> To: "kelleyphillip at comcast.net" <kelleyphillip at comcast.net>,
> discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
> <1355795682.53401.YahooMailNeo at web161603.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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>
> Matt either knows the answer or knows where to get the answer...he is a
> ?huge asset to this list.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "kelleyphillip at comcast.net" <kelleyphillip at comcast.net>
> To: paulsiano at yahoo.com; discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 8:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
>
>
> Great! Looks like Matt Nall was right on the money in the ballpark with his
> post.
>
> ________________________________
> From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, "V-8 Vairs"
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 5:42:07 PM
> Subject: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
>
> Once again members of this group stepped up and freely offered their
> knowledge gained from years of experience to help a fellow Corvair guy.
>
> The problem turned out to be a deteriorated wire at a terminal. ?When I
> lifted it off the post the weight of the terminal was about enough to make
> it fall off. ?(I'm sure the electrons had to pass in single file along that
> portion of the wire.) ? I also need to remind myself to disconnect the
> battery before working on a project such as this and not waiting for sparks
> and a fuse to blow before doing so.
>
> Anyway thanks to one and all who took the time to respond.
>
> Paul
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:13:08 -0500
> From: fparker fparker <fparker at umich.edu>
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
> To: "paulsiano at yahoo.com" <paulsiano at yahoo.com>, discussion of
> non-stock engines in Corvairs <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Cc: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
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> Yeah, but the sparks provide light so you can see better to fix it.
>
> frank
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 8:42 PM, <paulsiano at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Once again members of this group stepped up and freely offered their
> > knowledge gained from years of experience to help a fellow Corvair guy.
> >
> > The problem turned out to be a deteriorated wire at a terminal. When I
> > lifted it off the post the weight of the terminal was about enough to
> make
> > it fall off. (I'm sure the electrons had to pass in single file along
> that
> > portion of the wire.) I also need to remind myself to disconnect the
> > battery before working on a project such as this and not waiting for
> sparks
> > and a fuse to blow before doing so.
> >
> > Anyway thanks to one and all who took the time to respond.
> >
> > Paul
> > _______________________________________________
> > V8Vairs mailing list
> > V8Vairs at corvair.org
> > http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/v8vairs
> > This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> > http://www.corvair.org/
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:46:52 +0000 (UTC)
> From: moonpie8n at comcast.net
> Subject: [V8Vairs] Another Question???
> To: paulsiano at yahoo.com, discussion of non-stock engines in
> Corvairs
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
>
>
> <1811751089.1419445.1355798812413.JavaMail.root at sz0035a.westchester.pa.mail.
> comcast.net>
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> ?This? is? probably? common? knowledge, ... but , I? would? like? know? if?
> you? can? bolt? a? 3 spd? trans [Corvair] , to? a? powerglide? transaxle?
> without? machine? work ?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, "V-8 Vairs"
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 8:42:07 PM
> Subject: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
>
> Once again members of this group stepped up and freely offered their
> knowledge gained from years of experience to help a fellow Corvair guy.
>
> The problem turned out to be a deteriorated wire at a terminal. ?When I
> lifted it off the post the weight of the terminal was about enough to make
> it fall off. ?(I'm sure the electrons had to pass in single file along that
> portion of the wire.) ? I also need to remind myself to disconnect the
> battery before working on a project such as this and not waiting for sparks
> and a fuse to blow before doing so.
>
> Anyway thanks to one and all who took the time to respond.
>
> Paul
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:52:36 +0000 (UTC)
> From: kelleyphillip at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
> To: discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID:
>
>
> <1818195241.1411079.1355802756988.JavaMail.root at sz0156a.emeryville.ca.mail.c
> omcast.net>
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> Lol!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fparker fparker" <fparker at umich.edu>
> To: paulsiano at yahoo.com, "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs"
> <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 6:13:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] The Electrical Problem
>
> Yeah, but the sparks provide light so you can see better to fix it.
>
> frank
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 8:42 PM, <paulsiano at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Once again members of this group stepped up and freely offered their
> > knowledge gained from years of experience to help a fellow Corvair guy.
> >
> > The problem turned out to be a deteriorated wire at a terminal. ?When I
> > lifted it off the post the weight of the terminal was about enough to
> make
>
> > it fall off. ?(I'm sure the electrons had to pass in single file along
> that
> > portion of the wire.) ? I also need to remind myself to disconnect the
> > battery before working on a project such as this and not waiting for
> sparks
> > and a fuse to blow before doing so.
> >
> > Anyway thanks to one and all who took the time to respond.
> >
> > Paul
> > _______________________________________________
> > V8Vairs mailing list
> > V8Vairs at corvair.org
> > http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/v8vairs
> > This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> > http://www.corvair.org/
> >
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