August 1968
1968 officers. president vice president
secretary treasurer activities chairman membership chairman tech chairman editor parlimentarian
(Curt Kuebler Ray Cooper Cyle Arnold Ray Korfeld Peter Luelsdorf
3s8 - 2217 661 - 6642
6e4 - 1861 653-9520
925-3~5
Don Morris
284- 0387
I=logar Wagner
474- 54~52
Flamage Duane Alan RoD
781 - 6737 283 -7423
minutes- july meeting....... 0............... This combined Dinned/Dance/Business Meeting will certainly be Pemembemed as one of the high points of the 1968~a~. It was held in Pasadena at the home of the club’s good f~iend Mm. DON RICARDO. Decomating and ammangements weme in the hads of ou~ own Duane Alan. Duane, along with othe~ membems gathered early in ~he day ~o s~ing colored lanterns, a~ange ~ables, chai~s and postems. The evening was a complete sell out several days in advance and the attendance had to be held at IIW!!~!!! DON RICARD0’S ORCHESTRA supplied the music fop dancing thmoughout the evening. One novel featume was the bam - set up as a $855 raising idea. The ba~tend~ms, all giving "good honest measure", wePe vaPious club membems. Pmesident Cumt Kueblem, opened the meeting a~ 8:B5 by thanking the host fop his genemosily. Vice PPesident, Ray Coopem,also made ~ema~ks in a similam vein. Petem Luelsdomf was called on fom a ~epom~ on Activities. Dick Kodani, event chairman fo~ Adams @o Ca~ Slalom, at Rivemside~ oommen~ed on his event and p~esen%ed awards. In closing Petem and Ron Ramage gave de~ails on the coming picnic at Doheny Beach, july 28th. Cumt closed the meeting at 9:00 by mentioning the success of ou~ club membems at the meeent PORSCHE PARADE in FLORIDA. We a~e pmoud of ~h~ ~n~ showings of Paul White, Vein Covert and A1 K Alice Gmay. We undemsZand ~hey all had a fine time. LYLE ARNOLD~ Secretary COVER PHOTO:
"KAMAKAZI KODANI" du~ing one pa~ticulamly hair~aising ~un at the SLALOM in Riverside, ADAMS G0-KART TRACK. Yes, Dick~ that f~ont tire was coming off the g~ound.
The second Monday, AUGUST 12, 8:00 PM. at ALEXANDRIA AVENUE SCHOOL Auditorium, 4211 0akwood Avenue, Los Angeles. This is the p~ogram you have waited fo~! Finally your requests are acknowledged!! FILMS OF OUR OWN PCA-LA EVENTS!!! Come out and see yourself in films, participating in club events of the recent past. Some episodes are a real gas, good for many laughs, so be there and enjoy it! Guests ALWAYS welcome, see you there. Happiness is the most successful meeting of the year. The FIRST MID-SUMMER DINNER/DANCE/MEETING of July was indeed a success, thanks to all of you who enjoyed the fine food and developed such a great thirst while dancing to the DON RICARD0 Band under the stars. The evidence amounts in support of those who claim that this club really likes social events. Thanks also to all those who worked hard to make it a success. Their greatest reward is in knowing that all that participated had a ball. We look forward now to the really BANG-UP party at the ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY in December, plans for which are now in progress. RAY COOPER, vice president
LUCKY
RALLYE
It’s RALLYE time again, and AUGUST is the month for the annual PCA-LA "LUCKY 7" Rallye. It would be interestins to know the origin o~ this title. I understand that it originally stood for 7 past pmesiden~s, this rallye is always put on by past presidents. Last year it was called "Lucky 7 + 2". This yea~ it will just be called "Lucky 7". Past presiden~ and mallyemasTer DALE BOYD with the assistance of his lovely wife HELEN will be presenting the August event. The start will be from PREBLES RESTAURANT, on FIGUEROA near AVENUE in PASADENA,(near junction of Golden State and Pasadena Frwy.). Starting Time is i0:00 A.M.~ AUGUST 25, Sunday. Entry fee is $3.00 for all cars, members and non-members. There will be two classes, S.O.P. AND NAVIGATIONAL. The route will cover approx. 125 miles thru territory that Dale has guaranteed will not be in the HEAT BELT, (no desert). It will be a Navigation Type Rallye and ALL MAKES OF CARS ARE WELCOME. The Rallye will end within several miles from the start. For information phone: DALE BOYD, 790-~298, CURT KUEBLER, ~98-2217, R.Ramage, 781-6.7~7
ADAMS GO-KART SLALOM FINALS ........ NAME
CAR TYPE
CLUB
is% TIME
2nd TIME
Shoemake~ MeInerney Schneide~ Riehards Wagnem
356A 356A 356A 356A 356A
PCA-LA PCA-LA
6~.16 6--~.~6 67.33 70.60 73.33
6~.51 66.92 ~ ~ 72.93
21. T. Clark 2. R. Kodani *3. R. Summe~ou~ *4. B. Waugaman 5. P. Bmown 6. F. Welles 7. K. Sylvester 8. S. Forward 9. R. Walker i0. P. Luelsdorf Ii. T. Balsilue 12. K. KaviE 13. F. Rigoni 14. R. Ramage 15. V. Reed CLASS III
912 912 912 356C 356ConvD 912 912 356B 356C 912 912 356C 912 912 912
PCA-LA PCA-RIV PCA-LA PCA-RIV PCA-RIV PCA-LA PCA-RIV PCA-LA PCA-RIV
62.85 63.~i 65.38 6~.00 66.56 67.02 67.02 67.77 67.91 67.95 70.92 69.32 74.16 78.~i DNR
62.14 ~-~ ~ 66.32 66.50 67.17 67.65 67.28 67.34 67.53 67.78 69.84 72.97 76.11 DNR
*i.
356B 356C 356B 356B 356C
PCA-LA
62.77
PCA-LA PCA-LA -
64.36 66.02 6"7-76-5" DNR
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66.54 67.58 68.~1 69.75
CLASS I ~l. 2. 3. 4. 5.
L. B. J. J. R.
CLASS II
2. 3. ~.
5.
D. Morris R. Cooper T. Ohmer B. Boyd
B. Johnson
70.08
CLASS
IV
*1. *2.
B. Ya~es D. R. Ludden
911T 356C
PCA-OC -
59.10 60.66
59.59 69.92
*3. ~.
L.D. Smith M. F~edman H. Amann E. N. F~iesen
911S 356B
PCA-OC PCA-LA PCA-LA
60.05 ~ 62.11
~ 60.38
5. 6.
356C
911
3
62.78
64.50 62.6~
7. 8. 9. 10. ii.
62.99 65.65 64.06 64.24 6B.41 66.53 DNR
62.77 53.61 63.73 65.40 64.51 67.78 DNR
911 911S 911 911 356B 911 911S
PCAPCA-RIV PCA-RIV PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-OC
J. Carton
356Spd.
-
58.97ftd
59.53
B. Doell
904
-
~
DNR
356C 911S 912 911
PCA-OC PCA-OC PCA-
66.65 63.09 63.65 67.42
65.79 63.56 67.40 65.39
D. G. C. T. B.
Garrett Terrace Woofter Abrahmensen Briffet
12.
K. Fields
13.
J. Chandler
CLASS V *i.
2.
CLASS VI WOMEN
Class
K. G. C. S.
III IV II IV
*I. 2. 3. 4.
Kious Smith Squires Garrett
august teaser The following combinations of letters appeared as words in the June, 1968~ issue of PANORAMA:
TBAUDCROEERR SMALLO
DIDOMFEI POTSHODCSRIHR TRECOBAI L MAFIM
GOREIN RATGISNOUSCO ZOELIPI PRYTOH RINNGUDETACO IGASINNI BEZTIDERA The longest list of correctly unscrambled words received by
August 10th at: P.C.A. BOX 66515 L.A., 90066 wins a valuable prize fop its PCA-LA member sender, at the August meeting. In case of a tie, earliest postmark determines the winner.
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Excellent solutions to the July Teaser were received f~om: Allan Crane, Glenn Mulligan, Jeff Medwin, Rick Rezinas, Jack Lissack, and Newell Stevens. The following most concise solution was submitted by Elton Mosher: Place 3 push rods on one side and 3 on the other side of the balance. If both sets are equal, compare the remaining 2 push Nods to find the heaviest. If one side of the sets of ~ is heavier, compare two of the three. If the two balance, the third is the heaviest. If the two don’t balance, the heaviest is indicated. Elton’s prize is a Unisyn Carb synchronizer, courtesy of Royze, Inc., of Inglewood. CURT KUEBLER, PRESIDENT
IUNE TECH MEETING THE JUNE TECH MEETING WAS HELD AT AUTOS AN IN¢,~ WHERE STU HAGGART GAVE A DEMONSTRATION OF THE AUTOSCAN CHASSIS DYNOMOMETER WITH PCA’ERS 2 911’S AND A 355 SC THE SUBdECT OF THIS MEETING SHOULD REALLY HAVE BEEN THE "SEARCH FOR FRIESEN’S LOST PORSCHE PONIES" AS THE MANY ONLOOKERS WERE SPECULATING ON HOW HIS "STOCK" 911 COULD BE LOSING SOHE 30 REAR WHEEL HORSEPOWER, A TOUR OF AUTOSCANtS PRODUCTION FACILITIES WAS ALSO
INCLUDED.
AUGUST TECH MEETING A TUNE-UP CLINIC will be conducted aT The Augus~ Teeh MeeTing Wednesday, August 28Th.
Be at Trans Ocean Motors in Pasadena,
130 N. Sierra Madre (Walnut & Sierra Madre) at 7:30 P.M. An expert from Champion Sparkplug Co. will be there to show how to read your pluKs (Champion pluKs preferred of course)
Subjects
cover~i will be valve adjustment procedure, ignition timin~ with
strobe, carb synchronization, etc. Roger Wagner, Tech Chariman
FIRST IN CLASS, THIRD OVERALL, SECOND OVERALL- ENTIRE
PARA~
ed: This ph°to tak.en ~n April be[ore pmnting.
Capt. Vern Covert, PCA. LA Concours
By GLEN HARCuS
Concours Chairman Th~ S°nnenFest Par at the p ¯ ade Co W~ _CA Co~mtr,, , In . PMm _ ncour~ on ~oone,~da,~ ~_ "~ C~mt~ o. will , . be held .
cour~
;~, "’~., JUne ~6 at lt~’~"t’ael~ Gardens
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FIRST PLACI~ WINNER
pCA - LA Mr. Paul White, "’AU#ocross "’ "’~" Aufocror~ Ch~irmon
merits dicta,~ -
~u ~o as to ~e
Same tim~ .......
1968 SONNENFEST
uaC~Ward t~ - .7"’~ move
-2"" ~ wo Heuer ~" -,,~ere
~P .rm~t 2 cars on the t~mers will be~ ~Ver 90
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Wanted:
Rear deck luggage rack for 356A Porsche. Prefer factory rack with wings, but will consider other models. MUST be single grill mounting and in reasonable condition. Phone Mike Bahe or Monte Richard ............. 349-2484
Wanted:
S-90, SC, or 912 fan housing. Must be in good condi= tion. Phone Roger Wagner, GR 4-5452, BR 2-2091, Or work 781-8211 X ~393.
Swap or Sell: Matched set of 5 McAfee Aluminum wheels. These are early wheels for 900 series, 5.50 wide g with max. offset. Will swap for 5 factory 5.50 wide chrome wheels or for 5 factory 4.50 wide mag. wheels. Will sell outright for $175.00 for 5. Nuts g spinners included. Tire swapping also a possibility. Phone R. Downie 346-6675 after 6PM. For Sale: 1965 Porsche "C" cabriolet ruby red, Blaupunkt AM/FM, ski rack, very fine condition. (On vacation during August 3 - ii, call before or after) Ted Metz, evenings phone .............. 795-7401. For Sale: Five 1968 51/2 inch painted wheels mit hubcaps - $60. Outside rear view mirror - 1968 original type - $5. 0 to 1 inch Helios mictrometer - 810. contact Joe Schneider - 398-2217. For Sale: 912 Flywheel (new) $39. Clutch pressure plates (new) 180mm $25. each~ 200mm $26. each. Front suspension arms (new) upper $14., lower $17. Set of 356A brakes
complete (se~) $60. Set of GT front brakes, factory scoops (set) $99. 3566 stub axles 5 tins pin assy’s. complete $27. each. 3~6C stub axles ~ rlng pin assy’s. complete $27. each. SC c~nnecting rod $9. Transmission case(644-741) $25. each. Pair, rear axle tubes ~ bearing carriers $16. pair. Set of S-90 push rods $I~. set. 356 A OR B wheels 7" wide, $19. each. 356 A 0R B wheels 5 1/2" wide, $15. each. Set of 1600N tappets $9. set.
Complete rocker assy. 356A 1600 Super $19. each.
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Car-
buretor bowl cove~s for S-90, SC, 912 $9. each. Cast iron cyls. 1600, ~5. each.,S-90 eyls., $2. each. Carre~a clutch (all 180mm flywheels) 89. each. Two 5.00/9.1015 Fimestones (some tmead) $9. each. Two 9.40-15 Goodyears (same size as Fimestones) Half T~ead÷+ $ii. each. Contact Ha~ald Von Keszycki, days 8~7-516~, eve.883~900. WANTED:
SpeedsteP seat, one only, upholstery is unimportant but would like bottom padding to be in good shape. Phone Ron RamaEe ..................... 781-6737/983-0763
We are well past the year’s half-way point and the pace quickens daily. Oum Tech Chairman chalked up anotheP success with the Autoscan dyno demonstmation. NICK, KEN and JIM found out their true performance potential. Looks like Jim’s blue SC with the clean yellow engine really puts out the rear wheel ponies. Activities Chairman Luelsdorf’s June Slalom with Dick Kodani as eventmastem was another fine example of the enthusiasm and cooperation which made ou~ events a success. Watch for a profess’ionally made film of the Adams Slalom at oum August meeting. Will YOU be in it? Not too many PCA-LA’ers fiEured that the July party would be bett~r than advertised. BUT it definitely WAS! Our thanks to the or~anizer~ Duane Alan and his crew of planners, and especially to Don Ricardo for the hospitality and music. PCA fun lovers will take note and plan to send reservations for the 1968 GRAND FINALE (ChrisZmas Pamty~ that is) in early in case too many people want to join in the fun. A word to the wise ..............
The Los AnEeles ReEion was well repPesented at the Sonnenfest Parade in Florida. The Coverts with their customized ~0~ brought back thPee trophies: First in class for Concours, Third overall for Concours,.and Second overall for the entire Parade. We are proud to have such devoted Porsche enthusiasts as Ada and Vern in the L.A. ReEion. We are also very proud of Paul White and his flashin~ wheels for capturing the First place trophy in 912 Autocross. At the meetinE just ask Paul what the scuba divers stationed outside each turn at the Autocross track were waitinE for.
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Not to be overlooked ave A1% Alice Gmay for the enthuslastic SUppOrt they ~ave fellow L.A. PCAer’s, despite the cost of a new paint ~ob for their g~een 912. This months meeting featumes a carefully edited showing of "see how you looked at the last events" films. This, of coumse, in addition to the continuing levity and good fellowCurt Kuebler, President
_Tech Tips II
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Did you ever wonder why some 911 owners remove their f~ont bumpers when racing? On the occasion of trying to pound out some dents in mine I had to memove the bumper. After it crashed to the g~ound I tried ~o lift it. It’s unbelievably heavy, wei~hin~ 75 ibs. because of the two cast iron ballast weiKhts Klued inside. The weights, which a~e ~emovable, were devised, in my opinion, as a mathe~ crude way of improvin~ front end handlln~ stability. Removin~ it improves the power to weiKht ~atio by 3% (with driver). The factory alloy wheels weiKh about 13 lbs. vs the standard 5 1/2 steel wheels weighing in at a shade over 19 Ibs. Remove the inne~ tubes, ~o to lighter weight racing tires and their mims and you’ll save about 50 lbs. total. The alloy wheels ame available fmom the factory as bi~ as 7" X 15" ROGER WAGNER, TECH CHAIRMAN HAVE YOU TRIED THIS: Soak a dimty set of spark plugs or pistons in an ammonia solution overniKht and see what happens to the cambon deposits. CURT KUEBLER, PRESIDENT
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630 S. Shatto Pl., L.A. (213) 385 3241
Our first new member profile this month is of MICKIE and KEN FIELDS. They are owners of a ’67 0SSI BLUE 911 Coupe. They have been quite active already, in fact have attended every event ~his summer. Ken is a Vice-Princlpal during his OFFPORSCHE HOURS, and they reside at 8231 Melba Ave., Canoga Park, 9130~, Can be reached by dialing 883-8766. Next: Another technically minded engineer has been added to our midst. Mr. EARLE N. DeSOT0 along with his wife MARJORIE. If you see a new ’66 White 911 Coupe at the "Lucky 7" Rallye it will probably be them. They will have a way to come, from Redondo Beach, 2008 Marshallfield Lane, 90278. If some of you beachites want to drive up together they can be reached at home. We also have a transfer member from the GOLDEN GATE REGION this month. Mr. Les Chang, who will take up residence at 2900 Lakeside Drive in Los Angeles, 90028. We’ll be looking for you at the August meeting, Les. Another transfer from the SAN DIEGO REGION. Mr. DONALD L. GOLENSKIE, ~818 Cortland Dr., Corona Del MaP, 92625 Several members on occasion move around, in this case I say thank goodness. JOE AND KATHIE SCHNEIDER have finally given up their homestead in the country and become ginuwine city folks. They are living at 8905 Reading Ave., Los Angeles, 900~5. And you can reach Joe duping the day at 398-2217. Also movinE around is Mr. RICHARD FISCHER has moved from Pomona to Montelair (91763). He will be at 5676 Holt Blvd.
Largest magnesium die casting replaces aluminum in 6-cyl Porsche The 6-cylinder Porsche, a record- crankcase, but improves engine, for Porsche racing cars over a 3-yr breaker in its own right, now uses ’pick-up’ by shaving 22 lb off its period. One of the race cars, the what is claimed to be the largest and
weight."
Carrera-6, did 187 mph on the Le
most complex magnesium die casting ever made on a production basis (see photo). It is a 36.6 lb (assembled) crankcase which, according to Dow Chemical, "costs no more to produce than the previous aluminum
Hit 187 mph at Le Mans Although the magnesium crankcase has been used on Porsche% 911 series only since the beginning of the year, a .prototype model was introduced and subsequently approved
Mans straightaway. And recently, Forsche’s came in 1-2-3 at Daytona and 1-2 at Sebring. Successful use of the magnesium crankcase in Porsche racers, led to its current u~e in the 911 series. It
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took only 10 mo for static tests, road tests and tool changes to switch from the aluminum to the magnesium crankcase. The metal is supplied by Dow to Mahle G.m.b.H, Stuttgart, West Germany, where the crankcases are pressure die cast. According to Dow, work time for the crankcase was cut 10 to 15% below the previous permanent mold aluminum casting. The magnesium crankcase is die cast with integral screw, oil and safety valve holes, whereas these holes had to be bored in the aluminum crankcase. Other magnesium engine parts All told, 48.68 lb of magnesium die castings are used in the 911 series engine. In addition to the crankcase, they are: chain housing (3.53 lb), chain housing cover (1.41 lb), camshaft housing cover (1.63 lb), cooling fan (1.48 lb), cooling fan housing (2.71 lb) and suction pipe (1.32 lb). In addition to the above, a magnesium transmission housing, already used on a number of racers, is in the planning stage at Porsche for the production series cars.
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