President`s Note

President’s Note
Tiger Tales
April 2010
Can you believe the cold and rainy weather again keeping down attendance to the March SEGTOA meeting?
With the BOPC coming up in April the sun just has to start shining.
SOUTHEASTERN GTO ASSOCIATION
And with the annual BOPC on April 23rd and 24th, we will now have a
SEGTOA club meeting Saturday April 10th to aid everyone in cleaning
up your baby for the spring and summer.
I checked out over 15 facilities in the Cobb/Fulton area not only for the
quality of the wash and detailing at a reasonable price but also the capability to park at least 20 GTO‘s while the facility is open to the public. I have used this facility before and feel their washing is gentle to
my GOAT‘s 20 year old finish and their after-wash detailing and buffing provide the touch up needed for a show display. You will still have
to pay for any of the levels of cleaning you desire but added services
like an oil change will be discounted. A flyer is attached with the
newsletter.
Pre-registration for the BOPC cuts off in mid April so get your application in for a good car discount. Also, consider coming in on Friday
night with a hotel reservation and fellowship evening with other GM
car clubs. Hope to see everyone at the BOPC. We will have the club
meeting around 3pm on BOPC Saturday.
Jim Norman
Inside this issue:
Board Members & Advisory Panel
2
April Club Meeting
3-4
SEGTOA 2010 Meeting Schedule
5
2010 BOP&C
6-7
Jim‘s Tech Corner
8-9
GTO Controlled by iPod Touch
10
February Club Meeting Recap
11-12
Classified Section
13-14
OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
The members listed below have been elected and/or volunteered to act on your behalf in their respective positions.
Jim Norman
President
[email protected]
Bob Immekus
Board Member
[email protected]
Denny Sanford
Vice president
[email protected]
John Link, Past President/Board Member
[email protected]
Ed Bellair, VP treasurer
3301 Stoney Acres Dr
Kennesaw, GA 30152
[email protected]
David & Eija Trees
VP Newsletter Editors
[email protected]
Jon Ward
VP Membership
[email protected]
David Peebles
VP Meetings
[email protected]
Barry Dameron
VP Merchandize
[email protected]
Pam Immekus
VP Webmaster and Secretary
[email protected]
TIGER TALES
Welcome!
Published monthly by the Southeastern GTO Association
SEGTOA is a chapter of the GTO Association of America (www.gtoaa.org), the premier organization for
GTO enthusiasts. Each month GTOAA members receive The Legend Magazine, a Golden Quill Award Winning
publication.
SEGTOA is an organization dedicated to the survival of the Pontiac GTO, LeMans, and any other Pontiac
muscle. SEGTOA is open to anyone who shares our common interest in GTOs and other Pontiacs. We enjoy
Chapter meetings monthly, including cruises, car shows, picnics, technical sessions and other fun activities. Our
members hail from four different states! Members and their spouses, significant others, kids are invited and
encouraged to attend each monthly club function.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES
Dues are $20 SEGTOA & $35 GTOAA per year, payable January 1st each year. New Members receive a $10
discount on combined membership their first year. Checks should be made payable to Southeastern GTO
Association and mailed to Ed Bellair, Club Treasurer, 3301 Stoney Acres Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30152-4615.
Members must be in good standing to attend meetings, with the option to bring their membership up to date at
any scheduled meeting. Membership in GTOAA is strongly encouraged.
Welcome New Members!
David Huntley
Marietta, GA
'67 Firebird convertible
SEGTOA TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANEL
The members listed below have volunteered to
share their special knowledge with other members.
Please feel free to contact these involved members.
1964
Doug Askew
Tim Askew
[email protected]
Bruce Pearson
Newnan, GA
Bruce recently bought a "rusty 69" and is installing
floor and trunk pans this week, before pulling the
frame for restoration, and replacing the Bonneville
389.
1965
Jerry Hamilton
[email protected]
1966
Bob Immekus
[email protected]
1967
Jon Ward
[email protected]
1968
Denny Sanford
[email protected]
1969
Russell DeLamater
[email protected]
Julia R. Chabannes and Jimmy Cook
Atlanta, GA
'67 GTO Conv red, 4 speed that she's owned for three
years. Had a '66 "in the day".
1970
Jim Norman
[email protected]
1971
Terry Hunt
[email protected]
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2010 April Club Meeting
Saturday, April 10th
What:
A Tech session on detailing your GTO for a car show followed by a lunch
When:
April 10, 2010, 11:30 am. Lunch around 1:30 pm.
Where: MR. Clean Car Wash, 3950 Shallowford Road, Marietta, GA. 30062, phone # 770-992-1717
Directions: On Shallowford Rd. between Johnson Ferry Rd. and Sandy Plains Rd. Next to the CVS
pharmacy. Lunch at O‘Charley‘s on the corner of Sandy Plains Rd. and Shallowford Rd.
The Allure of Automobile Exhibition
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has invited AACA members to a special show of the rarest and
limited edition cars. Rolling works of art, design and engineering. The show runs from March 21st
till June 20th. Some of the cars on display have been owned by Clark Gable & Steve McQueen.
Group discount tickets are $13 (min. group size 10). If your interested please let me know and I'll get
tickets for the club members. I have talked to them already and we need to move on this ASAP as
tickets are going fast.
You can find more information on the show at:
http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=3,2,1,14,1
Roy ―Smitty‖ Smith
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer‟s note: the club membership application was sent to you with this newsletter as a separate
pdf-file. Please print out some copies and have them handy to pass on to any prospective club members.
Ed Bellair
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SEGTOA 2010 Activities Calendar
Club meetings (Saturdays, unless otherwise noted):
May 08, 2010: Tennessee Aquarium, possible AA baseball game & a tech session on breaks.
June 12, 2010: Chattahoochee River Club (Donahue) Picnic with a tech session on GTO cooling system.
July 10, 2010: Riverstone Parkway cruise located in Canton, GA. Usually over 200 cars of all makes
& models.
August 14, 2010: Fayetteville, GA--event to be determined. Give us your suggestions.
September 11, 2010: Year One car show & Rally
October 9, 2010: Amelia Island??
November 13, 2010: Stone Mountain, GA car museum
December 11, 2010: Christmas party
Other events:
April
3rd , Saturday, Car Show, Georgia Tech Auto
4th, Sunday 7:30am to 11:30am, Car cruise at the Avenue: Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry Rd
9th, Friday, Cruise, Chick-fil-A, 2005 Macland Rd., Marietta
16th , Friday, Cruise, Zaxby‘s, 4410 Brownsville Rd. Powder Springs
17th , Saturday, Car Show, Southland Jubilee, Greensboro
23rd and 24th, 29th Annual Peach Blossom B.O.P.C. car show & swap meet, Marietta
Convention Center
May
2nd, Sunday 7:30am to 11:30am, Car cruise at the Avenue: Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry Rd
7th, Friday, Cruise, Chick-fil-A, 2005 Macland Rd. Marietta
14th , Friday, Cruise, Zaxby‘s, 4410 Brownsville Rd. Powder Springs
29th , Saturday, Cruise, Bojangles, 12100 Hwy 92. Woodstock
June:
6th, Sunday 7:30am to 11:30am, Car cruise at the Avenue: Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry Rd
11th , Friday, Cruise, Chick-fil-A, 2005 Macland Rd. Marietta
18th , Friday, Cruise, Zaxby‘s, 4410 Brownsville Rd. Powder Springs
26th , Saturday, Cruise, Bojangles, 12100 Hwy 92. Woodstock
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29th Annual Peach Blossom B.O.P.C.
Buick * Oldsmobile * Pontiac * Cadillac
Car Show and Swap Meet
Hosted by the Peach State Cadillac & LaSalle Club of Atlanta
Join us Friday Check-In and Saturday Car Show April 23rd and 24th 2010
Show Location and Host Hotel this year is the
Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center
Located at 500 Powder Springs Street, Marietta, GA, 30064 / 770-427-2500
We have set up a great rate of $89 per night for all Club Members. Please call the
Hotel to make your Reservations no later than April 1st and use the code BOPC to
get the approved room rate.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Directions to the Hotel;
From the North: Take I-75 South to Exit #263, N. Marietta Parkway/120 Loop. Turn right on the 120 Loop, 2.5
miles to Power Springs Street and turn left (CVS Pharmacy on the corner). The entrance to the Hilton will be on
the right about 1/4 mile.
From the South: Take I-75 North to Exit #263, N. Marietta Parkway/120 Loop. Follow straight ahead and merge
on to the 120 Loop, 2.5 miles to Powder Springs Street and turn left (CVS Pharmacy on the corner). The entrance
to the Hilton will be on the right about 1/4 mile.
-For
additional Show Information please contact;
Lewis Schwartz at 404-558-5139 / [email protected]
Martina Butler at 678-643-0187 / [email protected]
All Judging will begin at Noon on Saturday.
There will be 24 Trophies presented and 1 Best of Show at 2PM.
All cars need to have a Fire Extinguisher to gain admittance to the Show Field and be eligible for
Judging. Please place behind the left rear wheel.
www.peachstateclc.com
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JIM‟S TECH CORNER
Mice Also Love GTO‟S
By Jim Norman
While working on replacing front and rear seat covers I am seeing a reoccurring event.
GTO‘s that have simply sat for a number of years or were not driven whether stored outside
in the back yard, under a car port, in a junkyard, barn or even in a closed garage are going
to attract squatters.
The cotton blanket used in the rear seat back and bottom is a favorite nesting material and
home for Mice. And often mice will branch out using the seat cotton to build a new separate nest in another part of the parked car.
Three examples:
1. The tail lights and gas sending unit wiring of a 70 hardtop would not function after being
parked for years under a car port. Pulling out the bottom rear seat I found the wires not just
chewed apart but about a foot of all the wires going to the rear missing. And I found a large
ball of cotton in the bottom corner of the rear seat indicating a mouse nest.
2. While connecting the vacuum hoses to a 68 carb system I noticed a large lump between
the inside of the hood and underhood insulation where a hood tach would go. This was a car
that was parked in a house garage for years but not driven. Removing the insulation clips
and dropping the insulation a ball of rear seat cotton fell out. Mouse nest again. Removing
the rear seat bottom I again found a large clump of cotton blanket missing.
3. Recently while replacing the original front and rear seat covers for a 67 GTO that I believe was stored outside for a long time before any restoration I found what you see in the
enclosed photos.
The rear seat upside down with a large pile of cotton on one side of the seat matted together
for a mouse nest. The bottom back of the passenger seat stuffed with rear seat cotton for a
mouse nest including the deceased mouse that I believe was smashed when someone sat in
the passenger seat.
The moral of the story is if it has been years since you pulled your rear seat bottom out do
so just now to check for unexpected guests.
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„69 GTO Controlled by iPod Touch
Courtesy of Dave Ellis
The Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter was probably the coolest thing ever controlled via iPhone or iPod
touch... until this. Dave Phipps has hooked up a '69 Pontiac GTO to his iPod touch -- he's been rebuilding these cars for a long time, and this particular one was picked up out of a farm for just $400.
It's worth a lot more than that now, though, because he's replaced all of the wiring in the car and remotely connected it to his iPod, so he can start the engine, open up the doors, put the top up or down,
and even control the radio all from the iPod touch.
There's a video of Phipps showing the system off after the break (sorry iPhone users, it's in Flash). He
originally used Bluetooth, but now has the car set up on its own wireless network and he's got it
working with a RedEye IR system, so he can even do macros and open all of the doors with one button and so on. He can't actually drive the car, but he can turn on the ignition, start the motor and even
rev it up, all from the iPod touch. Very, very awesome!
You can watch the video at: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/24/69-gto-controlled-by-an-ipod-touch/
To My SEGTOA Friends from Jerry Hamilton:
Regretfully I will not be attending this year‘s BOP show on April 24th. I hope everyone has a
great time and that the show is very successful at it's new venue.
This year I have a much more important event to attend. My son, Charlie, is getting married
on that day! Charlie attended last year's BOP with me, and attended his first BOP at age 1 in
1982. That was the only the 2nd year for the show. He now owns the Locos Grill and Pub in
Lawrenceville in the Hobby Lobby Shopping Center across from Gwinnett Medical Center. If
you're in the area stop by and congratulate him.
So, barring unforeseen circumstances, I'll see everyone next year. But this year I have something a little more important to do.
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March SEGTOA Meeting
By Jon Ward
Two firsts happened in one meeting this past March, our first meeting at an indoor firing range
and the second meeting in a row that Denny Sanford told a funny story. Yes, you heard me right
there were no moans, groans, or "oh Denny please" from anyone, just laughs. It appears Denny
has stopped calling Joey Bishop's old writers for jokes and has decided to get some new material
to share at meetings and it's working out well for all of us.
We started our meeting at an early hour just before 9:00 AM at the American Classic Marksman
in Norcross to get a few open ranges for those SEGTOA members that enjoy shooting. This was
a good meeting and a change of pace so many thanks go out to our Meeting VP David Peebles
for putting this on. It had been before my son was born over 10 years ago that I had last shot any
of my pistols and it was nice to know that my advanced age has not hurt my ability to put a couple of 45 rounds through Osama Bin Laden's heart. Yes they sold targets with that bearded boob
on them and I couldn't help myself and had to squeeze off a couple of rounds at him. I passed the
target along to other members and understand by the end of our time at the rang he was missing
multiple body parts.
After the meeting we met in the parking lot for round three of the Jim Norman's tech sessions
and this one was on engine detailing. This was a great session and again Jim showed us that
cleaning and detailing a GTO engine compartment is not complicated or difficult to do for any
level of enthusiast. Basic products you can get at a number of stores made up most of what Jim
showed us and with his advice anyone's engine compartment can look like new again. A great
session for those who show their cars.
You may have noticed a box of Do-si-dos on top of the radiator of the white 70 GTO and there is
an interesting story that goes along with it. It seems Jim was under a fellow member's GTO in
his garage working when he was approached by several girl scouts selling cookies. Not wanting
to get out from under the car he asked them to go into his wallet on his work bench and take out
the money they needed for two boxes. One month later he was the proud owner of two cases of
cookies. Apparently he did not indicate individual boxes and it was assumed he was a big
spender by the Girl Scouts. You would think a man who has been married as long as Jim would
keep a better eye on his wallet but he did end up with some good cookies.
Our next meeting is at the BOP&C at the Hilton/Marietta Hotel and Conference Center April
24th. Please make plans to attend whether you show a car or not because this is an important
event for our club and we need to support the Cadillac Club who is putting it on for the first
time. If you need further information on it please check the website which also has a link to register for the event.
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The tech session of the March meeting was on detailing the engine compartment
List of Speed Traps in Georgia
Courtesy of Roy “Smitty” Smith
I think this might possibly be a help to all of us as we all are on the road a lot. Check it
out...I think you will like this.....
Subject: Huge List of Speed Traps | The National Speed Trap Exchange
http://www.speedtrap.org/
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Classified Section
For Sale:
*GTO 1968 CONVERTIBLE*, Meridian Turquoise, PHS, rebuilt 400cid,
automatic, ps, power discs, dual exhaust, $35,950
See www.fraserdante.com for full details and photos on these and other
vehicles for sale.
For Sale:
For sale:
I have a Pontiac bellhousing for a 3 or 4 speed trans
if interested. Contact Smitty 877-626-2321
Free:
Pontiac honeycomb wheel 14in. & a 65 GTO battery tray
(needs painting--no rust) You pick up.
Bob. [email protected], 770 395 5957
1968 GTO Hardtop (frame-off restore 2008)
1970 GTO Hardtop (frame-off restore 1999)
2005 GTO Coupe
'68 is a 400CI, 4BBL, Auto, AC, PS, PB, too much new to list.
'70 is a 400CU, 4BBL, 4-speed, no power anything (except the gas
pedal!).
'05 has custom grille inserts, LS2, 6-speed, Premium Sound and
Wheels (18"), 32,000 miles. Call for details.
Dave Ellis
Wanted:
Refurbishing ‘71 Judge: needs hood, spoiler, door panels,
etc., if you have parts you want to sell pls call ---David Sims
For sale:
Steering wheel—black fits ‘69-‘71 GTO, Lemans, Tempest
–looks great $75.00
John Link 404-578-8973
256-430-3900
For sale:
Service manual and Fisher body manual for ‘69 Pontiacs $90.00
Full line brochure for ‘69 Pontiacs $20.00
Lemans fender protector $20.00
Or all 3 $100.00
John Link cell 404-578-8973
The SEGTOA website is
brought to you by
Pam Immekus
CHECK IT OUT
www.segtoa.org
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For sale:
72'Cutlass
350 rocket,400 trans, 675 street advenger holly
carb, edel b intake, competition cams, purple/white gator seats,
sunroof, lambo doors, 4 6x9 in the back deck, 2 speakers in back
seat panels, 1 speaker in each door, all speakers are jbl with jl wiring, car fully wired for your music, brand new bumpers, no rust
nowhere on da car, 442 ram air hood, 442 wing on the trunk, posi
traction, floor shifter, duel exhaust, this is an a/c car with headers.
The car is candy purple, needs wet sanding and buffing. Drives
great. For pictures visit: http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/
cto/1514088444.html
{DAYLO} (404)781-6821
Wanted:
‗66 GTO starter, part #1107355 with a 6 F 1 to 6 F30 date code,
core or rebuilt unit. Will consider a 6 G 1 to 6 G14 date code. Any
help would be greatly appreciated. Call Lloyd Paro #11512 at
(413) 786-0612 or e-mail to [email protected].
For free:
I have some minor parts for a 2006 GTO that I will give away if
some is willing to pick them up in Dunwoody. They are:
OEM shifter
OEM air intake
OEM trunk lid panel
I'm going to discard these items and I would hope someone could
use them.
Perry Banks Email: [email protected]
Classified Section
Services available:
Ed Sculley High End Detailing
To achieve excellence, excellence can not be rushed. Technique is just as important as the product used. While my approach
takes more time, the results are far superior. We are a complete mobile shop on wheels, servicing your car where YOU are. All
services performed at your HOME or OFFICE!!
Our detailing is available Monday - Saturday. No detailing is done on Sunday
For details on service packages available go to www.highenddetail.com or call 404-667-5053
Services available:
Smitty's Engraving 877-626-2321
Awards of all types. Dash Plaques Engraving all types of
Jewelry, Knives, and even some Auto and Bike Parts. Diamond and Laser Engraving
We also are Dealer for BCI Performance (Barnett Performance) and Year One so I maybe able to save members a few
bucks on parts.
Thanks, "Smitty", Roy Smith
SEGTOA Merchandise Now Available:
Contact Barry Dameron: [email protected] or 770-505
-2919 for availability of sizes.
Hats $20.00 plus shipping.
One size fits all (buckle in back). Currently 11 in
stock
Shirts $20.00 plus shipping.
Sizes currently available in stock:
Men‟s: white:
XL 0
L5
M1
S1
Men,s gray:
XL 0
L8
M4
S4
Women‟s: white:
XL 1
L2
M2
S4
If you want something that is not offered, please feel free to
make a suggestion.
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For sale:
Latest GMP die-cast 1970 GTO ‘Tin Indian’ Knafel Pontiac
…$139.00 (April delivery).
Surf City Garage car care product…The Perfect Shine
package…retail $49.99…GTO Club…$29.99
Surf City Garage car care product…―Tool Box…retail
$89.99…GTO Club…$69.99
Chuck Heastings
GMP & Surf City Garage dealer
770-827-7882
[email protected]