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October to December 2021 EDITION NorthCentralNCRS.com

Todd Haugen

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State of The Chapter I would first like to say I hope all our NCRS North Central Chapter members and their families had Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. As we continue to monitor all Federal and State guideline, we are all focused on the Coronavirus Pandemic and how it may affect our families, friends and our 2022 North Central Chapter events. As we draw to the close of another year, we can reflect on the club events that we were able to participate in such as 7-Technical Sessions, 4-Judging Events/School and 4-Social Events. The Board was able to conduct all 12-Board Meetings through virtual methods, at Board Members homes and meetings at Davanni’s.

Thanks to all the members that represented our North Central Chapter at these events.

Here’s a recap of the club events and activities during the past three months.

• Board Meetings: The board was scheduled and meet on October 7, November 4 and December 2, the meetings were conducted at Davanni’s on White Bear Ave. in East St. Paul.

• Technical Sessions: On October 9, twenty (20) members attended the removal of the Windshield, Doors and Body at Andy Piazza’s house on his 64 Convertible. On November 6, eighteen (18) members attended the removal of the Transmission, Bellhousing and Clutch Assembly at Chris Enstrom’s house on his 67 Convertible. On December 11, ten (10) members attended to remove the Oil Pan and replace the Oil Pan Gasket. Work continued on reassembly the Clutch Assembly, Bellhousing and Transmission, at Chris Enstrom’s house on his 67 Convertible • Social Activities: On October 9, thirty-four (34) members and spouses attended the Fall Social Dinner at Mancini’s Char House • Judging School/Events: Several members attended the Nebraska Last Blast Chapter Judging Event on October 15 & 16 which included a private tour of the Speedway Museum. Members also attended the Frisco, TX Regional on October 21-23 and Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Chicago on November 20 & 21.

We continue to look for suggestions from our club members on how to improve our club events and increase membership participation.

Please feel free to contact me with your ideas.

Regards, Alden Miles / 612-387-2869 / armiles1226@yahoo.com

Vice Chairman Membership Tech Director Judging Chair newsletter Paul Burski Jerome Lardy Bob Lund Chris Enstrom Nick Kornder

Activities Secretary Treasurer Website At-Large

Don O’Grady Dave Murphy Tim Saarela Sarah Lardy Kevin Sullivan

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2022 Calendar of Local Events January Thurs.

6 6:30 PM Board meeting Sat 15 9 AM Tech Session February Thurs.

3 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 19 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School March Thurs.

3 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 19 9 AM Tech Session Thurs.

31 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder April Thurs.

7 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 16 9 AM Tech Session Sat. 30 TBD Spring Social May Thurs.

5 6:30 PM Board Meeting Fri.-Sat. 13-14 8 AM Chapter Spring Judging Meet - Gilby’s Street Department, River Falls, WI Sat. 21 9 AM Tech Session June Thurs.

2 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 18 9 AM Judging School Thurs.

30 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder July Thurs.

7 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 16 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School August Thurs.

4 6:30 PM Board Meeting Fri. 19 6 PM Judging School/BBQ - Eagan, Minn.

Sat. 20 8 AM Chapter Judging Meet – Long Lake, Minn.

September Thurs.

1 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 17 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School Fri. 30 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder October Thurs.

6 6:30 PM Board & Chapter Meeting, ANNUAL ELECTION Sat. 15 9 AM Tech Session Sat. 15 6 PM Annual Social at Mancinis November Thurs.

3 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat. 19 9 AM Tech Session December Thurs.

1 6:30 PM Board Meeting Sat 17 9 AM TBD Sat. 31 Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder ALL DATES & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE * Monthly Board of Directors Meeting Location Announced Each Month *All chapter members are welcome at board meetings. We hope to see you at one.

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Calendar of National Events 2022 Chapter, Regional and National Events February 24-26 Florida Regional March 18-19 Arizona Spring Chapter March 18-19 SE Spring Chapter April 7-10 Louisiana Regional April 22-23 NCC Spring Judging April 28-30 Indiana Regional May 13-14 North Central Spring Chapter Meet May 13-15 Illinois Spring Chapter May 19-21 Carolinas Regional June 3-4 Adirondack Spring Chapter June 3-4 Wisconsin Spring Chapter July 23-28 2022 NATIONAL CONVENTION

Lakeland, Fla. Mesa, Ariz.

Mesa, Ariz.

New Orleans Suisun City, Calif.

Auburn, Ind. River Falls, Wis. Pontiac, Ill. Greenville, S.C. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Reedsburg, Wis. Mobile, Ala.

Paragon Rewards Program – Wrapping up our Fifth Year

The North Central Chapter is in its sixth consecutive year in the Paragon Rewards Program. In past years the rewards dollars were used as door prizes, raffle prizes, etc. at chapter events such as tech sessions, judging meets, and social functions. In the next few weeks we’ll find out our rewards dollars earned in 2021, and we’ll be sharing that news with you in a future monthly Chapter update or Newsletter.

The chapter currently has in excess of 35 members participating in the Rewards Program. We owe a great big thank you to these 35+ members for purchasing Corvette parts from Paragon Corvette. THANK YOU!!

If you’re not sure whether you are participating or would like to join those members participating just email Don O’Grady. E mail ogradydon1800@gmail.com. There is no need to have purchased from Paragon Corvette in the past. Every little bit helps the chapter.

NCRS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Congratulations to McKenzie Burski and Carson Hillhouse for receiving NCRS Foundation Scholarships this year.

McKenzie is the granddaughter of Harvey Burski and the daughter of Paul and Nola Burski. She received one of the $1,500 General Scholarships.

Carson is the son of Brad and Alice Hillhouse. He received the $1,500 Terrance Breher Memorial Scholarship.

Over the past 12 years, 145 scholarships totaling $219,500 have been awarded. Scholarships are available to NCRS members, their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Watch for information in The NCRS Driveline in 2022 for details on the 2022 scholarships.

The link is https://www.ncrsfoundation.org/guidelines.htm Jerome Lardy

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Membership Update As 2021 comes to an end, we hope you and your family are healthy and doing well. Have a safe and wonderful holiday season.

There were no new members added during the last quarter of 2021 and we finished off the year with 152 members.

It is also membership renewal time and if you have not already sent in your check or renewed online, please do so at this time. The information for renewing is below. As a reminder, you must retain your National NCRS membership to be a member of the North Central Chapter.

Happy New Year and stay safe!!

Current Members

It is now time to renew your chapter membership for the upcoming 2022 season.

The Chapter dues are still $25.00 and you have two payment options.

You can send a check made out to the North Central Chapter NCRS. Please mail to Jerome Lardy, 788 Trotters Ridge, Eagan, MN 55123.

Or you can renew online using the NCRS website at www.ncrs.org .

Sign in using your name and membership number such as John Doe (77777) and your password.

Hold the cursor over the Services tab and click on Chapter Membership (Join or Renew) from the drop-down link.

It is the 10th one on the list.

This should bring you to the page showing the North Central Chapter.

You have the option to pay for more than one year if you so choose.

Click on the Next button once you have made your decision.

The Payment Details page explains that you can either pay through your PayPal account or you can pay using a credit card.

Click on the Pay button.

This will bring you to the page where you make your payment choice.

You can either enter your email or mobile phone # to access your Pay Pal account or click on the Checkout as Guest box to pay with your credit card.

Choosing the Pay with Debit or Credit Card button brings you to the page where you fill in your credit card and billing information.

You will receive a confirmation email that the transaction was successful and I will receive an email that you made the payment.

If you have any troubles, please let me know and I will be glad to help you out.

Please renew no later than Dec. 31.

I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events in 2022.

Jerome Lardy - NCRS North Central Chapter - Membership Chairman jeromemn@msn.com 651-303-3749

About the North Central NCRS Formed in 1974, the National Corvette Restorers Society is a non-profit hobby group of 15,800+ families dedicated to the restoration, preservation, history and enjoyment of Corvettes.

Founded in 1988 the North Central Chapter is chartered by the NCRS National to support and organize Corvette hobby activities in the Upper Midwest to further the NCRS National philosophy of preservation and restoration of Corvettes.

The NCRS North Central Chapter is based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota metro area with the majority of membership spanning throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Canada.

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Chapter Social Mancini’s Night Out - October 9, 2021 As usual the food was good and conversations even better. Again, this year we increased our attendance to 34 People this year up from 26 People last year. Besides the fellowship we also gave out 6 door prizes 3 bottles of wine and 3 Paragon gift cards. Please join us next year and help us build a better club. See you there!

Don O’Grady Activity Chairman

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Chapter Tech Session Andy Piazza hosted a North Central NCRS tech session on Saturday, October 9, at his home in Richfield, Minnesota with 20 members in attendance. Hosting a tech session is a great way to not only get work done on your car, but it’s also nice to network and spend time with other Corvette enthusiasts. I enjoy learning from other members with more knowledge about these awesome cars and are willing to teach the rest of us what they know. As always, kids, grandkids, and friends are welcome.

We started off the tech session by removing both doors and the windshield. Andy had prepped the car before the session and had removed the side glass and the window regulators from both doors. It is always a great idea to remove as much hardware from the doors before removing them to reduce the weight. We carefully removed the bolts holding the hinges from each side and set the doors on some folding stands.

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Chapter Tech Session The next step was to carefully remove the front clip, which includes both front fenders and the front valance from the car. Joe Galindo showed us how to use some putty knives and screwdrivers to lightly hammer on the bonding area between the front fenders and the fire wall. We took our time and after only about 30 minutes, we had the front chip removed from the car. The front clip was replaced on this car sometime in the past and they really didn’t use a lot of bonding agent during the process, so the clip actually came off quite easily.

We had about six members lift the remaining body from the fire wall to the back of the car. Next, it was taken off the body dolly and set on its side in Andy’s garage so Andy could work on the bottom of the car.

Andy plans to have a replacement frame acid dipped in Wisconsin and then restore the driveline. He wants to install a Tremac 5-speed transmission and mate it up to his freshly rebuilt 327. Andy intends on hosting more tech sessions to get some help assembling his car.

It was great to see everyone together for an in-person tech session. There are always many new members who attend these sessions. If you have never attended of hosted a tech session, please consider it in the future. Also, if you have an idea for a tech session, need help working on your Corvette or would like to host a session of your own, please let us know.

Thanks, Paul Burski Vice Chairman Assistant Tech Director

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Travels with Chris June 4-5, 2021

The day was bright and beautiful with our journey to take us to the Wisconsin Chapter Judging at Richland Center. So which way to go to get there? It was decided to go through Rochester and then LaCrosse to our destination. We were off. 400 horses pulling our little plastic sled. Have you ever ridden in a C4 ZR1? Headers barking, wheels humming and a most pleasant ride. The world looks so different through the lens of a C4. The countryside slipped away to be dotted by small towns and smiling faces. When we stopped for lunch, we made friends. Of course we made friends wherever we stopped. What year is it our new friends would ask? I had a corvette years ago they would proclaim. And then back on the road til we pulled into a small quaint fairgrounds where corvettes lined the roads. It was like a Gypsy caravan come to life.

The cars started coming out of trailers, they slid across the ocean of grass and most ended up inside a very large building, except for a few that contented themselves outside. There were C1’s, C2’s, C3’s, C4’s, C5’s, C6’s, C7’s and yes a C8.

The Judging started that first night. Two sections if you please so people could go home the earlier on Saturday. (which of course did not happen.). Then the party began. Food from the Gods. And lots of it. Then off to our accommodations to start early the next day. Saturday was a hot day but judging went well. The most memorable was an unveiling of a 1954 that had been restored along with stories. The owner had never seen it in its entirety until that morning. What a celebration. The Owner and his dad had been doing the restoring but the father passed before it was done so the task was taken on by others and the end result was amazing. The rest of the day we judged and enjoyed all the camaraderie. Exploring C5 Judging was one of the highlights. The awards were handed out and off we road into the sunset, heading West.

More adventures to come.

David Murphy

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Travels with Chris The Nebraska Last Blast Oct 15-16, 2021

Chris, Ken, Josh and I climbed into the Traverse and headed for Nebraska on one of our last nice days in October.

The talk was about what we were going to see and the adventure ahead. Josh is so well informed on Corvettes that I would rather ask him a question than Google.

So many of our Chapter Members were on the road at the same time. We took this picture when all our members were assembled.

Did you notice that some members are from other chapters, but they all joined our chapter. That says something.

The highlights of the Last Blast 2021 were of course the people, the cars and the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed! Pictures and more pictures.

We all enjoyed the car judging. Some got to drive a new C8 and the stories were never ending. Brad Hillhouse put on so much fun and Food.

Did I mention the food. Thank goodness we did not have to weigh in to get a ride home.

The First guest speaker was Chris Sherman of TIN Restorations. He shared details of a 1954 Corvette that had us wanting for more. Chris is twice as tall as I am and does an unbelievable restoration job on these early Vettes. It’s always a treat to hear Chris present.

As part of our continuing Judging School we had Dave Houlihan share some key wisdom about C4’s. It never amazes me what more we can learn about these cars.

Brad Hillhouse showed us a new way to run a raffle. Brad Hillhouse should patent it. In fact I think we will invite him to do a “Hillhouse” Raffle at one of our next events. You had to be there to believe how he got $500 in good fun and super participation.

After the awards, it was time to go. We wished Alden and Lynn good luck at the Texas Regionals, and headed off to Omaha. And this is what we found. A Real Big Boy. Compare this Steam Engine to the one in Two Harbors. You can actually see a Big Boy, Number 4014 in action. Check UP Steam Train Schedule. All Aboard!

The drive home was relaxing and I had my first Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty. Stay tuned for MORE Travels with Chris!

David Murphy

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1966 Coupe Windshield This was a project car my wife and I purchased in Cleveland Ohio in May 2015. I found out about it online in the Driveline Issue 223. I didn’t start the restoration till October of 2016.

After removing the interior window trim, that is when I seen the damage from water in the lower windshield corners. I knew this has to be repaired.

From Paragon, I order corner/side windshield frame 13533 LH, & 13532 RH, also ordered Door opening gutter assembly 13070K LH & RH. After the parts arrived, i carefully cut the fiberglass to access the damaged steel… there was even a mouse nest, it’s hard to believe they found their way in there! I cut only the damaged part of the steel, and I cleaned up the area to get ready for the new pieces. I took the new pieces and cut only what I needed to replace. I am good fortunate to have a welding shop by my shop… So Glenn the owner, who has become a good friend, would come and weld the parts in for me. After welding the new pieces in, I smoothed out the welds, and painted the repaired area. Pop riveted the bonding strips back in place, then I cut out and glued in what I needed from a patch panel I ordered from Corvette Image, The watershed area on a 66 coupe has to be formed since they did not use a formed rubber piece as they did for the convertible.

Without disturbing the area were the windshield sets in the frame, we repaired both sides and they turned out great.

Paul Klemetson Member 37278

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Differential Fluid Change

By: Chris Enstrom I’m writing this article because my ’67 had developed a “clunk” in the differential. I was fearing the worst, that the differential would need to be removed from the car and some kind of significant repair was needed.

Instead, all it needed was a fluid change.

With the four-post lift that I had recently purchased, it made this job very easy. Even without the lift, it is a fairly easy task. I used Driven Racing Oil part number 04530 (GL-4). I also purchased one bottle of “Sta-Lube” SL2411 Equa-Torque friction modifier. Both of these were available on Amazon.

In my car, the differential only has the factory location for a plug, which is on the side. To facilitate getting the old fluid out, I also purchased a hand pump with a flexible hose extension to get down near the bottom of the differential housing. It likely left some old oil in there, but it worked pretty well.

Here are the steps I took.

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Remove the spare tire from the carrier.

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Remove the spare tire lid and carrier (3 bolts).

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Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the fluid fill plug.

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Use the hand pump to extract the old fluid and place it in an empty

milk jug for recycling.

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Cut the tip off of the first new oil container, and dispense the new gear

oil into the differential.

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The differential needs just shy of two quarts, so before I put the

second container in, I opened the additive and put that in to help it mix

in a little better.

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Cut the tip off the second new oil container and dispense enough to

bring the fluid level up to the bottom of the fill plug.

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Reinstall the plug and tighten.

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Reinstall the spare tire carrier and lid.

10. Place spare tire back in tub.

I had some help getting the spare tire tub down, as well as holding the empty jug when removing the oil fluid.

That made it easier for sure. If you don’t have a shop assistant, then bring a table over to set the jug down onto.

After the fluid was replaced, it didn’t immediately make things better. I had to take the car out to an open parking lot and do some slow, hard turns to get the new fluid mixed in and worked into the positraction. After a few days of driving, the clunking disappeared.

Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions!

Chris Enstrom

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What's new with NCRS?

Today I am writing to you to talk about a new car judging opportunity that NCRS has launched. For those of you that haven’t heard about it, NCRS is calling it “Concours Judging”. The name is a little misleading, as it is intended for modified cars. This article will go through some information for you and hopefully convince you to bring your modified car to an NCRS event!

There are two classes of Concours Judging, Stock and Modified. The difference between the two is whether or not the car appears stock from the outside with hood and doors closed except for wheels and tires. The Judging Chairman makes the decision on which class the car will fall into.

Here are a few key features of Concours Judging.

• Originality is not judged, nor is Condition

o Instead we are judging Appearance

o If a particular part is installed well and has a good appearance to it, that part will score well

o An example of something that wouldn’t score well would be a rough patch in for where the

radio should go that doesn’t look very nice • Trim tags and Service Parts Identification Labels are not judged

o This means you can have a car that was originally white but currently red go through the judging

process for Concours

o Cars previously branded counterfeit for having replacement trim tags are eligible for Concours Judging Here are the awards that are presented for cars that go through the Concours Judging classes.

Stock Class • Cars that receive a 94% or better will earn the Stock Division Blue Ribbon Award.

• Cars that receive an 85% to 93.9% will earn the Stock Division Red Ribbon Award.

Modified Class • Cars that receive a 94% or better will earn the Modified Division 427 Award.

• Cars that receive an 85% to 93.9% will earn the Modified Division 327 Award.

Now that you have another option to enjoy your Corvette, we sincerely hope that you’ll share the car with the rest of the membership. We want to see your car!

The picture above is the first judging event for Concours in Florida in 2018. Check out the blower!!!

For more information on this class of judging, click here or contact Chris Enstrom at chris.enstrom@hotmail. com or 651-503-4165.

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Not the Picture I Was Expecting!!!

Bob Lund and I took a wonderful drive down to Cedar Rapids, IA to the Heartland Regional Meet in June. I drove my 1995 Corvette which was a David Hill, Mark of Excellence display car. I was supposed to have my picture taken at the Cedar Rapids Raceway but never made it over there.

Instead, I decided to have the city of Cedar Rapids provide the photo. Bob and I were following Chris Enstrom and Dave Murphy in Chris’s ZR-1 as we headed out to dinner to meet others from our chapter.

Needless to say, Chris “I can’t drive 55” Enstrom was setting a pace and I was trying to catch up to him. We made it to dinner and had a wonderful time. A couple of weeks later, I received this nice note from the City of Cedar Rapids, thanking me for visiting their fair city and that I needed to pay an additional $75.00 for this privilege. I called up Chris to see if he had received such a nice letter and he had not.

Apparently he was driving so fast that the camera malfunctioned but was back up and running when I drove by. In my defense, I have not had a speeding ticket in 40 years. Not to say I have not been stopped, but my charming personality and good looks have allowed me to get off with just a warning. Unfortunately, I was not able to use these skills with the photo cop. I have talked to a few people that are familiar with Cedar Rapids and they were well aware of this photo citation trap in their town. In all fairness, I was guilty and I should have nothing to complain about. In addition, I do not hold this against all my friends in the Heartland Chapter!!

Jerome Lardy

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"Begin With the End in Mind"

By: Alden Miles The second habit, Author Stephen Covey covers in his book, The 7-Habits of Highly Effective People is “Begin With the End in Mind”. This means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.

I see so many people start their car projects not sure what they are looking for. Do you want a nice daily driver, restore your car, or build a Top Flight car back to its original condition? Generally, each requires a different path and budget.

When my wife Lyn and I bought our 58 Corvette barn find, we were those people who weren’t sure what to do.

The car had been in a pole barn in Medford, MN for thirty-five years. It had the wrong engine and transmission, chrome parts were pitted and rusty, the body needed to be completely restored and many parts were missing.

At this point we were starting with a clean sheet of paper so, do we build a Resto-Mod or restore it back to some level of original condition?

It was about that time in 2013 that we joined the North Central Chapter of NCRS. After attending several Technical Sessions, Judging Schools and our first Regional it was clear to us what to do. Our decision was to build a car that could win a NCRS Duntov Mark of Excellence Award, Bloomington Gold Certificate and the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Triple Diamond Award.

That decision started the wheels in motion. First, was to disassemble the entire car. Next was to break the project down into manageable pieces. Then came years of internet searching for all the missing parts and to find a Body Shop that could do the body work and paint to NCRS requirements. After years of reassembly, Lyn and I working on the car with help from many friends, finished the car in July of 2020. Since that time, we have received a Chapter Top Flight, Bloomington Gold Certificate, Regional Top Flight, Performance Verification and a Triple Diamond Award. Next year we will try for the Duntov Mark of Excellence to complete our goal. I believe we were able to accomplish all of this by Beginning With the End in Mind. Now, on to the NCRS Nationals to complete the dream.

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"It'll make it, sure it will"

By: Chris Enstrom I have been a long-time admirer of the ZR-1. It came out when I was graduating high school, and I have wanted one ever since. Well, in 2019 my chance came and I took it. I purchased a modified 94 white/black car from Ted in Florida. What a fun time it has been ever since! In the intervening two years, I have put about 8,500 miles on the car. I just don’t get tired of hearing the LT-5 through headers make its run up to redline!

Sure it isn’t the fastest car out there, but wow is it ever an involving driving experience!

My other Corvette is a 1967 rally red convertible that I completely restored (with a lot of help). I am the Chapter Judging Chairman for NCRS here in Minnesota, and have had the car all the way through the NCRS system to achieving both the Zora Arkus-Duntov Mark of Excellence Award as well as the Founders Award. It is a great car, but I am very careful about where I park it and LEAVE it for any period of time. Hence the need for a “driver”.

So, being involved in NCRS, I wanted to enjoy the ZR-1 with that organization as well. So I brought it to our local Chapter Meet where it received a Top Flight. The goal there was to satisfy the requirement to bring it to the NCRS National Convention. I selected Palm Springs, CA in 2021 for a few reasons. First, it was about as far away from Minnesota as I could get. Second, my dad was pursuing the Dave Hill Mark of Excellence Award at that same meet. Third, there was a chance that I would be awarded the Sam Folz Award. For those of you that don’t know, the Sam Folz Award is the combination of the car that has driven the most miles to the National Convention, and has also been awarded Top Flight.

Starting in the spring of 2021, I worked on making the car ready for the long trip. The car only had 26,000 miles on it at the time, so there wasn’t a wild amount that needed doing. I had a new set of tires put on, changed the engine oil, and had a shop check the A/C charge. When they replaced the tires, they found that the wheel hubs were pretty worn, so I ordered all new hub bearings and studs and had those installed. I also topped off the coolant and checked the power steering fluid.

I thought I was doing pretty well until the car developed a “stumble”. It happened shortly after startup, usually about 5-10 houses away from home. The car would almost die. The first step was to replace both fuel pumps and socks. That didn’t improve things any. Then I replaced the fuel filter, and THAT didn’t fix it. It was, by the way, the original fuel filter that I pulled off the car. So not a bad move to replace that. The only down side is the new fuel filter is noisier than the old one. I purchased a Mahle filter and I have on my list to try a different one next time. Kind of weird. After some help from Paul Bleimeyer here in Minnesota with some troubleshooting, we decided to check the fuel pressure. So I rented a fuel pressure tester from O’Reilly. That tested out just fine. After some additional consultation, I replaced both oxygen sensors. I picked up a pair of Bosch sensors locally and put them in. And THAT fixed the issue. Apparently, what happens with the LT-5 is that it runs on a “stock” trim table for the air / fuel ratio for the first minute or two, and then it “looks for data” from the sensors on the engine, namely the oxygen sensor. Since mine were going bad, it probably couldn’t get a signal, so it threw an inappropriate amount of fuel into the engine and it stumbled.

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Ok, I thought, now we’re ready. So my Dad and I headed off to Palm Springs, CA with the back of the car loaded FULL. FULL. We made it to western Nebraska the first night. We woke up the next morning, went out to the car, started it, and it was making a weird noise that we hadn’t heard before. It sounded like a bearing had gone down. After some additional consultation, we thought it might be the belt tensioner pulley. And luckily, the O’Reilly in North Platte, NE had one in stock! And a serpentine belt, so I grabbed one of those too in case the car threw the belt. Cheap insurance I thought. So we continued west to Denver thinking all we needed was a shop to replace the pulley. I called in a panic to Corvette Connection in Denver and said “I need some urgent help!” The shop owner was gracious enough to fit me in, seeing that I was traveling and had a deadline. When they started working on the car, they quickly found that the tensioner pulley was just fine. Instead, they found that the original GM water pump bearing was toast. So I called my friend Paul back in Minnesota and he had a pump, but the overnight early AM FedEx shipping was going to be CRAZY expensive. So at Paul’s suggestion, I put a “hail mary” post up onto the ZR-1 Registry Facebook page. Later that day, another Brotherhood member was standing in front of me with a brand-new water pump. Wow, what a group of people. My eternal thanks to Michael Bailey for getting my Dad and me back on the road. It wasn’t more than 30 feet away from the Corvette Connection that a trucker misjudged his turning radius and JUST ABOUT pulled his trailer over the TOP of the ZR-1. That would have been the end of our trip and the end of car 103. But I saw it in time and got out of his way. Needless to say, I was hyperventilating for a mile or two.

Climbing the mountain west of Denver I thought was going to be a fun part of the trip, but it was SLOW. And the car ran REALLY hot for a bit, even with the Fluidyne radiator. But after a few more miles, we arrived safely in Palm Springs, CA where the air temperature was about 115. The car ran great through the Utah and California desert as long as we were moving.

The result of all that effort? My Dad and I were awarded the NCRS Generations Award (Father and Son) for having cars at the National Convention together. It is a nice way that NCRS recognizes family participation in the hobby. My Dad’s 2000 Torch Red coupe received the Dave Hill Mark of Excellence Award, and it was both presented by Mr. Hill and signed by him.

That was really cool. And my car scored a National Top Flight, even without all the driving points. That’s pretty cool for a car with big brakes, a replacement radiator, paint film on the nose and side skirts, a painted engine, no smog equipment, and a few other details. NCRS can get a bad reputation and I wanted to show the membership in my Chapter that a car doesn’t have to be FLAWLESS to receive Top Flight. Given that “the boys” were having fun, my Mom couldn’t be left out, so she got on a plane to come have some fun as well in Palm Springs.

In the end, I didn’t make the Sam Folz Award, there were a few other cars that drove more miles than I did.

I went 1,967 miles (to the tenth) which is kind of fun because that is the year of my other car. No I didn’t plan that, it just worked out that way. The winning car for the Sam Folz Award was another ZR-1 owner with a red 1990. Hats off to him for driving MANY more miles than I did. I think the final number was around 6,500.

The last photo is of both cars together after Reliable delivered them back home. While I love driving, I just didn’t have enough vacation time to handle the trip back on the road. So we had the cars delivered back home again. Reliable did a nice job.

I had a great time and wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world. My Dad and I have been to a number of NCRS events together and this was a great “capstone” for the 2000 and the ZR-1 together.

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Tech Session Old cars are never “done”, are they? I reached out to the NCRS Chapter for help with my ’67 a few weeks ago and the Chapter membership responded! First, a bit of background. My ’67 was completely restored back in September 2009. Since then, it has been driven about 5,500 miles.

Everything was done on the car. We repainted the body, rebuilt the engine, welded and powder coated the frame, and more. I have hundreds of hours into the car.

After the restoration, the shifting action on the car became problematic. It wouldn’t want to go into first gear when the engine was cold. It also would not go easily into reverse. When stepping on the clutch, something was making a loud noise. The decision was made to pull the transmission and have it checked. I brought it back to the person that did the work originally, and he said it looked great. While we were there, he replaced the tail shaft seal, and the two seals for the shift levers on the side cover.

The next step was to buy, balance and install a new clutch kit. We put in a factory spec LuK brand clutch kit (part number 04021). I didn’t however want to use the throw-out bearing that came with the kit as it was very inexpensive and I had had throw-out bearing problems a few years ago. Bob brought a higher quality throw-out bearing from National Bearing (part number 614018).

Holding the two in my hands I could easily tell the difference. The throw-out bearing from the LuK kit had a plastic guide on it for the clutch fork connection point. Whereas the National Bearing part had a thick metal guide. That was an easy decision. Randy over at Competition Engine did the balancing of the clutch and flywheel for me.

Under the heading of “while we’re there”, we also replaced the pilot bushing that is pressed into the crankshaft. I’m really glad we did. When I tested the old bushing on the input shaft for the transmission, it was pretty wobbly. The new bushing was noticeably better. After going through my restoration receipts from 2009, it looks like that bushing was never replaced. It had 76,000 miles on it! Good thing we replaced it.

Another item that needed addressing was the oil leak around the oil pan. We removed the oil pan, cleaned the mating surfaces, and installed a Fel-Pro one piece gasket with a little RTV silicone for good measure. Someone at the Tech Session asked me if I would receive a deduction for the blue colored Fel-Pro gasket. The answer is yes, but the deduction would be really small. The oil pan and gasket are judged in the Chassis section. The line item is “Oil pan & drain plug”. That line is awarded 8 points for originality and 7 for condition. Given that both the pan and plug are on the same line, I would suspect that the gasket would only receive a one-point deduction. I don’t have any plans to have the car judged anymore though.

To finish up this part of the project we still have to reinstall the starter, the oil filter canister, the shifter and the transmission mounting bracket. We then need to connect the driveshaft and install the exhaust. I also had the spare tire tub down for a while to change the differential fluid, so that needs to be installed as well. by Chris Enstrom

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Chapter Judging

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR JUDGES The NCRS North Central Chapter holds “Chapter Events” and multiple “Judging Schools”. We are always looking for judges to volunteer at these events, regardless of experience. If you are interested in learning more please contact Chris Enstrom for more details.

Got an IDEA?

If you have a suggestion for a topic for an upcoming Judging School, - Chris Enstrom, North Central NCRS Judging Chair please contact Chris Enstrom 651-503-4165.

NCRS Judging is recognized around the world as THE STANDARD in determining originality.

The Judging System is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. You can learn to judge through participation. Start out as an observer judge and work your way to Master Judge through the Judges Recognition Program.

JUDGE NCRS Judges are volunteer members who offer their time and knowledge to Judge Members Cars under the guidance of the NCRS Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide.

Master Judge NCRS Master Judges are volunteer members who have been recognized by the organization and membership for accumulating a minimum of 100 points in our judging recognition program by Judging at events, attending Judging Schools at Chapter Meets, Regional Meets and National Meets. Many have also attended National or Regional Judging Seminars that last for one or two days of intensive instruction and hands on participation.

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Member of the Month October - Jeff Graff Hi! My name is Jeff Graff. Even though I have been aware of the NCRS for 30 years (and have longheld aspirations of having my cars judged), it was a chance meeting with your current chairman, Chris Enstrom, at a car show this spring, that has put my NCRS ambitions into a higher gear

tle, I have spent 31 years addressing items on it with an eye toward originality. This car still has its “new car” smell, and when I finally start its NCRS judging, it will be a long-time dream come true!

– 1994 Corvette ZR-1 – While the C4 may be “my era” Corvette, it has always been the “ZR-1” within that era, that has been my dream car. By the fall of 2001, I was finally ready to make that dream come true. I found that dream in Naperville, Il in the form of a black ’94 ZR-1 with gray interior…which according to records is 1 of 6 of the 448 produced for that model year in that color combo. At purchase, my dream ZR-1 had 6,500 miles and currently has about 14,000. This car is #63 of 448 produced for 1994. I remember when I trailered it home from Chicago… so many people were sporting American flags on their vehicles in patriotic solidarity because of the 911 attacks that had happened just a month and a half earlier.

– 1996 Corvette Grand Sport – One of my best Corvette buddies (“Kap”) bought this car in 1998.

I bought my first Corvette in 1990 at the ripe old After salivating over it for 10 years, I just “had to have age of 16! No, …no “silver spoon” here, just a lot of it” when he decided to sell in 2009. Being a Grand “back story” involved that put me on the trajectory Sport is one thing, but being Grand Sport #996 out of to Corvette ownership at an early age. Today, I am 1000 produced, was another! That little fact may or proud to say that I own four Corvettes (with another may not add any value to it, but I sure think it is cool one that I store and take care of for my dad). The and it is a talking piece. My Grand Sport has a black sad part of my story is that they are all C4’s (sad only interior (not the other option of red) and has the F45 because I love all Corvette years and have aspiadjustable suspension. Today, I have about 16,000 rations of owning more)! I guess I will just have to miles on it. A neat little fact: It’s fuel rail cover was keep working! signed by Dave Hill sometime before Kap acquired it, My Corvette story started 37 years ago (almost to and in August (if future Covid problems don’t wreck the month) in July/August of 1984. My dad’s good my plans), I will have John Heinricy sign the cover friend and high school classmate had made the trip as well on a planned trip to Carlisle (John Heinricy back to his (and our) little hometown of Springfield, was a brainchild of the Grand Sport and owns serial Minnesota (from west Texas) and was driving his #0001). newly minted dark bronze 1984 Corvette! That first – 1995 Corvette ZR-1 – You know, I really didn’t encounter has been cemented into my memory plan on building any “collection” of cars. Some of since its origin. That “glow-winky dash all lit up at you understand though, that Corvettes can be kind night and everything about it was “overkill” to my little of like potato chips! In all of this, I have wanted a 11-year-old brain. It somehow didn’t “take” at first “driver”, at least one that is more than just a limited however. Being a child of the 80’s, one of the shows mile collector car. I found what I was looking for in on my “watch list” was Knight Rider, and my plan was Santa Barbara, CA in April of 2012. While the car to someday have a Trans Am! It’s funny what a rewasn’t exactly as advertised, I bought it “sight unturn trip a few years later and the chance to actually seen” and followed through with the purchase, given drive a Corvette can do to a kid’s priorities! Nothing what I felt was a “deal” for an asking price. What an but a Corvette would ever do! adventure it has been! After flying out and picking Today, my little collection consists of: up the car, my dad and I drove it down to southern – 1985 Corvette – My first, a medium gray metallic/ California to visit friends, before heading home. The carmine (red) interior coupe that today has about Grand Canyon, portions of Route 66, and Monument 37,000 miles. I bought this car (with the help of my Valley were all encountered on our trip home! This dad) with 10,000 miles on it in 1990. Even though it was a challenge without air conditioning! …Especialwas nice for its age, it wasn’t perfect. Little by litly when crossing Death Valley! I have put a lot 20

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Member of the Month of work into this car and even have had an extra 100 HP added by Marc Haibeck, a ZR-1 specialist in the Chicago area. This car has been a rolling project of sorts and I even race it and will again soon as part of my 4th trip to SORC (Sandhills Open Road Challenge) as a driver on August 10-14th. My ’95 ZR-1 is #400 of 448 built in the last year of C4 ZR-1 production and is Competition Yellow with a black interior, which makes it one of 49 ZR-1’s painted Competition Yellow for 1995.

I have really found it hard to write this piece for the newsletter, because my “rough draft” kept getting “out of hand” and trailing off into “novel” territory! I have met so many neat Corvette people over the years and have made many good memories!

A little more about myself… I was born and raised in the Springfield (southern MN area) – lived here all my life and grew up on the family farm. My dad has been in the insurance business since 1974 and I followed him into this and we even opened an independent agency together in May of 2000. It is a family business that involves my mom and a sister as well (out of 4 siblings). Today, we have our office in Springfield and a satellite office is Sioux Falls, SD. My customer’s insurance needs have led me to get licensed in MN, SD, IA, and WI. Besides insurance, I help my dad out on our farm raising cattle and growing crops of corn and soybeans.

Never married, but keeping an eye out, marriage has evaded me, which is probably a combination of being too busy, living in a smaller community, and probably just not finding “the one”. At this point, she would probably also have to like Corvettes! In my spare time, I also enjoy riding motorcycle, my farm pets, and spending time with nieces and nephews. I enjoy getting to the Okoboji lakes area when I can during the summer.

A bit of a perfectionist by nature, I plan on getting most of my Corvettes judged at future NCRS chapter events and hopefully even moving to higher levels. In not leaving well enough alone, my near future Corvette plans are in getting my yellow ZR-1 repainted…a result of its 86-year-old original owner with macular degeneration sometimes driving by the braille system! Ha, ha!

I hope to meet and see some of you again real soon!

November - Gary Goodyear

Gary is married to Dawn and they have Tyler, Megan, Morgan, Roman, Mariah, Reece as children.

Corvette(s) that you have: ~I have a 1981 Grey St. Louise Build 4 speed Named the Mistress(she is my car), A 1981 Beige Bowling Green Build Auto/AC Named Missy(She is Dawns car) And a 1972 red 350 automatic AC car, she is just Red(that is our car). ~Our First Corvette was the Grey 1981 car. We

bought it in 2015. For years we had dreamed of buying a corvette. When I was a young boy my dad had several Corvettes. My favorite was a 1968 427 convertible. It was white with blue interior. I drove it my senior year in high school. It was a dream car to drive. After highschool, the car was sold and for many years I waited to find the right car. After more than 25 years I had to scratch the itch. We had taken our truck to the tire shop for an alignment.

That’s where I saw the Mistress. Dawn being the ever loving wife that she is told me to take it for a test drive. After 25 years of not having a Corvette I fell in love. Dawn looked at me and said “Well I will know who your Mistress is from now on”. The name stuck with the car and that is where we started this crazy journey.

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Member of the Month December - Todd Haugen

What is your next Corvette project?

Todd Haugen is married to Danelle, an investigator with the local Sheriff’s office. They have two children, Savannah, 17, and Giselle, 12.

Corvette(s) that you have: I only have one, though I’ve owned many Corvettes (more than 60). It is a 1957 RPO 579C, a fuel injected 283/283hp with a four speed (originally a three speed). Soft top only. Original engine.

Black with red interior. Some original paint in the interior. One repaint over the original paint many years ago. Just under 43,000 miles.

We are currently very deep into Dawns 1981. We are doing a complete nut and bolt restoration. The car is stripped completely down. We have a frame with nothing on it. Along the way we have documented every nut and bolt that we have removed.

Thousands of pictures and every nut, bolt, and screw has been cleaned, bagged and tagged. A unique find was that her 1981 car has a Buick transmission in it.

We have the original JD8 tag and the word buick is on it. The Vin is stamped in the alternate location on the tail housing. Another interesting thing about the car is that the Window Sticker calls out a MX1 transmission. The Build sheet (original from the tank) calls MX2 transmission in it. Our goal is to have it restored to Flight in 5 years.

North Central Chapter – When did you join?

What activity do you like best? Judging? Car cruises? Tech Sessions?

We joined the chapter in 2021. We enjoyed the meet held at Eagan. We tend to enjoy the social aspect the most. The fall social was a fantastic event to attend. There is a huge wealth of knowledge in the North Central Chapter. Learning for senior members is always enjoyable. We hope to continue long into the future supporting the North Central chapter.

My car was assembled March 21, 1957 as per Mike Hunt’s Project ’56/’57. It was shipped to CS Mead Chevrolet in Pasadena, California, probably arriving in early to mid April. It’s first few months are a bit mysterious, but the guy who may have been the original owner, the late Dalton Danon of Beverly Hills, bought it at Schonlaw Chevrolet in Hollywood in July 1957 with a few hundred miles on it and several race modifications. Dalton became a friend of mine after I bought the car in 2012. He passed away in 2014.

He told me to never forget that the car’s original dealer was CS Mead, and he said that was very significant but he couldn’t remember why. Dalton bought the car primarily to race, and he did a lot of that at the various tracks in the southern half of California.

Dalton road raced and drag raced the car extensively in SCCA and Cal Cub events. He said the politics were difficult, to say the least. Dalton won 44 trophies racing the car, finishing first on several occasions. set a track record at San Fernando drag strip in June, 1958 (12.7), and won the California State Championship in his class in 1958 in the quarter mile. All of these trophies and certificates are in my posession. He told me lots of racing stories that I’ll save for another day. He had to quit serious racing when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in late 1959, but he continued to run in parking lot gymkhanas until he sold the car to his mechanic in 1964. He said that was a huge mistake.

The second owner, the late Sam Woodbury, Jr. of Rancho Palos Verdes continued to drag race the car, winning at least 8 more trophies which are also in my garage with the car. Sam used the car very little, and because of failing health didn’t drive the car at all for the last 10 years of his life. Sam died in 2005, and the car sat for another 6 years before his widow decided that it should be sold. At that time the car was sent to Dick Guldstrand’s shop for a refresh, since it had sat for so long. Again, I bought the car in 2012.

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This car spent all of it’s years until I bought it in southern California.

It’s frame is completely rust-free, and the original frame stencil is in excellent shape under some light overspray from the car’s repaint (assembly date 2 . 27. 57). It has not been wet since I got it almost 10 years ago. The right rear fender was replaced when Sam spun the car long ago, and he also lightly damaged the left front. Dalton was emphatic in telling me that he never put a scratch on the car, which is incredible with all of the racing that he did. Also difficult to understand is the survival of the original block, though Dalton said he regularly revved it over 7000 rpm. I have a theory about that, but no proof. The car did have extensive and rather technical race modifications when Dalton bought it in July, 1957.

Today it is unrestored, and in virtually the same condition that it was when I bought it, and much the same as the day that it left the track. Sam had removed the open exhaust, the traction bars and some other race equipment, but they were included with the car. I put most of this back on, along with the roll bar Dalton had made for it in the fall of ’57, and I put Dalton’s favorite race numbers back on; 22. That was his birthday, July 22. Coincidentally it’s also my birthday, May 22. 1957. Anyway, I put the numbers on and installed the roll bar so that I could send pictures of it in race trim to Dalton by his birthday in the first summer that I had the car. He hadn’t seen it that way since 1959. Needless to say, that was really fun, and I’ve left the car in race trim.

When did you buy it (them)? Do you or your car(s) have a unique story to tell about how you got into the Corvette hobby? We used to watch Route 66 when I was a kid, and my older brother helped my cousin build a Devon on the frame of a ’54 Corvette. Then he bought a ’57 Chevy with a Corvette engine, and then he bought a real 1962 Corvette! I was totally hooked by the time I was about 6 or 7.

I used to buy tired Corvettes because that was all that I could afford. I would buy a solid axle and fix it up, and then decide that I should have a Sting Ray. Then back to a solid axle. And on and on.

If I could have afforded two I probably would have stopped. I will never get tired of ’67 and older Corvettes What is your next Corvette project? I don’t have a plan for another Corvette project, but you never know with me.

North Central Chapter: When did you join? What activity do you like best? Judging? Car cruises? Tech Sessions? I’ve been a member of NCRS for many years, but I just joined the North Central Chapter about a year ago. I wish that I didn’t live so far away from everyone else. Between a busy work and family life I’m not sure when I’ll get to meet you guys, but hopefully sometime soon!

My car was featured in the Restorer in the summer of 2018.

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Chapter Board Minutes October 7, 2021 Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Paul Burski, Jerome Lardy, Chris Enstrom, Don O’Grady and Tim Saarela Board Members Absent: Dave Murphy, Bob Lund, Nick Kornder and Kevin Sullivan Members present: Ken Bartos Location: Davanni’s, 310 White Bear Ave. St Paul, MN Approval of Minutes Meeting Minutes from the September 2, 2021 meeting – Motion to approve by Don O’Grady seconded by Paul Burski. Motion passed.

Chairman’s Report Alden reported that the chapter election results were final and that 19 members had voted. The current 10 board members ran unopposed and were re-elected. Nick Kornder decided to step down from the Webmaster position and Sarah Lardy ran for that position. The board will now consist of 11 members. Thank you to everyone that voted and to the board members for their support of our chapter.

Alden had suggested to Rick Coker, our Region V Director that they hold a zoom meeting for the chapter chairman of the various chapters in our region. This was held and Gary Neimanis, Mike Treece, Rick Coker and Alden were able to participate. They discussed topics relating to the chapters and Alden felt it went well.

Vice Chairman’s Report Paul reported that his daughter McKenzie received one of the $1,500 NCRS Foundation Scholarships. Harv Burski sponsored his granddaughter for this scholarship.

Treasurer’s Report.

Tim reported that all is well.

Judging Report Chris reported that we had a great year with two successful judging meets. Next week is the Nebraska Last Blast meet and several of the North Central members will be heading to Lincoln to participate. Chris said he mailed out several name tags to people that requested them who did not come to an event where they could be handed out. He noted that the cost to mailing them was almost as much as the cost for the name tag. Chris said the details for next spring’s judging meet are confirmed. It will be at Gilby’s Street Dept. new location in River Falls, WI. May 13 &14 are the dates. We are going to have a 5 point judging event. Operations and one judging section will be held on Friday and the other three sections will be judged on Saturday. A judging school will also be held.

Membership Report Jerome reported that there were no new members this month and we are still at 152 members.

Tech Report Paul reported that there would be a tech session on Saturday at Andy Piazza’s home. The front clip will be removed along with the doors and windshield. Paul said that Eric of Eric’s Repair in Bloomington would host another tech session sometime this winter if that works out with the chapter. Paul brought up that we should give some of the Paragon gift certificates to members who are willing to host a tech session to encourage their participation. This will be discussed further at our next board meeting.

Activities Report Don said our Fall Social Dinner at Mancini’s Char House is on Saturday, October 9. 34 members and spouses have signed up for this event. Three Paragon gift certificates and three bottles of wine will be given away as prizes.

Website Report Nick is going to step down from his position as webmaster. Sarah Lardy ran for the position in the board member election and will be taking over this position.

Newsletter Report Nick reported that the newsletter was sent out to the members and emeritus members. He thanked those who contributed articles.

Member-at-Large Report Kevin Sullivan reported that Jeff Graff is the Member of the Month for October. Read all about him on our chapter website, www. northcentralncrs.com.

Old/New Business There was none.

Member Comments Ken Bartos said he attended to see what goes on at the board meetings. He did mention that he has been an NCRS member for a very long time and has lived all around the upper Midwest. He had never received an invitation to join a chapter until he received one from Jerome. As an FYI, we send out an invitation to NCRS members in our area every year that do not belong to the chapter and invite them to join.

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Chapter Board Minutes November 4, 2021 Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Paul Burski, Jerome Lardy, Chris Enstrom, Kevin Sullivan, Dave Murphy, Bob Lund Board Members Absent: Nick Kornder, Don O’Grady, Tim Saarela Members present: Jeff Henry Location: Davanni’s, 310 White Bear Ave. St Paul, MN. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve minutes from the October 7, 2021 meeting – Motion to approve by Dave Murphy seconded by Bob Lund. Motion carried.

Chairman’s Report Alden reported that he received a letter from NCRS regarding our donation of $635 to the Foundation. The Donation was a direct result of physical donations made to our Chapter by the Crosby and Grivna family’s. These donations are part of an ongoing sale whose proceeds are then sent to NCRS Foundation. The Foundation awards Scholarships to deserving candidates and this year the amount of Scholarships amounted to $26,000.

Alden shared that he liked the Nebraska Chapters feature of taking pictures of participants cars at the Last Blast Judging. Likewise, Texas took pictures of all cars that were being judged and showed them on a screen when the awards were presented. Texas also had many financial sponsors donate to support the Regional.

Vice Chairman’s Report Paul reported that his daughter McKenzie received one of the $1,500 NCRS Foundation Scholarships. Harv Burski sponsored his granddaughter for this scholarship. Brad Hillhouse’s, another of our members, son also received a Scholarship. Congratulations to the winners.

Treasurer’s Report.

Tim reported that all is well.

Judging Report Chris reported that Brad Hillhouse outdid himself again making the Last Blast 2021 a memorable event for all. Many of our members from this and other chapters joined in for the fun.

Chris said the details for next spring’s judging meet are confirmed. It will be at Gilby’s Street Dept. new location in River Falls, WI. May 13 &14 are the dates. We are going to have a 5 point judging event. Operations and one judging section will be held on Friday and the other three sections will be judged on Saturday. A judging school will also be held. Chris asked the boards input on whether to charge members to attend as well as whether we should have food catered again for Friday and Saturday night. The general consensus was that we could charge between $10 and $20 per person and that catering was a good idea although we should look at how much food is provided for Friday night as we had leftovers when we catered the spring judging. Also, if we are to have subways again, only two subs need be vegetarian. We had a dozen vegetarian subs and the majority went to those who would have preferred meat.

Alden suggested we consider setting up a committee to begin planning the 2023 Regional. Chris suggested we begin after the first of the year and we can include some research on a Twin Cities location so we can review both a Rochester and a Twin Cities venue.

We also have a new tool which we acquired at the Nebraska Chapter Meet. It is a bolt remover for C2 tire carriers. This is for the pesky bolts that are difficult to remove when you take down your entire tire carrier.

Membership Report Jerome reported that there were no new members this month and he plans to send out emails about the dues for 2022. Jerome also shared that he had reviewed chapter dues for nearby chapters and they are generally consistent with our $25 dues.

Jerome made a motion to keep the dues at $25 for 2022. Paul seconded. All were in favor except Bob. Motion carried.

Tech Report Bob reported that there would be a tech session on Saturday at Chris Enstrom’s home. The Transmission, Drive Shaft, etc. will need to be removed and we need help. The Transmission, Driver Shaft, etc., could we re-install the 1st or 2nd week in December. We also need to rivet Andy’s car on some weekend.

Jerome will bring munchies and Chris will provide coffee.

Paul made a motion to give a Paragon Gift Certificate to any member who hosts a Tech Session (Board Members excluded) in an effort to encourage more members to engage with their cars. Chris seconded and the motion carried.

Activities Report Don said our Spring Social Gathering will be the last weekend in April 2022. Location will be finalized.

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Chapter Board Minutes Website Report Sarah Lardy was commissioned to help repair our website. She reported our site is now secure. Sarah also reported that she will attend the December Board Meeting to provide a visual update on all the work she has done and is doing behind the scenes.

Newsletter Report Nick reported that the newsletter always needs articles.

Member-at-Large Report Kevin Sullivan reported that Gary Goodyear is the Member of the Month for November. Read all about him on our chapter website, www.northcentralncrs.com.

Old Business: None New Business None Member Comments Jeff Henry asked how he can find out what we have for tools to lend. The Board responded that they are on our website, but if he continues to have difficulties, let us know as we may need to make it easier to access.

Jerome made the motion to adjourn and Bob seconded. Motion carried.

MEETING ADJOURNED December 2, 2021 Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Paul Burski, Jerome Lardy, Chris Enstrom, Kevin Sullivan, Dave Murphy, Bob Lund, Tim Saarela Board Members Absent: Nick Kornder, Don O’Grady Members present: Sarah Lardy Location: Davanni’s, 310 White Bear Ave. St Paul, MN Approval of Minutes Motion to approve minutes from the November 4, 2021 meeting – Dave Murphy asked for a motion to approve the minutes. Motion to approve by Jerome Lardy seconded by Bob Lund. Motion carried.

Chairman’s Report Alden thanked the Board Members for a great job this year and welcome back for 2022 with the addition of Sarah Lardy who is taking over our Website responsibilities.

Alden shared his Triple Diamond Award, now off to Mobile in July.

Vice Chairman’s Report Paul had nothing to report at this time.

Treasurer’s Report.

Tim reported that all is well.

Judging Report Chris said the details for next spring’s judging meet are confirmed. It will be at Gilby’s Street Dept. new location in River Falls, WI. May 13 &14 are the dates. We are going to have a 5 point judging event. Operations and one judging section will be held on Friday and the other three sections will be judged on Saturday. A judging school will also be held.

Chris then deferred to Dave Murphy to discuss food. Dave shared that we have the option of doing a similar appetizer buffet on Friday night with such finger food as meatballs, chicken strips, cheese and crackers, Bread and dips and desserts. Saturday morning, we can have rolls, coffee, fruit and juice with subway type sandwiches in turkey, ham, cold cuts for lunch. We will offer gluten free, vegetarian options for any guest and will identify those individuals as we do registration so we can get them what they need.

That way we can focus on dietary needs specifically. Dave is working on the expenses and will report details back by email to the Board as that gets assembled. Estimated cost for Saturday night inclusive would stay in the $15-$20 per person range and $5-$8 per person for Saturday breakfast with Saturday lunch being $10-$12 per person. Estimated number attending would be 35. The board was in support.

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we give a thank you gift to Gilbys’ for hosting and suggested it not be a Paragon Certificate.

Bob brought up the offer from Dave King from National to sell us all the manuals broken down and the binders to set up separate judging sections for $100. Chris said it was a good deal, but we already have all the current manuals for the most part and we had already gotten them in correct sections for Judging thanks to the help from Ken Enstrom.

Membership Report Jerome reported that there were no new members this month. Dues are coming in.

Tech Report Bob reported that there would be a tech session on Saturday December 11th at Chris Enstrom’s home. The Transmission, Drive Shaft, etc. will be installed and we need help.

There will be extra Tech Sessions in January and February as we have much morte to do on Chris’s car, Andy’s car and Paul has some things to get done.

Activities Report Don had nothing to share.

Website Report Sarah Lardy has made good progress on our website. She reported on three elements: 1. Security 2. Updated Theme 3. Editable into the future Sarah showed us the new site and what she has completed. She is open to ideas and is targeting to go live January 1, 2022. She will propose a new vendor than Go Daddy in the future. Sarah asked for input and the Board gladly shared some thoughts. Sarah will finish her work and give the Board a link to review some more.

Tim asked about the cost of the site annually. She said it is projected at $100.

Sarah asked the difference between the Newsletter and the Website positions. The Board explained that the newsletter was a quarterly publication whereas the Website was more virtual. The Board asked for Sarah’s input on what we could do including reviewing our Facebook.

Newsletter Report Nick reported that the newsletter always needs articles and we will be wrapping up this quarters newsletter at the end of December.

Member-at-Large Report Todd Haugen is the member of the month for December. His car would be a great display at our next Regional.

Old Business Alden asked Paul to come back in January and report on what we have accomplished versus what we were asked about in the Member Survey Paul had run.

New Business Kevin asked about a Judging School for new members. This would be about being a Judge and having a car judged. New members sometimes ask, I just bought this car – now what. There was a good Board discussion.

Paul shared this email: Nick and Paul, I’m just reaching out to let the North Central Chapter know your links page was a big help to my daughter Sarah and a school project I’m helping her with for her History class! Her teacher assigned a ‘Decades Project’ as a fun timeline of US history.

Each week, her class has been going through the decades and learning about important historical events, fashion, music and culture during those years. I’ll admit it’s been a really fun project - for both of us!

We’re on the 1960s right now and learning about car culture and how it impacted society! Your page led us to some great websites to check out, so Sarah and I wanted to make sure we thanked you :) I was hoping you could add another link to your page if it’s not too much trouble? Sarah found this timeline of the Corvette that I was impressed with! This is it.... https://www.titlemax.com/a-timeline-of-the-corvette/ Can you add a link to it on here? https://northcentralncrs.com/links/ I’d love to show Sarah and her teacher! Perhaps Sarah will even get some extra credit? Brownie points would be great with the next round of report cards coming out shortly!

The project is due tomorrow (Friday) if you get a chance to include it by then. I know the holiday season be hectic though, so if you’re busy, whenever you get a chance to it them is great! I really appreciate it :) Wishing you a very Happy Holidays, Mrs. Michelle Bass As a result, Nick added the link “Timeline of the Corvette.”

Member Comments: The Board Members were asked to update their car pictures and send to Sarah as some have new rides.

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The NCRS Membership in the North Central NCRS is open to person interested in the restoration, preservation, and history of the Corvette produced by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1953 thought 1999. NCRS is not affiliated with Chevrolet or General Motors.

Membership in the North Central Chapter of the NCRS is open to all members of the NCRS National organization. Dues payable to the North Central Chapter are $25.00 per years. All editorial materials should be sent to Nick Kornder, Editor, (Kornder@NorthernSun.org). Advertising in the North Central Newsletter is free to all active members for personal items.

Commercial advertising rates for the newsletter are: $12.50 per year for a business card; $25.00 per year for a half page ad and $50 per year for a full page ad.

Deadlines for articles and advertising are: March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year.

The NCRS Judging Process The NCRS has compiled and is constantly updating highly detailed judging standards and rules for each basic model division from 1953 through 1999. The guidelines in these NCRS Technical Information Manuals are recognized throughout the hobby as THE STANDARD in determining originality.

The judging system is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. It is not a “cleanliness contest” like other events, nor do you compete against your friends’ Corvettes. Judging is not done by some secret group of “experts”.

You can learn to judge, or you can have your Corvette evaluated by other NCRS members. 10,516 members are currently recognized for their judging expertise. They have created 27,871 NCRS judging records through NCRS events internationally to date.

New Item Added NCRS has recently announced the addition of an Award Confirmation Document Service. This service will provide a confirmation document with a complete listing from the NCRS database of the available award statistics for a specific Corvette. The presence of this confirmation document will assure the owner of the NCRS judging history on a Corvette.

NEED TOOLS?

Below is a listing of Chapter Tools, that may be checked out from the North Central Chapter Board.

NCRS North Central Chapter Tool List Contact – Don O’Grady Dial Indicator set Bearing Race Seal Tools Spindle shims misc Spindle Spacers Spring Compressor Spindle Remover Press Harmonic Remover Contact Alden Miles Club Display Contact Jerome Lardy C1 Body Lift 28

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MAKING JUDGING SHEET REFERENCES BASED ON THE C-D-C-I-F As the NCRS judging system is based on 5 different descriptions for ORIGINALITY, with each having a value of 20%, it is most helpful to the owner, that we use the same descriptions for the comments on the sheets, when we judge their cars.

C = CONFIGURATION D = DATE C = COMPLETENESS I = INSTALLATION F = FINISH The use of words like “Service Replacement”, “Reproduction” or “Restoration” are very little to no help to the owner, since they do not describe WHAT the difference to original is.

Since we judge the APPEARANCE of ORIGINALITY, we do not care where the particular judged part comes from (Original GM, Restoration Parts House or Neighbors Shed).

BAD WORDS:

INSTEAD USE:

“Wrong”

“Not Typical”

“Incorrect”

“Not Typical”

Certain parts, which do not reflect any Originality based on the CDCIF (Full Deduction) are not listed on our Standard Deduction Sheet. Such parts may be described as: SIGNIFICANTLY DISSIMILAR. A good example is the typical parts-house (AutoZone, O’Riley etc.) Cooling Fan Clutch.

Judging Example: One of the most often “non-original” parts encountered on the chassis are the shock absorbers. They are a single line item and have a value of 5 points. Based on the CDCIF we can make the following determination: Configuration: Check nuances on the shock absorber body (may be different print, “Made in Mexico” etc.)

Date: Check for presence of date. (Not necessary, if a non-typical configuration has been detected) Completeness: Are any factions missing??

Installation: Are the bolts, washers at their intended places and orientation (or reversed)??

Finish: Is the shock painted in a typical finish (lower bushings free of paint etc)??

Conclusion: A shock absorber with “Made In Mexico,” finished and installed in a typical manner would differ in the Configuration (1 Point) as well as the Date (1 point) since we know that a shock with such configuration was manufactured later than the car. Total deduction would be 2 points.

OUR COMMENTS ON THE SHEET WOULD BE: Configuration (No Pliacell Script / Delco Part Number), Date Provided by Marco Hartner 29

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For Sale C1 Parts / Corvettes 1962 Corvette, Ermine white, red interior, frame off restoration by Joe Galindo, completed April, 2010. 327 NOM; period correct, .060 over, aluminum heads, 4 speed, disc brake up front, both tops, body never hit, straight frame. $80,000. Toby, 763-221-9982, toby327340@gmail.com 56-59 NOS valve covers - Contact Craig Skaaden 612.819.7172 for more details C2 Parts / Corvettes Numerous midyear parts left over from a recent restoration. Call or email and I will send you an extensive list.

Email: rrenfandt@min.midco.net Phone 701.721.8844.

Restoration complete but I now have parts too numerous to mention. Glad to send a list, just contact my phone 651-666-7338 or email djmurphy279@gmail.com C3 Parts / Corvettes - Set of C3 rear bumpers - Asking $250 for the pair. Contact Don O’Grady. 651-503-0260 C4 Parts / Corvettes None C5 Parts / Corvettes None C6 Parts / Corvettes Mufflers off of a 2007 Corvette. $800.00 or B/O. For more information contact Toby Engen @ toby327340@gmail.com or 763-2219982, voice message or text.

C7 Parts / Corvettes None C8 Parts / Corvettes None MISC / Corvettes Various scales/years of die-cast models, Hot Wheels, kits, framed posters, etc. - Most items are Corvette, but some muscle cars included as well; Wally Grivna (member #15096) 5960 Ridge Creek Road, Shoreview, MN 55126 - Cell (612) 991-8099

https://www.facebook.com/NorthCentralNCRS/

Tech Session IDEA's INTERESTED IN HOSTING AN UPCOMING TECH SESSION? Working on your Vette? Would you like to share you experience, or need tech support with your project?

Contact Bob Lund or Paul Burski about hosting an upcoming NCRS Tech Session, or bring a project to an upcoming session.

Technical Seminars – That type of event where NCRS type restoration and preservation techniques are discussed or demonstrated. These events can take the form of how-to sessions, panel discussions, or question and answer sessions, etc.

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What Makes us NCRS

NCRS Members benefit from mountains of technical information that they can rely on. When you join the NCRS, you access the combined knowledge of thousands of previous members. A group of 19 Technical Advisors, who are recognized as the authorities in their fields, are also just a letter or e-mail away. Whatever problems that you might run into has been solved in past years by other NCRS members.

At the chapter level we are always looking for Tech Session ideas. This is NOT the chapter coming to work on your Corvette. It is the chapter coming to HELP YOU work on your Corvette as you learn more about your piece of American History. If you are currently working on your Vette and would be interested in hosting a tech session, please contact Tech Director Bob Lund or Asst. Tech Director Paul Burski.

The North Central Chapter of the NCRS has received NCRS Chapter Top Flight Award for Eight straight years!

(2012 to 2019)

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Corvette Restorer Index available.

In case you haven’t just searched around our menus looking for what is available, it is a good time to mention the Corvette Restorer Index. Looking for articles from long past issues. Search the Restorer Index to find what issue to pull out of your library. Thanks to our anonymous helper who compiled this index and keeps it updated a couple times a year.

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Bob’s Stingray Service

Corvette Repair Mechanical & Electrical Repair and Restorations ‘63-67’ Specialized Repair * Up to 1982 Body Off Restorations Experienced Workmanship Many Parts in Stock Member of NCRS Bob Lund 9319 Riverview Avenue S - Bloomington, MN 55425 612-309-0344 - bobsstingray@yahoo.com

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