<VV> pedia

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The very point I once made to Dave Newell, and one that everyone should remember. Information is of no value unless it's passed on. Think of all the scientific knowledge that the human race has posessed over the thousands of years. We STILL don't totally know how the pymarids were built, or mummies were made. Such information died with those people.

We should do better, even if it's only with our one small corner of the world, the Corvair. I know I'm trying to put down everything I know on "paper", so that it won't be lost (hopefully). It's why I have collected as much technical info as possible, consolidating it, and making it available.

As a club, we should collect such technical information and put it online. But since we're a club, it should be accessible only to paid-up club members. It should be in the form of a wiki-type of format, fully searchable and editable by club members. Think of it as the CORSA Tech Guide online edition, a continuation of what goes into the CC every month.

I would like to be the first contributor by volunteering my computer files on accessories and paint/trim combinations. 

-Mark


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Cc: Virtual Vairs
Sent: 12/18/2009 12:06:23 AM 
Subject: pedia


"Technical Information
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The single biggest asset CORSA has available is the wealth of technical
information amassed by the membership. As the years go by, this information
becomes irreplaceable. But outside of the hardcopy manuals available for
sale (the Technical Guides), CORSA hasn't attempted to capture and organize
any of this technical detail."
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You make a very good point, the technical material should be saved. You see fragments here and there, but a central depository should be a great asset to all Corvair people.
Right now you see people with a wealth of knowledge, but what happens to their knowledge when they are gone? I goes with them unless someone writes it down and saves it.
I see things said on VV & FastVairs that I know isn't 100% correct or simply down right wrong. Things that I thought were common knowledge, well maybe only common knowledge to some of the older guys.
Sounds like a great project for CORSA and all Corvair people.
Roy - Bayshore