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Capitol City Rockets — Club of America Sept-Nov 2009 A 2008 Old Weekly Golden Quill Award publication Volume 20, Issue 4 Scott Phillips—Editor The Rocket Review Quarterly Super Fall Edition

This year‘s All-GM show at Montgom- ery College on Au- gust 8th again worked out great.

Inside this issue: 129 cars attended, with almost half Gary S. Update Treas- 2 pre-paid. Right is urer’s Report Mark Levine‘s ‗72 Delta 88 Converti- Jetfire Rebuild IV 3-4 ble.

All-GM results, pictures 5- 11 VP’s Message—Cory Correll Local/National Calen- 12- CCR members, dar, Classifieds 13 PayPal option work for online dropped his trophy, breaking The 2009 All-GM Show is now a registration after months of his pump, and Denney Keys fading memory as we head into Membership Directory/ 14 tweaking the set-up. came to the rescue with a spare fall. It was a great effort on Renewal Form Much refiguring and one from his truck. both club's parts and it would redesigning of the new field be impossible to do it without was necessary due to the heavy The food vendor and the combined efforts of both construction across from the Mikey-the-Music Man were at sister clubs. I am proud to be Club Events—Save duck-pond, and many thanks their best. The GM-history associated with everyone in- the Dates: go out to various members of trivia questions were a hit to volved and am glad that it was both clubs who helped to make make the door prize winners more fun than work in the end. Sat, Oct 24, it work. Many thanks as well work for their prizes. We will We did feel the effects Rockville Civic go to the Montgomery College try that again next year if we of the economy this year, as we Security & events folks for can get enough new questions. had 48 less entries than our Center Show, helping me at every turn going It was unanimous that the new record breaking 2008 show of out of their way to make things show field was a favorite over informal 177. We noticed that more than work for us. I have been told the others and I will try to get it half of the cars & trucks coming meeting at that they love our show and again for 2010. in were pre-registered to save look forward to it. Also thanks go to Elsie one at Cory’s $5, which was something to- Lot of kudos go to Bell and the Browns for gra- tally new. We streamlined gold 1966 To- CCR members for taking in the ciously hosting the bag-stuffing much of the work at the front pre-registrations and handling party and last minute planning ronado gate like just alphabetizing the the ever impatient return calls meetings that helped make the pre-registered cars and split- and ferrying the money to the whole show work. Again, I am Sun, Nov 8th, ting the driveway in two. This club to keep track of it. very proud to be part of the made more cars move quicker regular club Finally many thanks to our best group of nuts that and the complete laptop tabu- laptop vote counters and tabu- make all this crazy Herculean meeting at lating of the registrants before, lators and for their help with effort called a car show worth it during and after the show Kilroys in VA, antique gas pump assembly. It in the end. It was fun! ------greatly improved efficiency. We saved the day when the "Best 1:30 pm were also able to make the of Show--Modified" winner -Cory ThePa ge Rocket 2 Review The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Volume 20, IssuePa ge 42

Gary Sutherlin’s Update

Editor‘s Note: CCR mem- time" with no engine in, posable brush, touching ber Gary Sutherlin shared with me made it easier for me to up a few rust/bare spots. in an email this update on his new add my makeshift junc- ZZ454 GM crate engine for the I know the engine blue 1966 El Camino he brought to tion block, add the miss- is a BIG block, it just the All-GM. As I know many of ing wire and correct to doesn't look that big in us look at and consider engine re- how it is supposed to be the engine bay. I suppose placements, I thought members wired. It also gave me a Paul Seleckmann and his once the rest of the stuff might find Gary’s update interesting. better view and access wife drove this maroon 1962 Thanks Gary for the info! is actually bolted on it'll HereCutlass is Gary Sutherlin‘s down ‗66 for looking for the get a bit more crowded My El Chevyfrom El PA Camino to show at offthe its All new GM proper ground straps, between the fenders. I am interior and rebuilt engine. Camino engine update is this past August. and I added the negative still wondering what 440 still on-going. The new terminal to frame miss- HP and 500 ft/lbs of engine is sitting out on ing wire. With the old torque will feel like at the floor and the "GM steering column out, WOT. Since I will do the Performance Pan Kit", replacing the speedome- "valve train conditioning" made in Taiwan, pan has ter cluster lens was a I guess I'll find out soon been painted and is wait- whole lot easier and get- enough... ing for the mechanic to ting the thing back to- get some non-normal cus- gether correctly was not Since I never tomer need-it-now time. something I was com- knew what the old engine This is something I agree pletely successful doing had when it was running and support. They have with the column in. To- well, I don't know what customers with daily driv- day I found a couple of to expect. I didn't get on ers, work trucks that "hot air holes" in the it that much before and really need their vehicles firewall I'll stuff with probably won't that much fixed sooner than later. dum-dum. While the in the future either. The These rear wheels will have a Besides I enjoy driving mechanic was taking the mechanic started it yester- little more power behind them my Olds as my daily trans day and it already in the near future... headers and loose, driver. I was underneath with a sounded MUCH better than the old engine! Actually the "idle can of POR-15 and dis- Treasurer’s Report—Ken Quincy

CCR Treasurer‘s Report as of 10-5-09 Balance 8-11-09: $1815.17 Expenses: -0- Income: Show reimbursement $ 919.70 Balance as of 10-5-09: $2814.86 Remainder of ½ GM Show profits* $ 49.99 *$71.30 was received from PayPal Dues $ 30.00 registrations booked on 8-10-09. Total Income $ 999.69 ThePa ge Rocket 3 Review The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Volume 20, IssuePa ge 43

Jetfire Engine Rebuild, Part IV—Rise of the Turbo

Last issue con- he said something like formed through pictures cluded with balancing the “I‟ve built a bunch of of his progress on the crank and internal circu- these, and this is the turbo, which took him lating parts. Having cov- worst I‟ve seen by far!” about 2 months to finish, ered the block, the valve Regardless, he with the biggest delays train, and the bottom end, was extraordinarily me- coming from his recondi- now came the tricky tioning the scored bearing Paul Seleckmann and his ticulous in his disassem- parts—the turbo, carb, wife drove this maroon 1962 bly, rebuilding, and reas- race inside the turbo itself The turbo/carb setup as it ap- and fluid injection system. Cutlass convertible down sembly of the turbo and and special ordering (they peared when shipped out to Jim from PA to show off its new I had inquired carb. The turbo is an were non-existent) a set Noel.interior Ugly and and rebuilt rusty. engine. when I first got the en- AirResearch model that of ruptured diaphragms gine back in 2001 about creates between 6-8 lbs. for the waste gate. parts and rebuilding ser- of boost before a As you can see vices from the main 215 wastegate opens. In or- from the pictures, Jim‟s company in the US, der to control detona- work was cut out for him, D&D Fabrications in tion as temperatures and he did a tremendous Michigan. Essentially, from the exhaust driven job. The hardest part was they said it was turbo can exceed 1400 actually plumbing it once “unobtainium” - their degrees, a fluid injection I had it back, on the term for there were no of 50/50 methyl alcohol manifold, and on top of parts sources or rebuild- and distilled water (with the engine. The great ers. They were able to, a touch of water pump thing Jim did was to label however, give me the lubricant) pressurized by each connection (52 in Internal wastegate gasket was phone number of a gen- manifold vacuum is in- all!) with its mate on little hardest part to find. Jim tracked tleman named Jim Noel, jected into the throttle key fobs. There are many down the original manufacturer. who resides in Minnesota. body between the single different sizes of vacuum, Fast forwarding to last barrel side draft Roches- fuel, and coolant tubing year when I began to re- ter carb and the turbo. used, as well as copper build the engine, I con- As Jim worked and steel lines that needed tacted Jim, builder of 11 on that, I rebuilt the dis- to be fabricated and bent Jetfire and the tributor using a Per- into place. What seemed one that is on display at tronix ignition system, like a complete engine the National Oldsmobile and cleaned and tested took almost two weeks Museum. the tank pressurization just to connect all pieces Jim took some valve—a rare item that leak free and correctly. convincing, but in the fall sits on the manifold and Finally, it was done and of 2008, he agreed to take controls fluid tank pres- time to test it. More on Turbo assembly from the im- it on. After I shipped it sure. It checked out. that, breaking it in, and an peller side once it was recon- to him, he realized what unanticipated lifter Jim kept me in- ditioned. he was in for. I believe /pushrod problem next. Pa ge 4 The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4

Jetfire 215, Rise of the Turbo, cont.

Here‘s the inside of the compressor as it looked when Various parts of the carb assembly, along with first taken apart. This and the one to the right demon- fuel bowl and fluid meter parts, maybe in worse strate Jim Noel‘s incredible work on this unit. shape than the turbo side.

Finished turbo/carb/fluid metering assembly on a manifold. Looks a little bet- ter than the top pictures, eh?

These are two ancient and irreplaceable parts—on top is a fluid tank decompression valve that Jim now Single barrel sidedraft Rochester 1GC carb assembly manufactures and on the bottom is the manifold without the fluid injection system attached. Notice pressure valve that pressurizes the alcohol injection dark grey wastegate left. tank and helps meter its injection. Final Results by Class for the All-GM Show held at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD – August 8, 2009

Class A Stock 1948 v Name Year Make/Model 13 Tom Bundy 1933 Buick 4 Door 57 108 David Blaufarb 1928 Buick #25 Sport Touring 39 Bill Brown 1948 Stock 49-59 Class B 98 Edward Allen 1958 Buick Electra 117 A. C. Rosher 1955 Stock 60-64 Class C 82 Charlie Wirth 1960 Chevy Impala 48 Richard Sisson 1960 DeVille 92 Richard Gjymph 1962 Chevy Impalla Stock 65-69 Class D 107 Jim & Maralyn Simpson 1966 Chevy Corvair Corsa 91 David Brengle 1965 Chevy Chevelle SS 27 Robert Winokur 1966 Chevy Corvair Stock 70-79 Class E 28 Joe Luber 1975 Chevy Caprice Classic Convertible 21 Mike Scott 1972 Supreme 22 Margaret Straubinger 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible Stock 80-89 Class F 84 Chris Pasquinelli 1987 Buick Grand National 19 Ken Quincy 1984 Oldsmobile Hurst 111 Robert Crow 1989 Pontiac Trans Am Pace Car Stock 90-pres Class G 30 James Hartnett 1992 Cadillac Brougham 99 Roger Johnson 1998 Pontiac Trans Am 120 Stephanie Tayman 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme St Musc 67v Class H 45 Gary Ledbetter 1961 47 Phil Goldburg 1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu SS 20 Richard Brown 1967 St Musc 68-72 Class J 89 Billy McKee 1969 Chevy Camaro RS/SS 101 Robert Nowak 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 35 Carl Shaffer 1972 Oldsmobile Hurst St Musc 73^ Class K 66 Damon Ladson 1987 Buick Grand National 125 Rob Deluna 1986 Oldsmobile 442

Final Results by Class for the All-GM Show held at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD – August 8, 2009

L Class St El/Riv/ Toro/GP/MC Name Year Make/Model 2 George H. King 1965 26 Bill Hocker 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo 96 Marc Tywiner 1959 Cadillac El Dorado Mod 65v Class M 87 Joe Burns 1963 Chevy Impala SS “409” 109 Oliver Fowlkes 1964 GS 104 Richard Boyd 1963 Chevy Impala SS Mod 65^ Class N 65 Kenneth Fox 1967 Olds 442 Convertible 102 Dave Feinberg 1967 Chevy Chevelle 115 Charles Geisbert 1976 Oldsmobile 442 All Trucks Class 0 36 Robert Mantz 1959 Chevy El Camino 88 Estes Thompson 1966 Chevy El Camino 103 Dan Sinley 1971 GMC Sprint Corvettes Class P 105 Harold Hazleton 1966 Chevy Corvette 76 Bill Bohatch 1967 Chevy Corvette 78 Bob Brown 1957 Chevy Corvette

Special Awards Best 90 Ed Moore 1958 Chevy Impala

Best Pontiac 85 Glen Davis 1967 Pontiac GTO

Best Oldsmobile 97 Rich Domros 1950

Best Buick 100 Anthony Fotos 1956 Convertible

Best Cadillac 6 Roger Bentley 1939 LaSalle Convertible

Best of Show (Stock) 79 Cal Milans 1957 Chevy Corvette

Best of Show (Modified) 81 Joe Smith 1969 Chevy Camaro RS/SS The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Pa ge 7

2009 All-GM Show Highlights

Thanks Gary Sutherlin for these spectacular All-GM show pictures!.

Tom Bundy‟s 1933 Buick 4 Door Se- Edward Allen‟s 1958 Buick Electra Charlie Wirth‟s 1960 Chevy Impala dan 57 took 1st place in Class A, GM was the 1st place winner in Class B, brought home first place in Class C, vehicles 1948 and down. 1960-64 Class. Stock 1949-59.

Jim and Maralyn Simpson‟s 1966 Joe Luber‟s 1975 Chevy Caprice Clas- Chris Pasquinelli‟s 1987 Grand Na- Turbo Corvair Corsa was Class D, sic Convertible was Stock 70-79 Class tional took a 1st place in Class F, Stock Stock 65-69, first place. E first place. 80-89.

James Hartnett‟s 1992 Cadillac The 1967 and down Stock Muscle class Billy McKee‟s 1969 Camaro RS/SS was Brougham won 1st in Class G, Stock was won by Gary Ledbetter‟s 1961 the Class J, Stock Muscle 68-72 winner. 90 to present. Pontiac Ventura with tri power carbs. The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Pa ge 8

2009 All-GM Show Highlights

Thanks Gary Sutherlin for these spectacular All-GM show pictures!.

Joe Burns 1963 Chevy Impala SS Damon Ladson‟s 1987 Buick Grand George H. King‟s 1965 Buick Riviera “409” won 1st place in Class M, Modi- National Coupe won Class K, Stock won Class L, Stock Eldorado, Riv, fied 1965 and down Muscle „73 and up. Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Toronado.

Ken Fox‟s 1967 442 Convertible with Taking the Class O Truck first was This 1966 Corvette owned by Harold the Mondello engine took first in Class Robert Mantz‟s 1959 1st year El Hazelton took 1st in Corvette Class P. N, Modified 1965 and up. Camino, a celebrated model this year.

Best Chevrolet was won by Ed Moore Glen Davis from Gambrill, MD won Best Oldsmobile was won by Rich with his all stock 1958 Impala. Best Pontiac with his 1967 GTO. Domros‟ 1950 88. The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Pa ge 9

2009 All-GM Show Highlights If you would like to see these and other Capitol City Rocket pictures, log on to Snapfish.com, put [email protected] in the box on the right for “email” and rocketV8 in for the “password”. Once in, click on “go to photos”. There are 5 albums loaded now.

Carl Milan‟s stunning black 1957 Cor- Best Buick went to Anthony Fotos‟ Roger Bentley‟s 1939 LaSalle took vette with red interior won Best of 1958 Buick Roadmaster Convertible. Best Cadillac honors. Show, Stock.

Joe Smith‟s 1969 Camaro RS/SS took This one must have been taken early, Denney Keys in a familiar pose, tabu- Best of Show/Modified. It sports a as Franklin Gage checks in with Marga- lating results on the laptop. 383 with an M21 trans. ret S. and Mike S. fills out a form.

Cory plays broadcaster while Joe P. Here, Joe hands Dick Brown his Look closely and you‟ll see that pulls out the awards. plaque. neither of them have this plaque! The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Pa ge 10

More 2009 All-GM Show Highlights

Owen Griesemer brought this „66 Ken Quincy‟s „84 Hurst Olds took a Mike Scott‟s fine „72 Cutlass earned a Corvette to show at the All-GM. 2nd in its class. 2nd in Class E.

Margaret Straubinger‟s „70 Convertible Dick Brown‟s shiny red 1967 442 Carl Shaffer‟s „72 H/O took a third in took a 3rd in Class E. brought home a 3rd in its class. the Stock Muscle 68-72 Class.

A few more details were done by the Mark and Marion McAlpine‟s „70 Kurt Heinrich‟s „71 Cutlass SX turned All-GM for this „62 F-85 that had to Chevy Chevelle SS Coupe made its heads in Class E. leave early. first appearance at the All-GM. The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 Pa ge 11

Other Great Olds at the 2009 All-GM Show

This is Jaime Steve‟s 1972 Vista Dave Hoke is shown detailing his Nathan Southard drove over from Cruiser with woodgrain very clean „72 442. Inwood, WV to show his „69 H/O. trim.

Cheryl Gallagher‟s 1970 Cutlass Con- This sharp 4 door 1948 88 Sedan is Kenny Park‟s silver „69 442 with black vertible was shown top down. owned by James Wohlmuther. vinyl top looked great.

Rob Deluna‟s 1986 442 took a 2nd Bob Licurgo‟s 1972 “Deputy Dawg” Charles Geisbert‟s 1976 442 with a place in the Stock Muscle „73 and up Cutlass was featured in a recent issue 502 Chevy motor took a third in the class. of JWO. Modified 1965 and up class. Pa ge 12 The Rocket Review Volume 20, Issue 4 2009 Capitol City Rockets Calendar

The following meeting dates and places were proposed at January 11, 2009 meeting. Meeting time 1:30 pm, Kilroys/Keyser rule in effect.

Sat, Oct 24—Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show @ Rockville Civic Center. 11-4 pm. Infor- mal meeting at one at Cory Correll‘s gold Toro- nado. There will be a section specifically for sponsored by CCR, just look for the sign.

Sun, Nov 8 @ Kilroys in Springfield. Kilroy‘s is located just off the Braddock Road exit of 495 in the Ravensworth Shopping Center.

Want to know more about local car December Holiday Party time and place TBD. cruises and upcoming shows? Check out www.capitalcruisin.com Click on our logo and it will take OTHER DATES OF INTEREST AS you to our website. YOU PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR:

Want to know more about club Spring Carlisle—April 21-25, 2010 events, dates for meetings, etc.? Carlisle All-GM Nationals—June 25-27, 2010 Check out our club website on Hemmings.com Just click on OCA Nationals—July 21-25, 2010 in Sturbridge, ―Directory‖ at the top, ―Clubs‖ Massachusetts and enter ―capitol city rockets.‖ It CCR/MBC All-GM show—tentative date of was just updated 10-09. For the August 14, 2010 first time, you can pay club dues Fall Carlisle—Sept 29-Oct 3, 2010 of $15.75 there by using the PayPal Hershey—Oct 6-9, 2010 button (Note that .75 goes to Pay- Pal as a transaction fee.) Club dues are due November 1.

CCR Classifieds

Classified ads are free to chapter members. We take cars, parts, Parts wanted : 1969 Toronado: Need four services, anything. Submit your typed or printed ad to the Chapter button power window switch for drivers door PO box, marking it ATTN: ROCKET REVIEW, or simply email the editor at [email protected] You may run your ad for up to 3 armrest. Contact Ken at 703-573-7919 or issues at a time. Ads must be resubmitted for reprinting after that email [email protected] time, and please let Scott know if you wish to discontinue the classi- Parting Out—1970 Cutlass S 2 door coupe, fied ad due to sale of the parts or car. 350 with 3 speed column shift. Very rusty but original and 90% complete. Contact Owen CARS/PARTS FOR SALE: Griesemer at 240-357-5696 or email him at Parts for sale: „65 Olds Cutlass/442 parts ogriesemer@comcast listed below. Contact Mike Stillwell at Parting Out—1970 W-25—it‟s a basket case. [email protected] or call 703-799-2904 Keeping some parts for myself, but call with or 703-599-6713 (cell) wants/needs. Contact Owen Griesemer at Hood Fair $200.00 1 240-357-5696 or email him at [email protected] Bumpers, Front Cores-rusty $50.00 ea. 1 ea. Cars for Sale: 1972 Toronado. 51K original and Rear miles. 455 V8, loaded, interior near perfect, body no rust but has some dings and dents. Grille Good $100.00 2 Paint is fair. Asking $1750. Call Mark Levine at 301-379-9368 or email him at mark- Heat & A/C Fair to Good $75.00 1 [email protected] Controls

Floorshift Steer- Fair to Good $100.00 1 ing Column

Headlight Buck- Fair to Good $200.00 1 Pair ets-Complete

Glove Box Door - Good to Excel $75.00 1 Complete

4-Row Radiator Fair $50.00 1 Bottom Mnt

STAR Pontiac, Buick, GMC pick of 4-Row Radiator Fair $75.00 1 Top Plate the issue:

Vent Glass Set - Good $150.00 1 Pair Conv-Holiday

Floor Shift Dash - Fair to Good $250.00 1 Complete

Column Shift Fair $75.00 1 Dash - Dash Only 2006 . 2.4 liter DOHC 4 cyl, 177 HP, Black on Black w/ a 5 speed manual trans, 39K original miles. $16,434. See it at www.starcars.com or call 703-478-1355. Capitol City Rockets MEMBERSHIP Club Info and Membership APPLICATION

Application CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS

CHAPTER OF THE OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA

 NEW  RENEWAL OCA # OCA EXP. DATE THE CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS is a chartered chapter of the NAME Oldsmobile Club of America, Lansing, MI. Chapter dues are $15.00 per year. Current OCA membership is required. STREET Chapter Officials CITY President ...... VACANT STATE ZIP Vice-President ...... Cory Correll HOME PHONE ( ) Treasurer ...... Ken Quincy ………………………………[email protected] WORK PHONE ( ) Secretary ...... Mike Stillwell (703) 799-2904 EMAIL ADDRESS: ______...... [email protected] Newsletter Editor……….Scott Phillips (703) 858-5752 LIST OLDSMOBILES CURRENTLY OWNED: …………………………………[email protected] Events Coordinator ...... VACANT Chapter Advisors

Toronado………….Ask Ken Quincy or Cory Correll 1961-63 A-Body…………….Scott Phillips (703) 858-5752 O.C.A. CHAPTERS AFFILIATED WITH: 1964-65 A-Body…………... Mike Stilwell (703) 799-2904 1973-77 A-Body……………..Denney Keys (301) 390-1577 SEND NEW MEMBERSHIPS TO: 1978-80 A-Body...... Michael Coxen (301) 251-8666 CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS

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Bevan Allen Memorial Service Award Recipient SEND RENEWALS TO: 2000: Denney Keys CCR RENEWALS 2001: Michael Coxen P.O. BOX 230442 2002: Mike Stilwell CENTREVILLE, VA 20120 2003: Dick Brown

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