<VV> Tuna Vair - was Quirky Vairs (longwinded)

[AeroNed at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/13/2005 1:45:52 PM Central Standard Time,  
UltraMonzaWest at aol.com writes:

Some  Chapters...like the one Ned M. and Terry K. are in.....pool their 
talents  resources...and get / keep all members driving


What Matt is referring to is our "Tunas." These are tune up days that we  
have three times a year, Cold Tuna in Feb, Juna Tuna in June and Luna Tuna in  
Oct. Many other clubs have tech sessions or restore a "club car" to help figure  
out Corvairs. We wanted to do something to get our member's cars running  and 
running properly.
 
The club gets together at Terry's shop, a very nice, large Corvair friendly  
(almost 60 Corvairs) place to work on our cars. The guys provide the parts 
they  need and we share our knowledge on how to repair whatever needs fixing. At 
the  last Juna Tuna, one member replaced all the push rod o-rings and another  
installed control arm bushings for his front end. There were also some carb  
syncing and other things going on. This Tuna was actually slow since the other 
 Corvairs are running good (the result of 3 years of Tunas?). I even got to 
work  on my car (installed braided brake hoses). These Tunas have been 
successful  because our club is lucky enough to have Terry as a member. His Corvair  
knowledge, facilities and generosity are outstanding. It doesn't hurt that 
there  are other members that know their way around a Corvair and are willing to 
help  those who are still learning.
 
The other things about Tunas are the socializing and food. I think for the  
most part everyone in our club gets along with everyone else. Sure we have the  
Early versus Late battle, but it all in good fun. What would a successful  
Corvair event be without good food? All of the Tuna food is provided by our  
members. Doug Horstman (lurker) was our BBQ chef at the Juna Tuna, cooking up  
burgers, dogs and brats. Terry's Mom makes chocolate chip cookies and potato  
salad. Other members provide the rest of the fixin's. The last couple of Tunas  
have been highlighted by outstanding deserts (my personal favorite).
 
I could go on and on (and on and on...) about our Tunas. I, and the rest of  
our club, can never thank Terry enough for his help and hospitality for the  
Tunas. I think that these events are the best thing our club does. I'm looking  
forward to the Tuna where we do nothing but argue about Earlies versus Lates 
and  eat, because that will mean that all of our cars are running great!
 
Try to do something like this in your club or stop by one of ours, we're  
centrally located.
Ned