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-Parker says Pay Your Dues!
- Events Calendar
-Clack’s Purple Dream GT350
-Who/What
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Next Meeting:
Ownership not essential, Enthusiasm is!!
Mar. 16th
Regular Monthly Meeting
6:00pm @ Denny’s (Wilsonville)
The dream that started in 1968
+ SAAC Vegas 7 Coverage!
INSIDE:
The
Clack’s
clean up,
“Purple
Dream”
GT350
restoration story.
finally became true...our Purple Dream!
For information about
SAAC NW
Ed
or it’s activities, call or email
any officer:
President
Dan Jones
503 659-6214
Vice President
Dave Lennartz
360 546-1115
Secretary
Paul Blanchard
503 657-9273
Treasurer
Bob Parker
503 698-9492
Newsletter Editor
Brent Soo Hoo
503 323-5826
[email protected]
Webmaster
John Kelley
503 880-1967
[email protected]
MHRC Rep
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?????
Asst. MHRC Rep.
Paul Blanchard
503 657-9273
SAAC National Rep.
Fred Gehring
503 657-5595
Track Steward
Mark Pendergrass
503 662-4395
Asst. Track Steward
Brent Passmore
360-636-7885
Picture
it
or
’s
Op
Brent
Soo Hoo
Email: [email protected]
From the Driver’s Seat
I’d like to thank Mark Pendergrass and Larry Cockerham for jumping
in an helping out as volunteers at the 47th Annual Portland Roadster
Show (“PRS”). They took time to work multiple days to help get the
show ready, work security, and helped on move-out night. It was nice
to have them in my section (I was the MHRC doormaster of “A” North
rollup door) on move-out night, as we got things moving pretty well. It
can be chaos and it was nice to have guys I know and trust helping to
clear my section of vendors, cars and trailers.
I’d also like to thank clubmember Keith Canutt for pitching in and
helping out with my Brother’s PRS car display. When time is short
and you need it done, best to go to someone who has been there
before. Keith did a display case base for us on very short notice. My
brother and I owe you for that Keith! I now more fully understand the
trials and tribulations of Keith’s efforts for our Club’s/Club Member’s
displays at the PRS. It’s a lot of work to have a good looking display
and if we haven’t thanked Keith enough in the past, we should remember his past efforts. Keith is planning a Quest for
Quarterpounder Tour for Sat. 3/22 that we should support as a club.
More details forthcoming, but will have to be relayed via the club
website and by phone as we are at Newsletter deadline.
Speaking of the PRS, we are still missing a regular MHRC Rep. Paul
has represented us at the recent meetings, but we should be able to
get a regular MHRC Rep. James Boscole? Ray Clack? If you are
truly interested, please step up and volunteer. It really helps us have
better MHRC representation with a regular Rep. Isn’t Paul overworked as it is?
SAAC Northwest Express is a
monthly newsletter of Shelby
American Automobile Cub
Northwest, a regional club
formed in 1978 for the
purpose of preserving &
enjoying Shelby and other
Ford/Mercury Performance
cars.
Web page address/emails:
http://www.saacnw.org/
“You can do WHAT?”
Finally, some of the club is going to Kool April Nites in Redding April
11-13th. Contact Dan Patching for more details. I’ll be cruising with
Gary Kelley, Dan Patching, & Dave Lennartz. Sounds like fun.
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-- Brent
Keith Canutt - Restoration of your early Mustang. Rusty
floor repair or replacement. Suspension upgrades and
rebuilding. Total restoration, modification and upgrades
including 5 speed conversions. “Horse shoe Rustorations”
(503) 598-8675
Edward Neiger - Professional certified welder. Mig, Tig &
Stick. Aluminum, Stainless and mild steel. No job too small.
(503) 481-9164 Lives in Gresham.
Bob Parker - An expert at Photography & has volunteered to
take excellent photos of your car. You cover the cost of film
and processing. Contact him at the next meeting.
Cary Gressinger - Owner of C&G Automotive Inc.. Has
been building quality Cobra Replicas, servicing and restoring
original Cobras for the past 10 years. C&G has just started
to produce their own replicas and chassis utilizing 5.0
Mustang components.
(503) 678-1115
Russ Schulte - This gentleman is a master sheet metal man.
For aluminum work, sheet metal etc. Call Russ.
(541) 451-3655
James Boscole - Structural fiberglassing. You know, let’s
take out the shake. Don’t call me for gel coat issues. Also
graphic design projects and website design.
(503) 625-7650
Mark Folden - Classic Auto & Appraisal. Serving all your
appraisal needs including market, loan, insurance, replacement, and diminished value reports. All appraisal reports are
done in strict compliance with the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice and American Society of
Appraisers.
(360) 807-8324
Jeff Sanders - Manual Transmission specialist. BorgWarner T5 expert, some “Ford” units available outright.
Rebuilding or Updates available. Intimately familiar with
Toploaders, T10’s, Muncie’s ack!! Will do some automatics
as well. (503) 625-2708 or (503) 936-1538
Dennis Turk - ‘65-’67 Mustang 4-piston disc brake caliper
rebuilds. I use custom CNC manufactured 316SS pistons,
new boots & seals, new bleeder valves and new stainless
steel cross-over lines. Will also rebuild ‘64 1/2 - ‘66 disc
brake proportioning valves with stainless steel sleeves.
Call Dennis or Mark (503) 681-3093
Discounts
Note: Businesses require phoning
ahead and proof of membership in
SAAC NW to get a discount. Take
your club membership card with you
when visiting these vendors.
Tom Jones Motorcars
Contact: Tom Jones, 2820 W. Highland Ave., Redmond, OR 97756. (541)
548-0633. Email:
[email protected] 10% discount on custom & mustang parts.
Hillyer’s Mid-City Ford
Contact: Dennis or Craig, 3000
Newberg Hwy W, Woodburn, OR
97XXX. (503) 981-4747. 10% discount
on parts only.
Schnell Automotive & Supply
Contact: Tim Schnell. 1506 NE
Lombard, Portland, OR 97211. (503)
285-3567 or (503) 285-2951. Discount
varies on all services and parts. Also
full machine shop.
C&G Automotive, Inc.
Contact: Cary Gressinger. 22015
Airport Rd., Aurora, OR 97002. (503)
678-1115. 15% discount on parts and
service.
R&S Classic Mustang Supply
Contact: Ray Mason. 250 Queen SE,
Albany, OR 97XXX. (541) 926-5383.
10% discount on parts and service.
Engine Parts Distributing, Inc.
Contact: Pete Agalzoff. 6635 N.
Baltimore, Portland, OR 97203. (800)
289-3373 or (503) 289-3373. 20%
discount on engine kits and jobber
Rose City Mustang LTD.
Contact: Bill Kubeck
521 NE 74th Ave., Portland, OR 97213.
(503) 243-1938. 10% discount on all
parts new & used excluding special
order items.
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February Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the SAAC NW meeting 16 February 2003
Presidents Report
President Dan Jones brought the meeting to order at 6:15 P.M.
Dan gave a report on SAAC does Vegas, said the weather was nice, high 70’s low 80’s. The hotel
where they stayed was all right, better than the old Imperial Palace hotel/museum.
Allen Grant was there from the NW. Dan said that many of the old Shelby American employees were
present, brought many items to be auctioned off. Dan said that there were a lot of original items that
were auctioned off including a sign that was on the team garage at Lemans, only they spelled Shelby
with a “C” instead of an “S”, the mechanic saw it, got a screw driver and removed it and put in his tool
box. It sold for $250.00!
Dan said that there was an Eleanor clone prototype car on display. Dan said that it is a well built impressive looking car. They have 26 cars sold and are taking orders for more, they estimate that they will sell
200 cars total. At present they aren’t having any difficulty getting rust free originals to use as base cars
to make the clones.
Dan said that they are no longer selling Series 1 Cobras, they have shut down the assembly line, are
waiting to get some emissions results for 2003 before they can resume manufacturing.
Vice Presidents Report
Dave Lennartz said that he would go over the calendar of events later in the meeting, had nothing else
to report at this time.
STOP
DO NOT READ FURTHER!!
OK, YOU WANT TO READ FURTHER ?
It’s that time of year again. If you want to continue getting this newsletter, annual
dues must be paid. Get the latest club news, interesting stories, classifieds, color
pix, and much more. If not. Don’t send $20 bucks to the treasurer.
If you desire, I would encourage sending in more than one years dues. Multiple
years make it much easier on me and save you extra effort. You are planning on
staying in the club, aren’t you?
Send $$$ to:Bob Parker
11775 SE William Otty Rd
Clackamas, OR 97015
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Secretary’s Report
Paul Blanchard read the minutes of the 19 January 2003 meeting. Paul asked if there were any additions changes or corrections to the minutes as read. There weren’t any, the minutes stand as written.
Treasurer’s Report
Bob Parker gave the treasurer’s report, after all of our bills are paid we still have a good treasury to help
us fund important club functions for the year. Newsletter editor Brent Soo Hoo sold two ads for placement in the club newsletter, had the people make the checks out to SAAC NW. Bob discussed the
problems he has experienced with Pay Pal, some of the payments sent have yet to be received by our
club.
Newsletter Editor
Brent Soo Hoo said that he has a list of member cars that he is interested in featuring for our newsletter.
Brent will be getting in contact with the car owners, should have some good feature articles for upcoming issues. Brent went on to say that he has sold some ads to help pay for publishing the newsletter.
National SAAC Rep
Fred Gehring wasn’t present at tonight’s meeting, Fred will step up to the plate and deliver a home run
next month.
MHRC Report
Paul Blanchard went to the MHRC meeting on 11 February 2003 gave the report as alternate rep. Big
Don Van Dinter gave the Portland Roadster Show report said that there will be a Portland Roadster
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February Meeting Minutes -cont. from pg.3
Classifieds (cont.)
Show Kick-Off party at the Burgerville on 92nd and Powell on Sunday the 23rd of February at 7:00
P.M. Hats will be for sale along with an opportunity to sign up for the duty roster. Don said that we
have about 300 cars committed to come to the show. There are some nice cars coming up to the
show from California, along with some ISCA cars from as far away as Texas and Montreal Canada.
We weren’t able to get the small 32 Ford roadster die-cast models as originally planned, we will
have waving flag license plates with the name and date of the Portland Roadster Show to be given
to all of the participants instead. Hugh Wedekind offered to have a summer picnic at his home, time
and date to be announced after the show.
For Sale: 1988 Mustang GT- $9,000. Many Engine/Suspension Modifications I am the second owner and
had purchased it at 36K miles in 1994. It has never been smoked in. The car is in great condition with just
minor wear for a car this age.I have put a lot of time and $’s in it to make it better than Ford did in 1988. It
is quick and handles very well.
Engine Mods: DSS Rotating Assembly, with forged pistons balanced to +- 1.5 grams DSS Main Support
System, ARP Bolts,Crane 2031 Cam, 1.72 Roller Rocker Arms, Felpro Wire O-Ring Head Gaskets, Cobra
Intake, Mass Air Conversion with 24# Injectors, Pro-M Bullet, 75mm Mass Air Sensor,65mm Throttle Body,
Ford Motorsports Cobra Clutch, Polished Edelbrock Heads, Mac Headers, Mac Prochamber Pipe,
DynoMax Catback Exhaust.
SAAC NW Webmaster
John Kelly wasn’t present at tonight’s meeting will have a report for us next month.
Track Steward’s Report
Mark Pendergrass along with the one and only Brian Bogdan attended the PIR users meeting,
learned that we have the option of having a track day on Easter Sunday. The consensus of opinion
among the members at tonight’s meeting was that we not have a track day on Easter Sunday. Dan
said that he had received a call from some people from Canada that wanted to know if they could
bring down their cars along with their friends. Dan told them that it was acceptable, we have
different run groups for different experience levels of driving, we would be glad to have them. The
first track date for 2003 is Friday July 25th.
Dave Lennartz talked about the possibility of having an autocross track day at South Sound
Speedway, a track that is about 10 miles North of Centralia Washington. Dave made a motion that
the Track committee be authorized to reserve a date at south Sound Speedway, bring it back to the
club at next months meeting. The motion was seconded, a vote was taken, motion passed.
Suspension Mods: Rear Disk Brake Conversion,73MM Front Calipers, Stainless Brake Hoses, Strut Tower
Brace,4 Point K-Member Brace, Subframe Connectors, Steeda Caster/Camber Plates, Steeda Fifth
Aniversary Front Springs, Tokico 5-Way Adjustable Stuts and Shocks, Steeda Rear Aux Sway Bar, Steeda
Aluminum Lower Rear Control Arms, Griggs Panhard Bar, Griggs Torque Arm, Griggs 350# Rear Springs,
Auburn Road Racing Diff. – This is better than their pro series and can only be purchased direct from
Auburn, 3.73 Ford Gears, Moser Axles, New Yokohama ZR Rated tires
Contact: Craig Denson [email protected] (541) 593-6969 Bend, OR (2/10/02)
Old Business
Our President Dan Jones wanted to discuss the issue of insurance from SAAC National. The
consensus of opinion was that the National Insurance was too expensive; our insurance needs
could be better served with local insurance for less money.
The next item to discuss was the list of upcoming events that the Shelby American Automobile
Club NW would like to participate in this year.
Dave Lennartz led the discussion, a list of member approved events will be printed in this newsletter.
It was decided that the club would purchase the two stalls normally reserved by Fred and Gayle
Gehring at the Portland Swap Meet in April. Club members as before will be able to bring in their
parts for sale, tagged with the price so that they may find a buyer coming to the club swap meet
space. There will be passes available for those who wish to help man the booth, shift times to be
determined at a later date. Interested? Give Mark Pendergrass or Larry Cockerham a call.
Your local Accel/DFI EMIC. Promoting the new
GEN 7 series engine management system from
Accel/DFI. Get local parts and service/installation and tuning. Call for your quote today.
Also a stocking distributer of Red Line Synthetic
Oils. Proven to reduce engine wear and outlast
fossil oils. You have a high performance car,
run high performance oil in it. Also available
Synthetic ATF and WaterWetter (TM).
In Closing
Many raffle items were brought in, for all who won prizes at tonight’s meeting please bring in a
raffle prize for next month.
Dave Lennartz brought in some more examples of die cast models to add to his collection, all
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www.schnellautomotive.com
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Classifieds
For Sale: 95 Cobra factory wheels, 17 x 8 with center caps mounted on Goodyear Eagle
GS-C P255/45 ZR 17 tires. Less than 10,000 miles. Very good condition. $800 plus shipping.
5.0 K & N air filter, #E-0940 – new in box $20 plus shipping
5.0 Pro-M mass air meter, 24 lb. Injectors with K & N air filter. Like new with less than
2,000 miles. $150 plus shipping.
95 Factory Cobra air intake box, with silencer. $25 plus shipping.
Taylor Pro Series 409 plug wires, red with dividers. $40 plus shipping.
Taylor Spiro Pro 8mm plug wires, red with dividers. $20 plus shipping.
95 Cobra factory plug wires, black – like new. $20 plus shipping.
95 Cobra factory throttle body. Less than 5,000 miles. $125 plus shipping.
94-98 Eiback pro spring kit, #39117 – new in box (SN-95 V-8 Vert.) $125 plus shipping.
87-93 Koni front struts, #8741-1121. Less than 1,000 miles. $150 plus shipping.
85-93 Koni rear shocks, #8040-1026. Less than 1,00 miles. $100 plus shipping.
79-92 Lakewood driveshaft, Loop #18015 – new in box. $25 plus shipping.
Saleen lower G-brace, red anodized – new in box. $25 plus shipping.
Steeda subframe connectors – new - 4130 Alloy. $75 plus shipping.
94-98 Kenny Brown jacking rails, #KBP-28010 – new in box. $50 plus shipping.
Flowtech terminator mufflers, less than 2,000 miles. $40 plus shipping.
Accel fiberglass boot sleeve guards. $20 plus shipping.
5.0 MAC Equal length shorty headers – like new. $100 plus shipping.
95 Factory 3.27 8.8 gears. $50 plus shipping.
95 Factory Cobra ft. sway bar, with end links and bushings $35 plus shipping.
95 Factory Mustang hood, Rio red in excellent condition. $100 plus shipping.
95 Factory Cobra serpentine belt. $40 plus shipping.
Contact: Dan Bratcher [email protected] (816) 560-9093 Kansas City, MO (12-7-02)
6006 NE Holladay
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 284-8484
Special Sale!
$400 - 4340 Forged Crankshafts in
either 3.100” or 3.470” stroke
$477 - 4340 Forged H-Beam
Rods 5.400” (set of 8)
Acclaimed Ford Specialists. Your source for Pro-built racing and street engines, Mustang
& Ford restoration parts, Carb rebuilding, Distributor rebuilding, Transmission rebuilding,
Rear End rebuilding, Parts installation and Service work, and Custom fabrication/Welding/
Machine work. Mild to Wild, Aldridge Motorsports has the proven experience and attention
to detail. Call or come in today for your parts/project needs. (503) 284-8484
February Meeting Minutes -cont. from pg.4
different scales and many different manufacturers.
Some very nice examples indeed! Thank you Dave for sharing them with us.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted: Paul R. Blanchard, Secretary
Wanted: Hi! Im looking for a 65 or 66 GT 350 to either restore or drive - does not have to
be in showroom condition. I will give finders fee if the referral leads to a sale. Thanks
Contact: Jon [email protected] (281) 413-6630 Humble, TX (12-7-02)
Wanted: Hone-o-drive overdrive unit for 9" Ford differential (mounts directly on dif.).
Used or new. Cash waiting. Please call or eMail ASAP. Aloha
Contact: Robert Mitchell [email protected] (808) 384-3673 Honolulu, HI (127-02)
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LATE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS:
Event Announcement: Keith Canutt’s Quest
for Quarterpounder Tour
Coming Sat. March 22, 2003.
Check for details on website.
Or call Keith at (503) 598-8675.
Event Announcement: SAACNW BaskinRobbins Ice Cream Cruise
Coming Sun. June 29, 2003. (could change)
In planning/permission stages now.
Rick Sattler working with building mgmt.
Volunteers wanted to help put on cruise-in.
Need help deciding scope of the event;
SAACNW only or OPEN cruise-in.
Prizes? Trophies? Ice Cream?
To discuss, call Brent at (503) 323-5826. 6
Purple Dream Cont. from pg. 14
We really have benefited from the wisdom in the Shelby group. Fred Gehring was the first
to come look at the car in the beginning, and we weren’t even members...yet. Jay
Carscallen’s car and knowledge were great references when it came to the console and the
placement of letters and badging. Ray and Wilbur spent several visits at Jay’s trying to
figure out how things were assembled. Del Proudfit even took part of his car apart for us!
Not to mention phone calls and discussions with Keith Canutt, Brian Bogden, Brent Soo
Hoo, Gary Kelly, Denny Aldridge, Bill Kubeck, and others.
Before the resto started we were at the April Swap Meet. Fred Gehring showed us a ‘68
Ford Electrical Shop Manual. “You’ll NEED this!” he said. He was right! Since most of
our wiring was still stock the color of the wires matched the book and helped us track
things. A lot of our parts for the restoration of the interior were purchased from Majestic
Mountain Classics in Gresham. Numerous items were gathered from DelPro, Rose City
Mustang, Mustangs Plus, Portland Swap Meet, and those fenders from Oklahoma Mustang. And of course, (Tony) Branda! We have also had good experiences finding specific
parts to finish things off on EBay.
We spent a lot of time on waiting lists. Almost five months for a new fiberglass hood.
Seems the manufacturer was busy making hoods for the “Eleanors” for some movie called
“Gone in 60 seconds.” Dash parts, fiberglass letter panel, door grill clips, just to name a
few. The console was a two year wait from Branda but we found one we restored from
EBay. The missing lower Y belt parts were really hard to find.
When we went through our file for the car, we found a list the former owner had made.
He thought it would take about $3,500 in parts plus paint to get the car going again. Boy,
was he wrong!!
Our advice if you want to restore your car?............. plan on spending WAY more money
than you think..........plan on spending WAY more time than you think.......... and plan on
appreciating it WAY more than you think!!
Now we know you are all wondering.......why the heck did they paint it such an unShelby
color. Well........the year that we purchased the car we saw five ‘68 Shelbys at Hot August Nights. They were ALL red. Our car was originally red. After HAN we decided that
we didn’t know what color the car would be but we DID know that it wouldn’t be RED.
Maybe Blue? Could it be our upbringing in the 60’s that prompted us to be so unconventional? For whatever reason we found ourselves shopping for colors at local car shows.
We saw lots of great blues but it was a drop dead gorgeous Purple ‘49 Merc that caught
our eye and the owner was willing to share his paint codes. Our body man, Wilbur, however, was less than thrilled. It happened to be a House of Kolors three stage paint and he
had never attempted that before. After a lot of homework and several practice pieces,
Wilbur presented us with our beautiful car. At the recent car show we happened to run
into the owner of the purple Merc who had shared his codes with us. He said he and his
wife thought the Shelby’s color looked awfully familiar! He was tickled and so are we.
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Purple Dream Cont. from pg. 11
our doorstep that day!! When the car finally came home with new paint and wanting a
finished interior we thought......”We’ll have it on the road this summer!” PGE (Ray’s
work) had other ideas about free time and kept Ray extra busy on special projects that
kept Ray from his special project. The car spent another 12 months in our garage
waiting for time to become available.
For the next 10 months We spent a lot of hours “off and on” putting the interior back
together. We would get started only to find that we were missing something that had to
be found or purchased before we could go any further. We worked on the wiring first and
found that most all of it was unmolested and usable. It was a joy when we found one
light after another that would work. Getting the wiring for the door secured in the appropriately holes proved to be trying. After 90 minutes of frustration, Ann finally figured out
a simple solution using quilting thread and a long crochet hook to pop in one of the forward wire holders. The second door only took 5 minutes. Sure wish someone would
write a book on this stuff!!
After the wiring, we tackled the heater assembly and the new heater cables. Then we
started to fit the new dash pad that came with the car.....repro! After hours of frustration
we ordered a new one from Dashes Direct because they PROMISED it would fit and it
did....like a glove. After measuring the two, we found that the old repro was two inches
shorter. No wonder it wouldn’t stretch over the dash!
We had several friends who came over and helped us with items like carpet, door panels,
hood locks, and fiberglass interior pieces (which were a royal pain). We had that darn
dash pod in and out about 5 times before we had everything in right. We had little time
left to detail the engine and undercarriage for the February car show after spending so
much time on the interior. Needless to say it wasn’t perfect. Are you really ever truly
FINISHED?
Fortunately for us the 302 engine had been recently rebuilt (. 030" over) with roller
rockers. The carburetor was another story though. When the car was appraised, the
man said he was sure that wasn’t an original carb. He said the Autolite that was on it was
reportedly the best carb to have a fire with.......which we proved to be quite true. After
the car was painted and home, we were trying to get it started after it had sat for 6
months or so. Ray used a little gas from a yogurt container and darned if that carb didn’t
catch on fire. Ray’s instinct was to put it out with the rag in his hand. Unfortunately he
forgot that the shop rag was just a blue paper shop towel which promptly caught on fire.
Ray’s reaction was to jerk back which spilled gas on his arm, jeans, fender and various
spots on the garage floor catching those items on fire as well. The arm was the first he
rubbed out, and OH MY GOSH! My paint job!! Fortunately it wasn’t hot enough before
Ray swiped it off. After a lot of swiping and stomping the multiple fires were out, the
paint job was safe, but Ray’s arm was cleaned of its hair. Do we have that carb still on?
HECK NO!!!! We rebuilt the 4 barrel Holley that also came with the car!
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SAACNW 2003 Events Calendar
SAAC NW Event Calendar for 2003 (A starting point, more events to be added as we go - editor)
Date(s)
Event
Participation Level—
Club
Individual
3/21—22
3/22
CORSA (Central OR Rods)
Keith Canutt’s Quest for Quarterpounder Tour (details soon on website)
4/3—6
4/11—
4/12—
4/12—13
Portland Swap Meet
Kool April Nites (Redding CA) Cruise
Kool April Nites (Redding CA) Show
ThunderHill (Willows CA) NorCal O/T wkend
5/10—
5/17—
5/18—
5/23—24
5/24—25
Portland Tranny Show (7am-noon)
Tillamook Mustangs cruise (Tillamook)
Bomber Cruise (all Fords?)
CORSA (Prineville) and Silver Auctions (Redmond)
Pacific NW Mustangs show (Tri-Cities)
6/7—
6/12—14
6/22—
6/29—
All-Ford Swapmeet & Show (Hillsboro)
Shelby Mid-America Meet (Tulsa OK)
(Maybe?) SAAC NW AutoX (SouthSound Speedway)
Baskin-Robbins IceCream Cruise (Rick Sattler’s Store)
7/4—6
7/11—13
7/17—
7/18—
7/19—
7/20—
7/20—
7/25—
7/31—8/3
SOVREN Races—Pacific Racway (SIR)
SOVREN Races—PIR; SAAC NW corral
Mustang RoundUp; Ride&Drive at P/R (SIR)
Mustang RoundUp; PonyTrails NW cruise
Mustang RoundUp; Concours show—BCC
Mustang RoundUp; Popular Vote Show—BCC
Forest Grove Concours Show (featuring Ford)
SAAC NW O/T (#1) at PIR
FlashBack Cruise—Bend
8/6—10
8/16—
?8/23—24?
8/30—
Hot August Nites—Reno NV
All-Ford day at Woodburn (plus Dearborn show)
Cobra Run—Skamania Lodge (Cobra display Sat pm?)
All-British Field Meet—(PIR)
Cruise Lews—Milwaukie OR
SOVREN—PIR?
?9/13—?
9/14—
9/19—21
9/27—
9/28—
SAAC NW 25th Anniv. Party…?
SAAC NW O/T (#2) at PIR
Cruise Coos—Coos Bay
MaryHill HillClimb; car show & race car display
MaryHill HillClimb; timed hillclimb runs
10/5—
?10/11—?
10/10—11
Pacific NW Mustangs show—Patterson
Spruce Goose road trip—McMinnville?
Car Show—Pendleton—Wild Horse Casino
?
12/13—
SAAC NW Year-End (& Christmas?) Banquet
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and Eric talk about a shot for the 67 Shelby GT 500, Eric
shot’s and writes for Mustang and Ford magazine. Not to
leave out the east coast boy’s, Rick, Howard, Ken and
Vinny (teching the cars). There was plenty of bench racing
going on that afternoon! Cars and trailers from all over,
even Florida! Nice laid back day. Lisa and I missed the Live
Auction of Cobra Team memorabilia. Ask Dan and Judy
and Allen about the fun they had that night! Lisa’s dad’s
neighbor had invited us to dinner at their place and it
turned out to be a 4-course meal! It was a special Italian
meal and there were seven couples to enjoy all the food
and good company.
SAAC Does Vegas 7 (2003)
by Brian Bogden
SAAC Does Vegas 7! Plus 4,000 + miles in the middle of
winter! Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona,
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and back home
to Washington!
Back at the Christmas Dinner 2002, we were setting at a
table with Allen Grant and he had asked if anyone was
planing on going down for SAAC DV 7? Well, no, but what
if? The idea is planted and I start to plan and coax Lisa
into thinking about it. Then we hear that we will have some
time off do to the mill shutting down, and it will be the right
weekend! The plan is now coming together! Another memo
from the front office at work, now we will be off the week of
February 3 through the 10th! It is all coming together like it
was meant to be! Besides getting to see Lisa’s Dad, she
would like to visit her brother in Denver! Road Trip!
We leave on Thursday the 30th of January, at 6:20 am we
are loaded and heading off the hill! We hydroplane through
Oregon (remember that rainy day?). Then to brake out into
broken clouds at the boarder of California! Through
California, then over to Nevada and south to Las Vegas!
We pull into Lisa’s dads driveway at 11:02 p.m. Lisa
covered the Nevada highway in no time at all under the
veil of darkness as we entered the glowing lights of Las
Vegas. We could see the glow that night for 150 mile, no
kidding!
Get up early to clean the car, oh, what car did we take?
Well I talked with a veteran of the Vegas road trip team
Riggs member Jeff Riggs. He said it would be more fun
with the SVT Focus than the 98 V6 Mustang. Jeff was
right! The bright morning sun was almost blinding and the
car was drying as fast! Then I unloaded the rest of the
stuff, which included snow ski gear for Denver area
Rockies! Lisa’s dad could not believe how much stuff came
out of the Focus. Lisa and I headed out down to the
Headquarter Hotel that was the Boardwalk Hotel & Casino
on the strip. We made it and signed up for the event and
there is Allen Grant! Soon we see Dan Jones, then Eric
English (from WA. SAAC) spotted Lisa and I. We all visited
a while and talked about what was up for the night. Dan
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Saturday, up by 7 am and head for Las Vegas Speedway. It
is very cool to drive through the entrance tunnel that goes
under the track following a Cobra with side pipes! We had
to roll the windows down for that. Time for goose bumps.
Yes, it feels just like any other track day just with a little
more icing. The Petty School is running this day and we all
need to move into one of the NASCAR Garages for the
Drivers meeting, those Petty cars are loud! We meet up
with Brent Rule and Don Odiorne (from Idaho) at the
meeting. Rick Kopec told the troops what was what and he
only had two flags - Red and Black! Wow, this was laid
back, so far. It did not take long and Lisa was lined up for
here first time on this 1.1-mile infield track. The SVT Focus
was looking a little out of place. But soon the true colors of
this little car would show as Lisa soon became at one with
her car. She was looking good out there as her dad and I
watch. She came back in just a little pumped up. The SVT
Focus could keep up in the corners and do some great
braking. But, there is always a “But”, Lisa said it needs a
Supercharger for that extra kick. You always need just a
little more right. We are in the second run group with Brent
with his weapon SVT Lighting and Don’s Rumble Bee SVT
Mustang Cobra. Eric and Dan where watching all the
action from the pits. Shelby made a drive through the pits
checking on all to make sure we all where having a good
safe time, or was he checking out the competition? Two
more run groups take to the track and now I get a turn at
the wheel of the Focus. I put myself at the end of the line of
cars and soon was on the infield coarse. Wow here we go!
Plus the Petty cars are roaring by in the opposite direction
from us. I kept looking over at them while driving NOT good
idea. I kept it straight, but felt out of shape for the first four
SAAC Does Vegas 7 (2003) cont.
by Brian Bogden
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SAAC Does Vegas 7 (2003) cont.
by Brian Bogden
How-to-Series: Fuel Injector
sizing formulas.
HP = (lbs./hr.) X 2.04
cc/min. = (lbs./hr.) X 10.356
eg. 550cc injector = 53.109 lbs./hr. injector
1.2 to 1.4 HP per inch naturally aspirated
eg. 331ci X 1.2 = 397.2 HP
1.5 to 2.5 HP per inch turbo/supercharged
eg. 331ci X 1.5 = 496.5 HP or X 2.5 = 827.5 HP
or five laps. It is strange to drift a front driver. But very FUN. I drove with the traction control on the
first time and off the second time. With it on you cannot hang it out as much. With it off you can hang
it out and even start to spin the front tires. We had a small oil leak (loose bolts - after visit to Ford
dealer) and decided to call it a day. Brent, Don, Lisa and I all had plenty of drive time and we needed
to drive our cars and truck home so we did not drive in the afternoon session. There is plenty of track
time and it is a fun road coarse. They had us going off the track as the next group was coming on,
and only two flags! It work and again very laid back. We headed back to Lisa’s dad’s place.
Quick Injector Sizing
For quick determination of injector size,
multiply flow rate in cc per minute by
the number of injectors. Divide this
number by 7. This will give the maximum hp possible at 85% duty cycle.
Example: 4 x 500cc = 2000. 2000
divided by 7 = 285 hp.
Another formula to figure out maximum
power per injector flow rate is:
Injector flow rate in pounds per hr. x the
number of injectors, divided by 0.55.
www.HDRcoupe.com
Daytona Coupe replicas
Sunday we missed out on the Road Rally Valley of Fire but it was a great drive from what Dan and
Judy reported. When you finished you got a canceled check from Shelby American from the 60’s. We
checked out Shelby shop and visited with Dan & Judy, Eric, Allen. Carroll Shelby was looking very
good and having fun with his fans and old employees. What a great fun to get away all because the
mill shut down.
We left Tuesday for Denver and we made it in one day. During the week, we decide to go to Boulder
and check out the Shelby American Collection. More on this later. Sunday we headed for home viva
Sun Valley and Monday back to Longview. Some snow was found but it was handled just like the
whole trip with sure adrenaline! I’m ready for another road trip are you Lisa?
Team Focus: Brian and Lisa Bogdon
P. S. The prototype Shelby GT 500E (The one that is in on the cover of a mag. Texas
plate: 60 sec ) was acting up just like in the movie, she was over heating after track
duty.
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8T02J115370-00225- 1968 Shelby GT350
Purple Dream - cont. from Page 10 any real Shelbys that we could afford, we started
looking at cloning a car again. In June 1999, we
found our ‘67 Orange Fastback, complete with a
Pursuit of a Purple Dream - by Ann & Ray Clack
428CJ and toploader and we had every intention
Mustangs have been in Ray and Ann’s
of cloning it (to Blue, of course!). BUT........a
lives for a long time. What was Ray’s
month after we purchased the ‘67, Ray found an
dream car as a high schooler? A Shelby,
interesting ad on the internet. It said “Shelby
of course!! His parents had an Aqua ‘68
Basket case”. Ray was curious so he e-mailed
Coupe which he drove (and later wrecked).
the owner and asked what was in the basket. The
But if you had a Mustang you really
e-mails and phone calls that followed found us
wanted a Shelby. In late 1964, Ann’s
promising to buy 8T02J115370-00225 (in Caliparents owned the first Mustang in town
fornia) if everything the owner said was true.
and she was the envy of all her classAfter verifying with National that the VIN # and
mates, a Turquoise Convertible! Later her first car was a Dark Blue ‘65 coupe that had low
the Serial # matched as a Shelby, we showed up at his house with a U-Haul and car trailer
gears and a 289 4 speed. It did instill the desire to go FAST, squealing through all four
and a cashier’s check. After crawling all over the car, we loaded it and all it’s pieces onto
gears.....YEAH! But alas when she and Ray were first married, the coupe made way for
the U-Haul. Two owners back said he had purchased the car from a druggie dude who
the more practical truck (it just wasn’t cool hauling garbage cans in the back of the Mushad won it in a raffle then wrecked it. It had four flat tires, the front fiberglass was hangtang). The Shelby dream was shelved for early married life and the Mustang passion took
ing sadly and it was being used for newspaper storage. Even when we got it, it was a sad
a back seat to raising a family and buying a home.
looking project. The damaged hood, repro fenders and miscellaneous fiberglass pieces
were absent from the front and inside the U-Haul along with all the interior pieces and
The dreams were rekindled 19 years later when their son, Jim, wanted to buy his first car
front and rear glass. The rest of the red car was mostly grey primer but in good shape
and he said it HAD to be a classic Mustang. We’re not sure exactly where his desire came
otherwise. Ray had the beginnings of his dream. The trip home was uneventful and we
from. Maybe it was in his genes! When he found his car, the desire to have one of our
felt blessed that nothing broke or shifted. We had every intention of having that car ON
own took over. Since the daughters needed a car for school, a Mustang was a natural
THE ROAD in a year!! Silly us!! We wanted to break the history the car had of being
choice. The little teal ‘68 coupe was deja vu for Ray and fulfilled the Mustang desire.
incomplete. It had been off the road for at least 12 years with the last owner having it
But...... the Shelby dream was still lurking under the surface.
only one year. The first 4 months the car lived in our garage........with nothing getting
done. The next 6 months it spent time in our neighbor’s garage........with nothing getting
About four years after the purchase
done. The next 12 months finally found the body man, Wilbur, with the car in HIS gaof the coupe the Shelby dream reared
rage. He is a close friend and worked the Shelby in between the jobs that pay the rent.
its sleek head and demanded attention. We fortunately had a little Enron
stock we wanted to use (little did we
know it was the only benefit we would
get out of that stock!). Ray thought
the amount he had would only get him
a clone so he started looking at them
first. We found a nice one but it was
an automatic and Ray didn’t really
want that. We did see a somewhat
affordable Shelby that we found on
the internet. The man had someone
coming from Canada to see it and
promised to call if the Canadian didn’t
buy it. Unfortunately, we never heard
anything more from him. Not finding
When we first started the restoration on the car, finding better fenders was the first
challenge. The “Made in Taiwan” and the US repros were awful! They just didn’t fit or
line up. We even searched for a donor car for original fenders. Fortunately we found
NOS fenders in Oklahoma. When they were delivered to Wilbur, he was so excited he
called Ray at work to tell him that they “fit like a
glove!” Nothing fits better than NOS parts.
Even the NOS scuff plates fit better than repros.
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There were times when Wilbur would call about
some frustrating moment in the restoration (like
when he cracked one of the headlight buckets or
when he dropped and chipped the letter panel)
and Ray thought the car would be left on
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