THE ACCELERATOR VOLUME 40- ISSUE 11 November 2012

In this Issue

The BOSS's Corner ...... 2 About the Club ...... 2 MOCSEM Calendar ...... 4 September General Meeting Minutes ...... 4 Mustang Quiz Answers ...... 4 Memories Appreciation Dinner ...... 5 MOCSEM Member Saves Life ...... 7 Mike Berardi Mustang Collection ...... 7 California Dreamin' - Part 1 ...... 9 MOCSEM Special Offers ...... 11 MOCSEM For Sale / Wanted ...... 11 MOCSEM Sponsors ...... 12 Business Card Classified Ads ...... 13

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The Boss's Corner About the Club

By Mike Rey MOCSEM President The Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan (MOCSEM) was founded in November 1975 by a group of individuals with the desire to protect and preserve the as one of Well this last month has been quite a month! It the most attractive and fun filled cars ever made. started with an amazing private tour of MOCSEM We are enthusiasts of all ages with a love affair member Mike Berardi's beautiful collection of with the many generations of America’s Premiere almost 40 Mustangs! Mike opened up his collection Pony Car. Whether it’s a coupe, convertible or fastback from 1964½ to the 2013 GT or the 2004 to share with our club, with a personal narration of Cobra, we love them all. The mission of club each and every car! This was an amazing day and members is to collect, restore and preserve the a huge thank you to Mr. Berardi. history of the Mustang along with the stories of the people and the roles that they played in making this Then the following weekend, Ken Janus, Mike one of the great cars of the 20th Century. Although Sové, Craig Zygmunt and I went to Dallas for the ownership is not a requirement for membership, annual MCA Regional Directors Summit. Once your enthusiasm, expertise, and / or love of the again a great and productive time building our automobile are most welcome. relationship with the MCA and other regional clubs Many of our club members own one or more from around the country and helping make positive Mustangs in varying body styles, models and years. changes with our national club. Club members are always exchanging information, providing sources for parts, literature and helpful We then just finished up with our 2012 appreciation hints for restoring or maintaining their Mustangs. dinner! Great night with 170+ members in Our members are a diverse group of individuals, attendance! located throughout Southeastern Michigan and all share a great appreciation for the Ford Mustang. Ken Janus and I are coming up with a few new Our general membership meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Our monthly surprises to be implemented in January of 2013! I newsletter, The Accelerator, provides the members am looking forward to a very exciting 2013 for with reports on club activities, technical information, MOCSEM, as we have already picked up our first advertisements and business service locations and new sponsor for the upcoming year! So stay tuned more. Some club activities include car shows, as we continue to excel as a club in 2013! picnics, sporting events, cruise nights and technical sessions. A final note, congratulations to CDC for winning the General Meetings Ford Outstanding Achievement in Design award for their 2013 Talledaga concept at the General membership meetings are held the 2012 SEMA show. second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at: Joy Manor 28999 Joy Road Westland, MI 48185 734.525.0960

A buffet dinner is served at 6:30 pm for $11 per person so come early and socialize over dinner. General meetings are open to the public and are a great chance to learn more about the club.

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Newsletter 2012 Board of Directors The Accelerator is published monthly as the official newsletter of MOCSEM and is available on the club’s web site at www.mocsem.com. If you would President like to receive a hard copy of the newsletter in the Mike Rey [email protected] mail, please contact the Editor with your name and 313.304.5244 address. All correspondence concerning The Accelerator Vice President should be directed to the Editor: Ken Janus [email protected] 248.921.0801 Gary Brewer P.O. Box 773 Treasurer Lakeland, MI 48143 Rich Kocan [email protected] [email protected] 248.349.2114 Membership Secretary Membership dues for MOCSEM are $35.00 USD Dawn Davis per year. To join, download the membership form [email protected] 313.937.3808 from www.mocsem.com or just pick one up at one of our events and send payment to: Membership MOCSEM Kathy Janus PO Box 39088 [email protected] 734.715.6265 Redford, MI 48239 Classified ads are available to MOCSEM members Social Director free of charge and run online and in The April Zygmunt Accelerator for 3 months. Articles and classified [email protected] 734.355.5909 ads for The Accelerator must be submitted to the editor by the 15th of the month to be considered for publication the following month. Submissions may Web Administrator Craig Zygmunt be edited for content and grammar. Except as [email protected] noted, all published articles become the property of 734.765.8066 MOCSEM and may not be reprinted without permission of the editor. Views and opinions Editor expressed in the newsletter are not those of the Gary Brewer club, officers, membership, editor or advertisers. [email protected] 810.623.1654 MOCSEM, Inc. does not necessarily endorse the businesses and/or services which advertise in The Accelerator. Merchandise Tracey Rey [email protected] 313.304.0701

MCA Regional Director Mike Sové [email protected] 248.355.1477

Trustee Dave Kalinowski

www.MOCSEM.com [email protected] 734.464.1682

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MOCSEM Calendar September General Meeting Minutes By April Zygmunt MOCSEM Social Director By Dawn Davis MOCSEM Secretary

November 2012 Board Members Present: Mike & Tracey Rey, Ken & Kathy Janus, MOCSEM General Meeting Craig & April Zygmunt, Rich Kocan, Gary Brewer, Dave Kalinowski and November 13, 2012 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Mike Sove Joy Manor • 28999 Joy Road, Westland, MI Absent: Dawn Davis

December 2012 Mike Rey brought the meeting to order. Mustang Memories Special MOCSEM General Meeting and Kid's Santa Party Edition newsletter is being worked on. If you have any favorite December 11, 2012 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm memories since you joined the club, send them to Mike along with the Joy Manor • 28999 Joy Road, Westland, MI year you joined. The presenter of the Dream Giveaway Mustangs will Kids must be signed up by 11-8-12. be Cleo Shelby, Carroll's widow. If there is anything that needs improvement or needs to change, send an e-mail to Mike Rey or Ken Janus. MOCSEM Board members will be going to Dallas this weekend January 2013 for the MCA summit. MOCSEM will be center stage to explain how the MOCSEM General Meeting combo membership helps build the membership numbers. Dave January 8, 2013 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Pericak is featured on Jay Leno's garage this week with the Boss 302 Joy Manor • 28999 Joy Road, Westland, MI Laguna Seca Mustang (the link is on the website). Please fill out the whole form that Kathy sends you for membership. This helps with special opportunities. Mike Berardi's tour went very well; this will Mustang Quiz Answers. become an annual event. Mike asked about ideas for club events. What are the model years? There is an article by John Clor in this month's MCA Magazine.

Board Reports Ken Janus, Vice President - Nothing Craig Zygmunt, Web Administrator – Nothing April Zygmunt, Social Director – Appreciation Dinner sign up deadline is tonight. There is a sign up for the kids Christmas Party. Hayride/Potluck is $8.00. 1972 1969 Rich Kocan, Treasurer – Balance in account $50,255.40, after paying for Appreciation Dinner. Kathy Janus, Membership -670 active members. Mike Sove, MCA Representatives – Going to MCA Summit this weekend. If you have any questions for MCA send them to Mike and he will present them to MCA. Gary Brewer, Editor – Still doing Mustang Memories posters, $20.00 in advance. September Accelerator had a Mustang quiz-answers will 1965 1970 be in the November Accelerator. Dave Kalinowski, Trustee-Nothing

Mike Pelligrini presented Ron Maniaci with a Guardian Angel Award for helping Annette at Bakers. Reon from CDC spoke to the group. Mike dropped off Mustang Memories posters at CDC. Join CDC on Facebook. CDC is now offering lifetime warranties on their products. 2012 1967 We had 3 new members at the meeting.

The meeting was turned over to the election committee. All current board members except April Zygmunt ran unopposed. April has decided not to seek reelection as Social Director. Melissa Palmquest was nominated for Social Director and accepted. Melissa also ran unopposed. With all board positions unopposed, there will not be a membership election this year. All board members have been confirmed for 2013. Congratulations. 1987 1994

50/50 Winners 1st Place $50.00 Mike Remischneider 2nd Place $47.00 Ron Maniaci Bucket Winner – Bucket was not returned. If you want any more information on upcoming events please check the website. Thank you Melissa Palmquest for taking the minutes. 2004 2007

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Mustang Memories Appreciation Dinner

By Craig Zygmunt MOCSEM Web Administrator

Every year MOCSEM's Mustang Memories show seems to get bigger and better. With hundreds of show vehicles, dozens of sponsors and vendors and thousands of spectators, on the surface the show always seems to go off without a hitch. Making that possible behind the scenes is a virtual army of volunteers, well over 200 this year. As a "thank you" to all those volunteers for their hard work, MOCSEM held their annual Mustang Memories Worker Appreciation Dinner.

The dinner was held on October 20th at Warren Valley in Dearborn Heights. About 170 volunteers and guests attended and were treated to a delicious buffet dinner and entertainment. The night is a great opportunity for members to mingle, especially as it comes at the end of the season when the ponies are being tucked away for the lengthy Michigan winter. One of the highlights at the dinner was the Mustang pony logo carved in ice, a generous donation from club member Richard Teeple. Attendees were even treated to a brief talk by John Clor from Ford Performance Group (and a club member) who is always great to listen to.

Melissa Palmquist, MOCSEM's new Social Director for 2013, and April Zygmunt deserve our gratitude for making this event happen. This dinner is one of the rewards for working at Mustang Memories and a true sign of MOCSEM's appreciation for the volunteers that make the show possible.

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MOCSEM Member Mike Berardi's Saves Member's Life Mustang Collection Tour By Craig Zygmunt, MOCSEM Web By Gary Brewer Administrator MOCSEM Editor We've heard many times about MOCSEM members being rescued by other members On October 6, MOCSEM member Mike Berardi opened when their cars break down, but the stakes were much the doors to his Mustang collection for the membership higher during a recent incident and a MOCSEM member to enjoy. And about 50 of us enjoyed every moment! became a hero. Mike’s collection includes 40 Mustangs, from a 1965 Indy Pace car to a 2013 GT500, with every color you can The incident occurred at the Mega Meet car show held think of. And out back, he has 29 Mustangs he uses as at Baker's on September 29th. Member Annette parts cars. Pellegrini began choking on a piece of food and another member, Ron Maniaci, calmly stepped in to perform the After introductions, exploring and mingling, Mike gave us Heimlich maneuver. After a couple tries, Ron was able to a tour of his collection. He told us the history of every dislodge the blockage and effectively saved Annette's Mustang in his collection and answered every question life. we could come up with. His favorite Mustangs are the

At the October General Meeting, Mike Pelligrini, ’69 / ’70 body style but his first Mustang was a turquoise Annette's husband, recounted the story for the club and ’77 Mustang II. Mike regularly sells or swaps cars in his presented Ron with an award as a sign of their collection for other Mustangs that he just has to have. All appreciation. The MOCSEM board also awarded Ron of Mike’s cars are drivable, and with the help of his with a free year of membership for his heroic action. family, he keeps his cars in operating condition by driving each and every one a minimum of 300 miles Congratulations Ron and thank you for what you did! every year (many of us offered to help put miles on his This is a classic example of how the club creates bonds cars). of that go well beyond our shared appreciation for the Mustang. In front of some of the cars are stacks of parts waiting to be installed to improve appearance and function. Mike is in charge of the Ford Service Engineering organization. If there is anyone who knows how to keep a Mustang running in tip-top condition, it’s Mike. A couple of years ago while reviewing the new Mustangs with the Mustang Program Team, he saw a bright green Mustang and called it "Gotta Have It Green," and a color name was born.

Even though our tour was scheduled for two hours, Mike invited us to stay as long as we wanted, and it was hard to leave. It was a wonderful afternoon enjoying Mike’s hospitality and checking out our favorite Mustangs again and again, and yes, he provided refreshments too. After talking Mustangs with Mike for a few hours, it was clear from his enthusiasm that he is a real car guy.

Mike enjoyed the day as much as we did and suggested we do this every year. It didn't take long to get unanimous agreement. Mike, thank you for sharing your passion with us and putting many smiles on the faces of a bunch of Mustang fanatics. We're already looking forward to next year's tour.

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California Dreamin'

By Dennis and Diane Hamilton MOCSEM Members

After graduating from California State College at Long Beach with a Mechanical Engineering degree in February 1967, my wife Diane and I moved to Michigan so I could begin working at Ford Styling Department. In the Ford Car studio was a red fiberglass model of a 1969 Mustang fastback and I decided I had to have one.

In late 1968 I ordered the car at Stuart Wilson Ford (now Village Ford) in Dearborn. As the experts tell you, the way you got a Super Cobra Jet was to order either a 3.91 or 4.30 rear axle. I ordered the 3.91, but when the car came in, it had a 3.50 axle and the ‘regular’ CJ engine. Rather than wait more months for the exact car I wanted, I accepted delivery. At that time I thought drag racing was where it was at, so the car was a Candy Apple Red Mach 1 Ram Air 428CJ 4-speed and no A/C. Other options included traction lok axle, power front disc brakes, power steering, tinted glass, AM radio, and black interior

I knew from the beginning that I would never sell this car.

I took it to Milan Dragway to see what it would do. I had installed Hooker headers and a 427 all-mechanical advance distributor. It turned 104 MPH in 13.96 sec which was what the car magazines said it should do.

By 1987 leaded premium gas was hard to get so it sat undriven with about 33K miles on the odometer. Although never driven in salt, it had some small rust-through areas at the bottom front and rear of the rear wheel openings on both sides.

Diane and I took a Foreign Service assignment in Hiroshima from 1990 through 1992, leaving the car in our garage. During that time our son moved the car outside so he could do his first race car build project. Somehow it ended up with dents in the roof and cowl top. I suspect they were from a basketball, but nobody will confess.

The 1993 Mustang Mach III show car had beautiful clear-coated carbon fiber scoops on the quarter panels and I fell in love with that look. From the mid-90s on I worked part time at a fiberglass shop in Redford. I wanted to make carbon fiber parts for all the original flat black painted surfaces. These included the hood, shaker scoop, cowl outer panel, and backlight louvers. I also decided I wanted the same look on the interior to replace all the wood grain appliqués. Easier said than done!

Around 1995 I pulled the motor and began rebuilding it. I retired in 1997 and kept moving forward on the motor as money would allow. It has standard bore, new pistons and rings, a PI aluminum intake, and Edlebrock aluminum heads which result in a 9.7:1 compression ratio (down from the original spec of 10.6: 1) so it will run on today’s pump gas. The lower end was align bored because the main bearing caps had been installed in the wrong order at the factory. And it has one gold anodized connecting rod (you tell me why!). Everything was dynamically balanced. The cam is a Crane RV hydraulic lifter grind that is very close to the original spec. I also added an Edlebrock aluminum water pump, MSD distributor, and Hooker headers. The carburetor is the original 735 CFM Holley with a manual choke conversion. The motor was finished in 2002

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I was starting to go to work on the rest of the car when Diane decided we were moving from Dearborn Heights to Wixom to be closer to our children and their families. So the project got packed up and moved. All along, the biggest hold-up on doing the restoration was funding. Then in 2007 I got my dream job. I was getting paid to help build several racing sports cars. That lasted part way through 2009 and I walked away with (almost) enough money to do the restoration on the Mustang

For a long time I had dreamed of restoring the car and driving it to California and back, and now that trip became intertwined with the whole project.

Around Christmas of 2009 the car was stripped and put on a rotisserie. I then made the rust repairs, moved the seats 1” lower and 1” rearward and prepped the body shell and other panels for paint. Other Mustang buddies who saw the car were envious that there was so little rust damage to be repaired.

I got the engine running on a hot-test stand in the summer of 2010 and set it aside for later. January 2011, I took it to Jimkid Motorsports in Redford for testing. It made 378 HP @ 4700 RPM. The good news is it makes 469 Lb. Ft. of torque @ 3400 RPM. And, even better, it makes over 450 Lb. Ft. from 3000 to 4100 RPM. It will burn rubber from here to tomorrow.

The car is now over 200 pounds lighter than the original. The big hitters for weight reduction are the alum intake (-52 lbs.), alum heads (-39 lbs.), carbon fiber hood (-32 lbs.), and alum case trans (-26 lbs.).

The paint was done by Randy Russell in Howell (R-Creations) in the summer of 2011. The first time I talked to him I mentioned that I wanted the Mach I stripes painted on. He said “Yes! And I’ll bury them under clear coat so there’s no ridge!” I think the paint is outstanding, and to me the stripes are one of the real highlights of the finished car.

Clear coating the carbon parts was a nightmare. Fresh out of the molds the parts looked great, but when the clear went on there were thousands of pinholes. I did three applications of clear myself only to have the pinholes reappear. I turned it over to Randy and he did the same process who knows how many times.

Other features include; 2” dropped front spindles with Granada disk brakes, American Racing Torque Thrust “D” wheels (14” front, 15” rear), and a 2-1/2” exhaust system. It has a traction lock 3.00:1 rear end (highway gears), an aluminum-case top-loader trans with the wide-ratio gears and Hurst shifter. All the chrome was redone, and the stainless and aluminum trim was polished. The tail lights are LED with sequential turn signals. Inside, the headliner and “C” pillar trim are new, along with all the seat belts, but the rest is original. It has a carbon fiber-look steering wheel and shift knob, and carbon fiber appliqués for the I/P, doors, and console that I made.

In April 2012, we were ready for the first test drive. The steering was sloppy, the trans leaked, the rear end leaked, the carburetor leaked, both side windows and the rear window leaked. The clutch squawked sometimes on engagement. And it got 10 MPG on the highway!

Most of that stuff got sorted out by June 7 when we took it on a shakedown drive to Muskegon and back. 16 MPG! That surely made the California trip more feasible! From then on the good times rolled:

Watch for "Part 2- The Trip" In the December Edition of the Accelerator

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MOCSEM Special Offers

2005-09 Painted Ducktail Spoilers - We have some pre-painted spoilers in our inventory that we would like to clear. They are all 2005 and beyond factory colors which are painted to match perfectly! All painted spoilers come with the tribar pony emblem for a classic appearance. SAVE $100!!! Available colors are from the 2005 factory color list. Legend Lime, Mineral Gray, Performance White, Redfire, Screaming Yellow, Windveil Blue and Sonic Blue. (These are the only colors we have available). 2005-13 Ford Racing Performance Shocks and Struts - We have a whole bunch of these in stock and they take up a LOT of room. They are all brand new, genuine Ford Racing product. These are performance-enhancing units that give your ride a greater sense of control especially when cornering. Purchase them separately or as a complete kit! 2005-13 Ford Racing 1" Convertible Lowering Springs - These spring sets are specifically designed for 2005-2013 Convertible Mustangs. MSRP on these springs is $225.00!!! We are blowing “We're EXPANDING - You're SAVING!!! them out at $75/set!!! 2005-10 Ford Racing Rear Sway Bar (Coupe only) - These units are

designed for the 2005-10 Mustang Coupe but can be adapted for the We're clearing some inventory making room for new product and new V6. For vehicles equipped with a stock sway bar, simply re-use the exciting opportunities. While supplies last, we have several items mounting hardware and you're ready to go. For those vehicles without which are taking up much needed real estate in our facility and are stock sway bars, you can pick up the mounting kit from Ford Racing now offering clearance pricing on the items listed below. These 1994-13 BULLITT Lock Soldiers - Treat your vehicle to the finishing components have been very popular for years and are now being touch it deserves with these lock soldiers which were previously offered at INCREDIBLY DISCOUNTED prices! discontinued. We've a few dozen sets left and are offering them at very 2005-09 V6 Classic Chin Spoilers - We have a batch of these chin low costs! “ spoilers which have some imperfections (light scratches, scuffs, etc...) Garage Sale Items - These are mostly stock take-off components from but are perfect if you are painting it to match your vehicle. All chin customer vehicles. If you have a need for replacement parts, we might spoilers come standard with our installation hardware. just have it in our facility. Contact Reon D'Andrea at (886)-624-7997

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For Sale / Wanted

For Sale and Wanted ads are free to members in good standing. Ads run in this newsletter and at www.mocsem.com for 3 months but can be extended if requested. To place an ad, please send the complete ad with up to 3 photos to the Web Administrator, email is preferred. Ads should be less than 200 words

For Sale - 2007 Ford For Sale - 351- Cleveland, 4 bbl. Blue Thunder aluminum intake Mustang convertible pony manifold, New-in-box. $450. Rotunda Tune-up cabinet, includes package in Gabber Orange. ignition advance, volts, tachometer, amperes, dynamic compression, Heated leather seats, as well as a timing light and top mounted oscilloscope. Probably mid- automatic transmission, new 1960’s vintage. $195. Black and Decker 6” Heavy-Duty bench grinder, rear tires, new brakes, bone 1/3 hp. $30. Champion Spark Plug Scope, Model 2000. $20. 1965 stock. Asking $13,000 OBO. Quick Reference, FOMOCO, Autolite and Rotunda Catalog. $25. 1985 Call Brian 734.812.5695. Ford Police and Emergency Vehicle brochure. $20. 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Taxi Package brochure. $15. 1989 Ford Mustang Severe Service Package brochure. $25. 1986 Ford Police and For Sale - 4 NITO SN2 Studless Winter Tires. 225x60x16 on Mustang Emergency Vehicles brochure. $20. 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria rims. Less than 500 miles. $400.00. Jerry & Terry Worful. (313)-271- Police Packages brochure. $20. 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Police 2017 Packages brochure. $20. 1988 Ford Police Vehicles, includes LTD Crown Victoria Police Package and Mustang Special Services For Sale - 1972 Mustang Mach 1. Pewter accents on Black. 351C-4V, Package brochure. $30. 1968 Mustang GT/CS 4 page foldout automatic. Front suspension rebuilt. New 9" Rear. Muscle Parts/carb brochure. $25. 1988 Ford Motorsport High Performance Sportswear and intake. Extra transmission (C-6). Many extra major parts. Standard and Accessories Catalog. $5. 1973 Motorcraft Ready Reference Parts plus specialty wheels and tires. Bought 28 years ago. Needs new Catalog. $25. 1973 Ford Pickups Sales brochure. $10. 1973 Ford C- enthusiastic owner. Has been professionally appraised, please call for Series Sales brochure. $10. 1985 Model Ford Division Vehicles Severe price. Call Al at 810.229.5247. Service Recommendations for vehicles in other than normal service brochure. $10. 1986 Goodyear tire brochure for law enforcement vehicles. $5. Fully operational traffic light ($105) or Pedestrian Crossing Signal ($95). Contact Joe at 248.990.0609.

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