Pietenpol-List: Alamo City Corvair College
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 9:13 am
Original Posted By: "Gadd, Skip"
Howdy, Vairheads;I got a call from William Wynne last night. As I suspected, he had left for New Jersey just before Christmas so when he got back to Florida his email account was jammed, his phone answering machine was full, and who knows what he had waiting for him at the post office box. But... we're looking good for the upcoming College and folks who called or wrote to him for parts should be getting action pretty quickly.An important correction to note. William prepared and mailed the most recent Corvair Flyer (his printed newsletter) late at night so he got the dates for the College wrong. If you see something about Jan. 16-17 don't despair... it is still set for Saturday, Jan. 18. William will be arriving sometime around noon on Friday to get set up, but the main workday is Saturday with details and mop-up on Sunday if anyone is still around and wants to do anything further. William will be bringing manuals, prop hubs, oil pans, hybrid studs, and other items that he sells. We will also have a press (for piston pins and crank hubs), compressed air and tools, jigs for holding case halves and cylinders, and assembly lube/form-a-gasket/lubriplate type stuff.Things to bring if you're building an engine (or dismantling, or converting): bring your own hand tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and a big hammer ;o) also plenty of carb cleaner and degreaser if you're dismantling or cleaning/prepping. If you have any sort of folding tables or portable workbenches, those will be helpful too. Rags are always needed (such as discarded Texas Aggies shirts) and coffee cans or other containers for dismantled stuff.The CORSA guys might be looking over our shoulders just for fun and general interest, and the local EAA chapter members have all been invited via this month's Chapter newsletter and email. I'll be giving the program on 1/11 to the Chapter and of course it will be on the Corvair. My plan is to have a table up front with the complete, disassembled, painted and prepped engine available for show and tell, as well as the manual available for browsing. There shouldn't be a speck of grease or grime on any of it! Thanks to Mark Langford and Pat Panzera for setting the construction and cleanliness standards high for the rest of us to follow.I will post updates and more detailed directions on getting to San Geronimo Airpark on the http://www.corvaircraft.com main webpage (thanks, Pat!)Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
Howdy, Vairheads;I got a call from William Wynne last night. As I suspected, he had left for New Jersey just before Christmas so when he got back to Florida his email account was jammed, his phone answering machine was full, and who knows what he had waiting for him at the post office box. But... we're looking good for the upcoming College and folks who called or wrote to him for parts should be getting action pretty quickly.An important correction to note. William prepared and mailed the most recent Corvair Flyer (his printed newsletter) late at night so he got the dates for the College wrong. If you see something about Jan. 16-17 don't despair... it is still set for Saturday, Jan. 18. William will be arriving sometime around noon on Friday to get set up, but the main workday is Saturday with details and mop-up on Sunday if anyone is still around and wants to do anything further. William will be bringing manuals, prop hubs, oil pans, hybrid studs, and other items that he sells. We will also have a press (for piston pins and crank hubs), compressed air and tools, jigs for holding case halves and cylinders, and assembly lube/form-a-gasket/lubriplate type stuff.Things to bring if you're building an engine (or dismantling, or converting): bring your own hand tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and a big hammer ;o) also plenty of carb cleaner and degreaser if you're dismantling or cleaning/prepping. If you have any sort of folding tables or portable workbenches, those will be helpful too. Rags are always needed (such as discarded Texas Aggies shirts) and coffee cans or other containers for dismantled stuff.The CORSA guys might be looking over our shoulders just for fun and general interest, and the local EAA chapter members have all been invited via this month's Chapter newsletter and email. I'll be giving the program on 1/11 to the Chapter and of course it will be on the Corvair. My plan is to have a table up front with the complete, disassembled, painted and prepped engine available for show and tell, as well as the manual available for browsing. There shouldn't be a speck of grease or grime on any of it! Thanks to Mark Langford and Pat Panzera for setting the construction and cleanliness standards high for the rest of us to follow.I will post updates and more detailed directions on getting to San Geronimo Airpark on the http://www.corvaircraft.com main webpage (thanks, Pat!)Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________