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InsideCalendar 3 Luna Tuna 4 & 5 Project Police 6 & 7Mid Continent Corvair Association NewsletterNovember 2014October MCCA meeting notesRemember the NovemberMeeting is an Italian Dinner at Boband Lee Brights. It starts at 6 pmbring a side-dish, some chairs andyour appetite.Alex Moats hugs the tire as hereplaces the inline fuel filter onLarry Lee’s convertible. Alex spentmost of Thursday helping Larry.It was great to see moreCorvairs than non-Corvairs at theOctober meeting. Several businessitems were discussed at meeting:First was the 2015 MCCA CarCalendar. Several members expressa desire for calendars: Larry Lee,the Streckers, Madsens, Weltes,and Terry Kalp. (See story on pg 3)Next Ned Madsen spoke aboutMCCA Road trips. The first setwould occur March thru June 2015.Lloyd Folger proposed a tripto his farm (north part of OK)during the March/April time-frame.The trip would be 81 miles oneway. On May 22 a trip is plannedto Sedan, KS to participate in theYellow Brick Road festival.During April-May Nedproposed a KS-177 Flint Hills tripto Tallgrass Prairie area. Stopscould include Strong City, SpringHill Farm, etc. The trip would befrom Cassoday to Council Grove,on KS-177 hwy.Other trip possibilities wereLindsborg, Marquette (KansasMotorcycle Museum), Prairie Trail,and Gypsum HillsUpcoming events continuedthe discussion. Plans were madefor the Luna Tuna menu. JulieStrecker offered to bring Chickenand Noodles. Doug offereddeviled eggs. Larry Lee wouldbring donuts. The Weltes wouldprovide Mexican chili.Nedproposed the club provide drinks itwas approved.Members discussed thevarious benefits of CORSAmembershipLloyd Folger discussed hisexperience when presented theaward for most senior registeredattendee at the 2014 Great PlainsCorvair Roundup in Branson, MO.The final activity was to goaround the room with everyonepresent providing project updates.Then the meeting was adjourned.November MeetingOct. MeetingEM 1 LM 4Saturday, Nov. 8th 6 pmBob and Lee Bright’s210 E. Walnut, Derby, KS

Page 2Mid Continent Corvair Association NewsletterNovember 2014ClassifiedsMCCA OfficersLarry LeePresident316-734-5670Bernie StreckerVice-President316-619-9844 cellNed MadsenTreasurer316-680-3483Mark & Darlene WelteSecretaryTerry KalpNewsletter Editor316-755-2458Web Site 2 ea. 2”x5”See Ned MadsenMCCA /index.htmlFOR SALE: Three CorvairsWell, lets start with the ‘63 I havesome pictures of it. It runs anddrives, we are the third owner, 4spd2 dr monza. I drove it to the LastRun in Ark City and on the waythe speedometer cable snapped butthe car has 108k on it. Everythingworks but the speedometer, interior is great, exterior shows its agebut is original. One rust spot onl/f fender behind the wheel, priorowner bought the patch panel butdid not have it fixed, patch goeswith it.I have a 66 and a 67 also. The 66 isa complete car which was runningbut needed brakes, have all theparts for same, paint is rough as isinterior, also a 67 needing engineand lots of tlc.4th car was a 67 which got t-bonedbehind drivers door have everyremovable panel, all glass andinterior parts, extra 4 speed, performance clutch and flywheel(new).Too much extra stuff to list. Webought all the inventory from afriend with health issues, knowingsomeone would need the stuff. Wedeal with exotic and collectables, sowe are realistic with prices.Contact: Eric Gove yarddog1@earthlink.net Cars and Eric are locatedin Newkirk, OK.

November 2014Mid Continent Corvair Association NewsletterPage 3MCCA 2015 Corvair Calendar ProgressSeveral MCCA members have already providedphotos of their Corvairs for the 2015 MCCA calendar.Thanks Ned Madsen, Scott Allison, Lee Olsen. Thereare many more club Corvairs that should be in thecalendar. Deadline for photos is Thanksgiving. Photooptions are listed below. If you have an interest in thecalendar project contact Terry at 316-882-3056 or theStreckers at 316-619-9844 or just let them know at theNovember meeting.The cost of the calendars should be between 10-20depending on the quantity. Existing photos may beused or several photo sessions around Wichita will bescheduled if you a need a photo taken. All Photos andorders will need to be to Terry by the end of November. There will be samples of past Corvair calendarsat the October meeting where Bernie, Julie and Terrywill be able to provide additional information.This is not a fund-raiser the calendars will be sold atcost. If you have an interest in the project or just somequestions contact Terry, Julie. or Bernie.Luna Tuna TimeLuna Tuna is Saturday, October 18th at the KalpShop. It is a chance to get some work done on yourCorvair, eat, socialize and just have a fun day. Dougand Jean Horstman will be performing a little dedication ceremony for the Mel and Mary Horstman bench.The Kalp Shop is located at 2140 W. 101st StreetNorth, Valley Center, KS. If you are coming down I35 get off at exit 19 and go two miles west.We will be starting at 8 am but you can come andgo as you please. Lunch will be at noon and we willbe hanging around until all the cars are finished. Ifyou plan on a major project it would be good to contact Terry at 316-882-3056.A sign-up sheet for food items will be available atthe October MCCA meeting or contact Larry Lee 316734-5670. Julie will be bringing chicken and noodles.Major or minor fix or just hang out with friends.Luna Tuna is just around the corner.Ned Madsen spent half a day taking his Corvair toseveral local scenic spots to take photos for the 2015MCCA calendar. This photo taken near the Keeper ofthe Plains was one he decided not to use.JC’s GarageNed Madsen and Terry Kalp took out very earlyon Saturday morning, October 25, headed for SandSprings, OK. The event was JC’s Garage, sort of likea Tuna, but only lasts half a day. The Green CountryCorvair Group sponsors the event at JC and MarylinAsh home.They started with great snacks, donuts and sausage pinwheels. Richard Hawk had a lot of supervision chasing down a leak in his AC system. Then laterhe was involved rebuilding a LM Turbo carburetorfor Bob Mooney and under the supervision of GaryBaxter.About Lunch-time everything was wrapped upand the group headed to a local comfort food cafe fora fine meal.Richard Hawk of Tulsa claimed not to be very goodwith carburetors, but with supervision tore into thiscomplex Corvair Turbo carburetor. Once a petrifiedaccelerator pump was replaced and the float adjusted it was good as new.

Page 4Mid Continent Corvair Association NewsletterNovember 2014Luna Tuna TimeBy Terry KalpIt happened,just give me alittle time to wind down and cleanup. Started out slow the first arrivalwas world traveler, Jim Dallas whohappened to be in the country Saturday. Once the donuts arrived withLarry Lee things started picking up,including everyone’s sugar level.Mike Dawson and Beamin ScottAllison arrived pretty early fromKansas City, with the OklahomaCity group filtering in a little later.Not much was on the schedule, but a couple of Corvairs wereput on the lift to check out someoil leaks. Bernie Strecker broughtin an EM coupe to check out whyit wasn’t charging. Once AeronedMadsen broke out a Uni-Synand started tuning up carbs andepidemic occurred. Soon Ned wasadjusting carbs, Mike Dawson wasadjusting carbs and Scott was tuning also.The aroma of Chicken andnoodles plus Vegetable Beef Souppulled the workers away from thegas fumes. While lunch was inprogress the sound of the Sun dist.machine pulled several away fromthe tables as they took their soupbowls into the back shop to learnhow the Sun machine worked.A short ceremony afterlunch honored recently passedlong-time MCCA member, MelHorstman. A park bench from hishome was placed at the Kalp shopand a brass tag with Mel’s nameand his wife Mary’s name on it wasplaced by their son, Doug Horstman.Soon the carburetors wereunder attack again and many Corvairs were performing betterABOVE: Julie and Bernie’s grandson, Brayden became quite attached to John Womack’s Corvairpowered trike.TOP LEFT: Bernie Strecker checksout the charging system on his ‘64coupe. A different generator gothim going.MIDDLE LEFT: Ned Madsen iswatched by Ryan Moats as hetunes up Patrick Tinin’s 110.LOWER LEFT: A row of Late ModelCorvairs were parked on thegrassy lot next to the Kalp shop .

November 2014Mid Continent Corvair Association NewsletterPage 5Tuna . . .ABOVE: Dan Hagenbuch (in beard) gathers a group around after lunchto school them on the operation of the Sun distributor machine. MikeGarrett (center) provided the distributor. Unfortunately not only was ita F@#d distributor, and electronic so it couldn’t be tested.BELOW: Mike Dawson of Kansas City dives into the engine of LloydFolger’s EM convertible. Mike was working on the carburetor. Aftersome balancing and adjustments, Lloyd’s convertible was runningmuch better. Looking on from the left are Mark Stever and his daughter,on the far right is Owen Strawn. .TOP: Loren Capron and JamesErgenbright from Oklahoma City,scrub EM rear bearings beforerepacking them with grease.BOTTOM: Lloyd Folger works onnew wiring to give his Pertronix afull 12 volts. Also after a batterycable jumped off on a test drive,he needed to clean and reinstall it.

Page 6Mid Continent Corvair Association NewsletterNovember 2014DedicationAlex Moats helps Larry Lee reassemble his LM convertible after a re-clutch and re-seal project.Project PoliceDoug and Jean HorstmanRight after lunch at Luna Tuna there wasa short ceremony dedicating a bench in frontof the Kalp shop to Mel Horstman and his wifeMary. The bench came from Mel’s estate andpreviously resided on the porch at Mel’s home.Doug and the rest of the Horstman familythought the bench should go to the Kalp shop.Terry picked up the bench and a brass plaquewith Mel and Mary’s names on it. Once at theshop Owen Strawn helped Terry use a routerto make a recessed spot in the top rail for thename tag. The bench was also treated to a refinishing while at the shop.During the Dedication ceremony Mel’sson, Doug and daughter-in-law Jean placedthe plaque on the bench and attached it withscrews. The bench will be a great reminder ofan outstanding gentleman.MCCA Corvairs have been getting a lot of attention from their owners recently. Mark Stever has beenenjoying taking apart the suspension on his Corvairproject, sandblasting and powder-coating the restoredparts. Mark plans to rebuild the mechanical parts ofhis Corvair, put it back together and drive it for a yearthe start of the body and interior work. The enginehas been rebuilt by Steve Goodman, the PowerGlidetransmission was refurbished by Mike Dawson.Larry Lee was on his second gallon of differential gear oil when he decided it was time to resealhis Corvair. His Corvair came to the Kalp shop andLarry began removing the power-train. Once it wasout and the engine split from the transaxle he foundthe flywheel, clutch and inside the bellhousing weredripping gear oil. With Mike Dawson’s “while youare there” list in his hand, Larry began cleaning andreplacing parts.The clutch disc was soaked in gear oil and although it had not started to slip or grab it was replacedby a new disc from Terry’s stash. The flywheel was anoriginal riveted unit that will fail eventually. Terry hada bolted flywheel that Duane Grimm had done yearsago. It had been taken to Dawson’s for checking forround and balancing. It passed so it went on Larry’sContinued on Page 7