Sponsors - Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club | Edmonton
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Sponsors - Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club | Edmonton
October 2015 Issue 26 Edmonton Chapter Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Poncho Paper SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Members Rides Page. Support Our Sponsors. Feel free to send articles to newsletter. Remember it is all about enjoying Pontiacs and having fun. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : President’s Message 1 Race News 2 Executive 4 Sponsors 8 Glen’s Ride 9 Jerry’s Ride 11 Classified 12 Sponsors 13 Wanted/For Sale 15 Jerry’s Ride Cont’d 16 Help 18 Don Wheaton’s 19 Sponsors 20 Trailer Sponsors 21 Don Wheaton’s 22 For Sale 23 Important News 24 President’s Message Our 6th Annual AIIPC Show and Shine is in the books, for those of you who attended I know it was the best run car show this year. I want to personally thank Mike Launer and his team for the hard work and dedication on putting on a top notch show. I would also like to thank Dave Mussell and his team at Wheaton Chevrolet GMC Buick and Cadillac for the use of the venue and the total support of his staff. We as a club raised over $2,100 for STARS and over $1,000 worth of food and cash for the Edmonton Food Bank. As we enter October the show and cruise season is coming to an end. Overall as a group we have been well represented at all the shows throughout the area. We had the best club participation at Rock N August and we are the envy of the car clubs throughout the province. With the snow on the ground in a few weeks, it will be the start of the winter auction scene. The first auction will be the McCormicks in Palm Springs, the 3rd weekend of November. Auction week in Scottsdale the 2nd week of January, brings hundreds of thousands of car enthusiasts to spend millions of dollars on vehicles. The Good Guys Show in Scottsdale in March, is worth checking out if you ever have the chance. In the new year, your executive will continue to bring the members more shop tours, private collections and vendor tours. We, as an executive, hope that all our members enjoy these events. Our 5th annual Christmas party is coming up on Dec 13th and hope to see as many members as possible out for this event. Expect another visit from Santa! I want to also thank Lance and Denise Briggs for all the hard work on running our newsletter throughout the cruise season, job well done! P a g e 2 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r President’s message continued I received a call from one of the Executive members from Calgary on how well we run our club and our events, we couldn't run this club without our members and our volunteers. This year has been a learning curve for me as your President and I have enjoyed the challenge and look forward to 2016. Shawn Genge Race News Continued from September A follow up of last month’s article on the Tin Indian Cars '70 "Tin Indian" GTO Judge The Pontiac world was reintroduced to the Knafel '70 "Tin Indian" Judge at the 2006 Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals and owner Mike Guarise was thrilled to have it out for the Pontiac faithful. Mike is a collector whose area of interest is historic drag cars; Pontiac or otherwise. In addition to the Knafel Judge, Mike has also held title to many other famous drag cars, including Arnie Beswick's '69 D/Stock Judge and Arnie's '61 389 SD Ventura, as well as Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins' '70 Pro Stock Camaro and the '71 Sox & Martin Pro Stock Hemi 'Cuda. The road to recovery was a long one for this particular Judge. After its racing career was over, it spent 23 years in Virginia, where it remained with most of its original race componentry intact and a scant 88 miles on the odometer. The car was built to run, featuring radio, heater, seam sealer and insulation deletes. If it didn't make the car go faster, it was left off. In the early '90s, Arlen Vanke located and purchased it, bringing the GTO back to Michigan, where he had moved. He kept the car with the intent to restore it but before he could get started, Mike heard about the Judge. We'll let him tell the story: I s s u e 2 6 P a g e 3 "One day in 2000, I received a call from my friend Fred Engelhart. He had just hung up from a call with Arlen Vanke and thought I might be interested in an old drag car that Arlen had found in Virginia. Since old drag cars are one of my collecting passions, I of course wanted to hear more. I had recently become aware of Merle Green's restoration of the Knafel "Tin Indian" '66 GTO, so when I heard that the Knafel '70 Ram Air IV racecar was available, I asked Fred to arrange the deal as soon as possible. A call was made to Arlen, a price was agreed upon and, in short order, the car was in my garage awaiting restoration." Having seen some of the work that Micky Hale performed for collector Dick Bridges, Mike called Hale to see if there was an opening for his Pontiac. By March of 2001, the Judge was on its way to Micky Hale Restorations in Ashtabula, Ohio, and its engine went back to the man who originally built it, one "Akron Arlen" Vanke. The engine was one of those "never supposed to have happened" situations. As GM was still officially out of racing, things like the Super Duty program were only distant memories. Still, Knafel had been the recipient of special cars and support in the past, and the Judge had a unique engine. Seeing that the Ram Air V cylinder heads were just too much for the 400 engine, a short-lived proposal was hatched in 1970. The idea was to take the severe-duty Ram Air V short-block and mate it to the top end of the Ram Air IV, taking the best attributes of both engines and curing both of their problems; the low-velocity heads of the R/ A-V and the cast bottom end of the R/A-IV. The result was a durable and rev-happy round-port Pontiac V-8 to be called the 400 Super Duty. It would have been released with engine code LS1, slated for use in the '70 1/2 Trans Am. Though never released for production, there were a few examples built by Pontiac Engineering. They looked externally identical to a regular Ram Air IV and, after a quick stop at the Engineering Garage before its delivery, the Knafel Judge had one sitting in its engine bay. 12/19 Need we say more? Mike Guarise would like to thank Arlen Vanke, Bill and Janet Knafel, Micky Hale, Chuck Cocoma, and Ron Normann for their help with his Judge. This particular engine received a few extras though. At the time, Pontiac was working with Warren Brownfield at Air Flow Research. The majority of the work on the heads was for the R/A-IV version of the 303 Pontiac used in the '70 SCCA Trans Am season. These heads were ported in a similar fashion to the 303 versions. Their flow potential was also augmented by an angle plug conversion that put the spark plug in a more advantageous position for the combustion event. Even by today's standards, these were pretty trick pieces. P a g e A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r 4 Race News Continued The camshaft was also a non-stock piece. As the Ram Air V used a larger cam gear than other Pontiac engines as a means to reduce spark scatter, a special camshaft was needed to retain this feature and also provide for the standard Pontiac valve location of EIIEEIIE, as opposed to the RAV's EIEIIEIE. Though we do not know the specifications of the flat-tappet camshaft used, the grind was probably developed as part of the "Latin Squares" program for the 303. The Edmonton Chapter AIIPC Executive Executive President: Shawn Genge—[email protected] Vice President: Cliff Riles—[email protected] Secretary: Susan Fougere—[email protected] Committees Sponsorship: Shawn Genge John Dampf Dave Scragg Terry Beuerlein Special Events: Mike Launer Kathy Deugau Charles Fougere Sponsorships: John Dampf—[email protected] Clem Lamoureux Carlos Velasquez Special Events: Mike Launer— [email protected] Kathy Deugau— [email protected] Newsletter: Jerry Stanic—Photographer Don Meleshko—Photographer Apparel: Mary & George Carnegie—[email protected] Garry Cooper—Editor Denise Briggs—Typesetter Newsletter: Lance & Denise Briggs—[email protected] Shawn Genge—Racing News Memberships: Martin Sharren—[email protected] Treasurer: Terry Beuerlein—[email protected] I s s u e 2 6 P a g e 5 Though the Judge striping was not used, the spoiler was retained. The stance clearly reflects its racing heritage. A prototype intake manifold mounted a 1,050 cfm Carter Thermoquad. Like the stock Rochester Q-Jet used on production Pontiac V-8s, the TQ was a spreadbore design but featured a phenolic resin main body to insulate heat and was able to flow more air in stock form. Arlen was fortunate in that all of the exotic pieces that made the engine so rare were still with the car, making the rebuild a fairly simple exercise. The engine was rebuilt using as much of the original componentry as possible, including the 11.5:1 forged R/AV pistons, augmented with new sealed power rings and the forged R/A-V crankshaft, treated to a new set of Clevite 77 bearings. Pristine interior retains its factory appearance, except for a pair of under dash StewartWarner gauges and a Hurst Dual-Gate shifter for the Turbo 400 automatic. Retained were the original camshaft, valves, roller rockers and all the major castings and bottom end parts. The Thermoquad still uses the 0.087 primary and 0.113 secondary jets it raced with, and an ACCEL distributor and wires fire the AC spark plugs. A new set of Hooker Super Comp headers with 2-inch primaries and 3.5-inch collectors replaced the badly weathered originals and, with that, the engine restoration was complete. Moving to the transmission, which is the original M-40 Turbo 400, Vanke retained the custom pieces it originally was built with, including the 4500 rpm stall, 9-inch Vitar torque converter, manual valve body, shift kit and Hurst Dual Gate shifter. Power is transferred to a 10-bolt rear end with Safe-T-Track and a set of 4.56:1 Shiefer gears. P a g e 6 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Race News Continued All those years in Virginia were fairly kind to the Judge. Although it had been neglected for most of the time down there, the absence of salt saved the body and frame from major corrosion damage. As a result, the restoration of the car itself also proved to be a fairly straight forward affair, with no major surprises. "It spent a lot of time outside with the hood off, so there was quite a bit of rust in the engine compartment," said Micky Hale in a recent phone interview. "We replaced the front fenders and inner fenders with NOS pieces, as there was some damage from a towing mishap. The rear quarters were in good shape and only needed some minor patching. There were a lot of drill holes in the trunk due to different electric fuel pump configurations. We fixed all of that, of course." The chassis received the same sort of treatment. Hale and his team retained as much as they could, such as the original boxed control arms. Hurst 90/10 drag shocks were installed up front, 50/50s in the rear, and vintage Keystone Klassic 15x6 wheels shod with Firestone Drag 500 front tires and 8.00/8.50x15-inch Drag 500 rear slicks. I s s u e P a g e 2 6 7 Period-correct restoration details include Keystone Classic wheels shod with Firestone Drag 500 tires, fore and aft. Due to its pretty rough shape, the interior had to be replaced. Hale used PUI components, including the Comfort-Weave seat covers, to recapture that new-car appearance. Racespec Stewart-Warner oil and water gauges were reinstalled, as were the radio and heater delete plates. Fortunately, much of the Judge's original livery was still on the car, albeit in very weathered condition, right down to the sponsor decals and the mylar Knafel lettering, making the duplication a relatively simple task. The lightweight fiberglass nose originally used was retained and, after the bodywork was completed, the vintage colors of Polar White and Lucerne Blue were resprayed in a modern PPG basecoat clearcoat system. I would like to thank Don Keefe, Editor of Smoke Signals for all the data on the Knafel Cars. I have been fortunate enough to have seen these cars 3 times. If you ever get to a POCI National event or Norwalk and these cars are available for viewing, please see them. Shawn Genge P a g e 8 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b Sponsors P a g e Issue 26 9 Glen’s Ride In this edition of Member’s Rides we bring the story of a true original survivor. Not only is it an original survivor, it is an original owner and survivor. In January of 1978 while living in Smith Falls, Ontario, Glen Hogan decided that he wanted to buy himself a Pontiac Trans Am. After a couple of years of working in Saudi Arabia he had the money to spend and went to the local dealership to get what he wanted. He found a nice Black Trans Am with a red interior and set about trying to make a deal. The salesman didn’t think a 24 year old would have that kind of money and refused to budge on the price. Glen was told by a friend at work that there was a T.A. at a dealership in nearby Prescott. Glen took the drive over to see it and found another black one, but this one had a blue interior, making it kind of rare. The car had been ordered that way but was never picked up. Negotiations ensued and they knocked $750.00 off the price bringing it down to $7,850.00. After completing the deal, Glen couldn’t resist a drive-by at the Smith Falls dealership where he waved at the salesman as he drove through the lot. Glen enjoyed the car for a while then spent a few month’s in Isreal. In March of 1979 after returning to Canada, he drove the T.A to Florida with his brother for a bit of a holiday. Since unleaded gas was fairly new at the time they had a hard time finding places to fill up. While driving through North Carolina they had a flat tire, finding a little country service station to get it fixed he was asked “what kind of car is this?” A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Page 10 Glen’s Ride Continued June of 1979 saw Glen moving to Alberta where he now lives. When we say original survivor we’re not kidding. Nothing on this car has been touched, the paint, windshield, beauty rings, everything is still there, even the stickers on the windshield. As you can see in the photos it has been extremely well cared for. Powered by a 6.6 litre 4 speed, this car still has no trouble with “get up and go”! To sum it up, Glen is a great guy with a beautiful car! By Lance Briggs I s s u e 2 6 Page 11 Jerry’s Ride This is an article that was written about Jerry Stanic’s ride by Fred Nelson… We’ve repeatedly mentioned 1970 was the high-water mark for the original musclecars. High-octane leaded premium gas was 45 cents a gallon and the only smog equipment was a PVC valve, which replaced the “breather pipe.” At a recent World of Wheels, I spotted Jerry Stanic’s Edmonton-based 1970 Acadian SS in the corner of the Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club display. “Nice Nova,” I said, trying to push buttons. Before he had a chance to set me straight, one of the guys in the display formally introduced us, saying Jerry is the VicePresident of the Edmonton Chapter of this club. They now have 82 members. (This is a while back!) Also, since Edmonton doesn’t have Powerama any more, they had invited him to come down and be part of the display. Looking his car over, it’s obvious it was a special-order and the original purchaser knew his stuff. Besides the SS package and factory-styled steel “mags”, it has bucket seats and console with the gauge package (like a 1969 Camaro). Although built in Michigan (Willow Run), the Super Sport package was the only Pontiac to use the Chevy 300-horse 350-V8. This one was ordered with the Muncie wide-ratio four-speed and disc breakes, but no power steering. The heavy-duty F41 suspension, tinted glass and 12 -bold posi with 3.31 gears were also checked off on the order sheet. Continued on page 16 Picture is from the article by Fred Nelson P a g e A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r 1 2 Classifieds FOR SALE 1967 FIREBIRD 350 SBC (bored 0.30 over, older rebuild), Turbo 400, new gas tank, Magnaflow exhaust, Hooker ceramic headers, tires, Pontiac Rallye wheels, Holley Street Avenger 670, Grant wood steering wheel, starter, battery. NOTE: the flexplate will need to be replaced. I have a 455/400 set up out of a 1973 Grand Prix SJ that ran and drove that I pulled myself that I will sell WITH the car ONLY for EXTRA money. I will not sell the 455/400 by itself. Great car but have no time for. SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY PLEASE. $21,000 O.B.O. Rob at: 780-298-6070 Email: [email protected] For Sale: 1961 Tempest with approx. 62,000 miles. Garaged until a few years ago. Please contact Warren Champion at (780) 438-5802 for more information. I am searching for a 67 – 68 firebird for my daughter who lives in Red Deer...... wanted to buy 67 – 68 matching numbers original bird automatic with 350 or 400 ci motor. Can you help? Thanks for any help e-mail me at [email protected] Gail I s s u e 2 6 P a g e AIIPC Sponsors OVERDRIVE CONVERSIONS DIFFERENTIALS TRANSFER CASES 1 3 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r P a g e 1 4 I s s u e 1 7 Sponsor I s s u e 2 6 P a g e 1 5 Wanted My eldest son is interested in acquiring a project vehicle, specifically a ’77 or ’78 T/A. Much appreciated! Please contact Doug Haberstock at (780) 449-5241 Home or (780) 431-1460 Private Office. Email: [email protected] I am looking to source body parts for my 1964 Pontiac Parisienne and I am located in Maple Ridge, BC, a suburb of Vancouver. If you can send me any information on where to buy parts including mechanical as well as engine parts, please email me at [email protected] Any help would be appreciated. For Sale FOR SALE A beautiful 1994 25th anniversary Trans am original body and interior. Over $20k in upgrades including the engine. The engine is a 383 stroker (original block) including trans, suspension brakes and much more... Asking $15,000.00. Contact Ed at [email protected] A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Page 16 Jerry’s Ride Continued Why no power steering? Simple. In 1970, it was all about acceleration in a straight line and PS required a few horsepower to turn the pump. In a drag race, running in second place means you lose! The medium grey paint made sure the car was a sleeper. I complimented Jerry on the restoration and he told me he had bought it from a used-car lot in 1980. He couldn’t keep it at the time, so a year later he sold it to his brother Willy, with the right of first refusal should it ever be for sale. The car was well looked after and finally in 2003, Jerry was ready to buy it back. First, all the mechanical components were gone through and freshened. Then, Jerry contacted his good friend Brian at Extreme Auto Body. Body shops, if they’re successful, always have a busy schedule. After a few delays, Jerry mentioned he really wanted to get started on the body. Brian told him to bring a fender or door to the shop and he would set him up in a back corner and personally supervise the repairs. For a car guy, this is a dream come true. Jerry learned to weld and do patch panels. There is a certain satisfaction in being able to tell people you did the body yourself. With brother Willy’s help, they stripped off the old paint (three coats by now) and spent many hours block-sanding. I s s u e 2 6 P a g e 1 7 When all was smooth, Brian painted it in his shop. As you can see from the pictures, it turned out great. If anything, it’s over-restored; only the “Wednesday” cars turned out this nice from the factory. Brian also coached Jerry how to power polish the new paint and that brought it up another notch. When a new set of seat coverings from California would have had $700 added to ship them to Canada, Jerry immediately decided to do the car guy’s version of multi-tasking. He took the family to Disneyland for a vacation, then drove over to Classic Industries and picked up the parts himself. Winning a few trophies with the car is always nice and Jerry is grateful for the help he has received with the buildup. He and Edmonton Chapter (ex) President Dave Scragg said they were treated like royalty when they came down for the World of Wheels and wanted to thank all Calgarians for same. Hmmm, They’re just like us. Maybe this Calgary vs. Edmonton (Battle of Alberta) thing is just an urban legend… By Fred Nelson For Sale I have a 4 door strato chief good body needs minor body work, car is in parts ready for body work and paint. has original 283 with power glide. The 2door HT has rear quarter rust and needs to be redone front quarters are good I have extra rear quarters to use, no engine. I have a rebuilt 454 with 350 hydrometric that I will be willing to also sell with this car it is rebuilt new Pistons cam etc, is in my other Pontiac and is in very good running condition. I also have extra trim and leather seats for both cars. Cars are all apart with only body on the frame ready for body work. I just can't see my self finishing the cars at this time, there may be interest in the club? Email me at [email protected], ph 7809227415 Thanks Ken West Sherwood Park A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Page 16 Help My name is Mark Kapusta and I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I purchased a 1946 Pontiac about a month ago and I have a few questions regarding. The previous owner said that the vehicle was from Canada and that the model is a Torpedo. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is as follows: 6201905439. My question is I'm not sure if it is a Torpedo or a Fleetleader. Also, where exactly in Canada was the vehicle assembled. I've done some research on-line, however a lot of the information contradicts itself. I can send some pictures if that helps, also my cell phone number is 414-975-5094. Thank you for your time, Mark For Sale 1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans. Has been parked in a garage for the last 25 years. Runs, however, will require a motor rebuild. Repairs Jan 1990 until parked April 1991: Rebuilt 350 turbo—hydromatic tranny in year prior to being parked. Front brakes/pads. Power steering gear box. New timing chain. New heater core. Wheel cylinder—rear brakes. Replaced starter motor. New tires (likely need replacement due to age). Would trade for a pick up truck, otherwise looking for offers closest to $2,500. Please contact: Mark Panych (780) 914-1410 cell; or (780) 489-3306. [email protected]. s s s u u e e II s 2 6 2 2 Page 19 Don Wheaton GTO Display P a g e A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r 2 0 AIIPC Sponsors P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r s p o n s o r s Member of the GM Marketing Guild. Triple Crown Award. Ph: 780-458-7100 Cell: 780-909-4921 Fax: 780-459-4450 Toll Free 1-888-385-8814 www.ronhodgson.com Email: [email protected] 5 Galarneau Place, St Albert AB. T8N 2Y3 [email protected] AIIPC members will receive a 20% discount should these services be required. SVAI Certified I s s u e P a g e 2 6 AIIPC Trailer Sponsors P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r s p o n s o r s 2 1 Page 22 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r I s s u e 2 6 Page 23 For Sale 1954 2 door Pontiac coupe that is all original. It has the 6 cylinder flat head, with almost 51,000 miles. It runs like a top, nice and quiet no problems. I've done plugs & wires, re-cored the Rad, belts, hoses, and an electric 6 volt fuel pump. (I don't know how to fix the original and this is more reliable.) It's also a 3 in the tree. Original interior that shows a 10/10 which is hard to find. All rubber seals, electrical wires etc is 100% good. No rust at all , it runs on a set of bias ply tires yet from 1966. I have part of a receipt, and are in perfect shape and kept out of the sun. Here are some pictures. It is appraised at $7,000.00 but I will consider $6,000.00 obo. I think that's fair as a quad is $12,000 new now a days. I can be reached at 780-886-2155 leave message or email at " [email protected] 1968 Firebird Ragtop, 350 engine and 3-Speed Automatic. Turquoise with white top. Asking $28,500.00. 1 Large Shirt with AIIPC Logo, new. Call Sid at 780-483-7258. 1965 Pontiac Parisienne Custom Sport Convertible, Dark Blue with white top, 283 Engine Automatic. Phone: 780-922-2775; Asking Price: Taking bids. Rose & Ken Cherniawsky. Page 24 WE ARE ON THE WEB WWW.IRONINDIANS.AB.CA A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Mission Statement President Shawn Genge 780-717-3866 [email protected] * It Is All About Having Fun * * Preservation of Pontiacs * * Helping Charity * Promote camaraderie among our members.. Strive to preserve and enjoy Pontiacs.. Support the enjoyment and preservation of the Old Car Hobby. Support Charity by fund raising throughout the year. Encourage others to support our efforts as a Club. Encourage likeminded individuals to join us! I m p o r ta n t N e ws AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Meetings held the last Monday of every month at Ricky’s All Day Grill, 127 St and 140 Ave from 6:00 pm for supper, meeting starts at 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. All food costs are members’ responsibility. AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Cruises every Friday evening, through the summer, weather permitting, 7:00pm leaving White Oaks parking lot for a cruise around town. ABC offers 15% off of food and drinks on Wednesday evenings for club members. This is the last newsletter of this year. If you have a story to tell or want to show off your ride, please email aiipcedmonton2@ Outlook.com If you want to show off your ride, please submit a short story and some pictures. We’d love to share it! Please support all club functions …..can be very rewarding. Twenty-sixth Edition