CHEVROLETTER July 2020 Vol 2020 Issue 7.1 Director’s Report April 2020 Is that a light I see at the end of the tunnel or is it another train heading for us? Right now it is good to be from New York…..can’t always say that! I am beginning to see the signs of vehicular activity starting as we enter phase 4 of our recovery. Carlisle has already had one of their swap meets and are planning to finish out their 2020 schedule. The Pennsylvania Department of Health filed a suit against Carlisle Events for not following the pandemic guidelines, a settlement was reached and the event went on. I see cruise nights are back and seem to be our primary outlet for showing our vehicles. I mention a few popular locations of cruises in the schedule of events, I am sure there are many more. I have still not heard from the town of Oyster Bay so I assume we will not be having our July meeting. I would hope town would be up and running by our August meeting but you never know. It was really great meeting at Mike’s shop this past month, I know everyone was glad to get out and talk cars. Thanks again to Mike for the open house and the yummy pizza. Just wondering how people feel about starting up out first Thursday of the month breakfasts? I will give the diner a call and see how they are handling the covid19 restrictions. I have missed my monthly allotment of grease and cholesterol. Member Peter Saros contacted me about a possible cruise and drive to Del Vino Vineyard in Northport. This would be planned for a Thursday ending at the vineyard around 5 pm. Since there is alcohol involved, the club cannot put its name to it but Peter may be contacting you in his own email. Sounds like a fun time, they have a large patio out back overlooking the grape vines. Not much in the way of local shows yet, I am sure Flower Fields will have one and we are hoping Suffolk Community allows us to hold the Street Rod swap meet in October. On August 16th, the “All Cars Show and Swap Meet” will be held at the PAL Center on Furrows Road in Holtsville. Bob’s first show was scheduled for the spring and got cancelled when the covid came to town. This is a second attempt and I plan on attend, it may be something we could do as a club. That’s all I got, hope everyone is safe and healthy and see you soon. Chris 1 Meeting Highlights June 2019 Since there was no June meeting we had --- A Night at Mike’s Place By now everyone is wishing for just a little piece of normal to get us thru sheltering at home, mask wearing, hand sanitizer and social distancing. With no knowledge as to when Oyster Bay will reopen the community center, the prospect of a club gathering looked very bleak. Just then, member Mike Lincks contacted me about hosting club members at his warehouse/garage/man cave…not exactly sure what to call it but he has lots of neat stuff and it’s got AC ! I put it out to all club members and there was interest so we planned an evening. It is hard to describe Mike’s place, you really just have to see it. Club members in attendance included : John Hnath, Peter Saros, Bill Lutkowski, Pat Iannone, Andy Mrakovcic, Ken Michaels and myself. Mike bought the pizza, the club bought the soda and we had a great time talking and looking while socially distanced. Thanks Mike for opening up you shop to us and for being a great host, it was just what the doctor ordered! Calendar of Events coming up for 2020 July 13th- Regular Club Meeting, TENTATIVE until I know more. August 6th- Club Breakfast, On Parade Diner 9 am, Jericho Turnpike Woodbury August 10th- Regular Club Meeting, Oyster Bay Church Street Com Center 8 pm. Hopefully things will be open by this time. August 16th- All Cars Show and swap meet, PAL Center, Furrows Road Holtsville. Bob 631-379-3722. This is the first real show I have seen advertised around here. Bob is a great guy, his first show was cut because of covid19 and He hopes that this is a success. This might be a good show for the club to attend. 2 3 4 Cruise Nights Thursday Nights- Kings Park Key Food Parking Lot, Indian Head Road, just north of 25A. Meet from 5-8 pm. Pizza and ice cream stores close by. Friday Nights- Bellmore Train Station- I do not know if this is going on yet, I haven’t heard from anyone who has gone. Saturday Nights- Stop and Shop lot in Smithtown on Jericho (rt 25) just east of the bull on the left side. Sunday Mornings- Miller Ale House Route 454, Veterans Highway Commack. I was told this was the beach group that was kicked out of the old OBI parking lot. Not sure what time they meet, probably 8-9 am. Look for them in the shade. Editor’s Note- The Captree – OBI car meeting has been relocated to Robert Moses Field 4 – just over the bridge – Follow signs – No charge if there before 7am after that $10 to park 5 Long Island Region VCCA – Members Story Shake and Bake vs. Bag and Tag Part 2 by Ken Michaels Well guys another month has gone by and the COVID 19 still lives. The club had and informal meeting at Mike Links Shop. There were about a dozen of us sharing Pizza, Soda and the air in the shop. According to the fear mongers we should all be dead by the time you read this. The owner of the 55 Chevy’s name has been released. It is former member Ken Leis and it is my goal to get him to rejoin our ranks. At the time of this writing the trim is on the car, all the instruments and accessories work and the car is ready to go back to the painter for some touch up. What I will do now is explain how to properly disassemble a car. Keep in mind I did not disassemble this car so I will try to explain how the person who did, should have. First things first: Take pictures of the car as it came into the shop. Photo all sides from at least 2 different angles. Take picture of how panels fit and any obvious body repair. This car was painted when it came in so there was no significant damage but look carefully anyway. Open the hood, shoot from the left fender then the right and then from the front top and bottom. Note any loose wiring or improperly installed components. Keep them in a note pad with a date. Do the same in the trunk, door jams and dashboard. We are almost ready. Pick up a package of plastic bags with a white field embossed on them. Food storage bags will work but they are a killer to the environment. Also buy a package of index cards, a black fine tip WATER PROOF marker and a roll of blue masking tape. Let us start with the driver’s door. (Here after known as the left side door (L/S). Remove the window crank and door release handles. Put the clips back on the handles to save them. (Aftermarket ones suck). Take a small piece of blue tape and write “vent” ,”main” and “door” on the corresponding parts. And put them in your first bag. I know this is silly, we all know which is which, but will the next guy? Remember you may not be the one to reassemble this car. Next remove the lower screws on the door panel , take a piece of tape and tape them all together securely with a flag that says “ lower door panel screws 4 “ This will ensure that you have the right amount These screws maybe old and rusty in need of replacement, keep them anyway as a sample . You can discard them later. Put them in the bag. Do the same thing with the window frame screws and the arm rest .Remove the door panel and photo the inside of the door. Take a large piece of tape and write “Ken L 1955 Chevy L/S door panel”. Always do this on large parts including the arm rest Then put it someplace safe .If you are removing the glass , follow the same procedure with the tracks, bumpers adjusters and the glass itself. It's also a good idea to mark any adjusters or slotted screws at the position that they were removed. Your Black marker will work for this. Take one index card and write the names of the parts, the amount and put that in the bag. On the outside of the bag write L/S door parts ( write this small so you can reuse the bag for the next job.( remember plastic bags never decompose) 6 Long Island Region VCCA – Members Story Remember: 1. Always take lots of pictures, digital is free. 2. Always mark L/S, R/S front, back, up, down etc. ON EVERYTHING 3. Mark where any adjustments are set with a black marker 4. If you are doing multiple cars, designate an area just for that car. 5. If you lose, break or don't have a particular piece make a note of it in your book.