El Portal - Yosemite Region

El Portal
Yosemite Region
Porsche Club of America
July, 2012
http.//yos.pca.org
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The New Porsche Boxster has finally arrived ! Porsche of
Livermore invites you to join us for the unveiling !!
Escape to new realms of performance in the all-new 2013 Boxster. A two-seat tribute to record-setting roadsters of the
past. Porsche of Livermore invites you to experience the unveiling of this new and exciting Roadster! If you were fortunate
enough to join us for the 991 party, we know you had a fantastic time and will join us for the Boxster event as well ! This
unveiling will be even bigger than the 991 launch so please be sure to RSVP ahead of time. One of our local wineries will
be catering this event and the weather should be excellent The event will be held on Saturday July 7th 4:30-8:00 PM
RSVP at PorscheLivermore@gmail.com or call 925-447-6400 and ask to be added to the list for the Boxster event!
RSVP at PorscheLivermore@gmail.com or call 925-447-6400
Porsche of Livermore
3100 Las Positas rd.
Livermore, CA 94551
925-447-6400
www.PorscheofLivermore.com
www.livermore.porschedealer.com
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Porsche Club of America
Yosemite Region
Contents
Board of Directors
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Memebership
Director
Webmaster
Chris Dias
(209) 634-2948
chriscarts@sbcglobal
.net
Steve Searles
onethousandminus89@
comcast.net
Steve Perry
quiz2573@yahoo.com
Andrew Goreff
agorreff@ainet.com
Don Chaisson,
dachaisson@comcast.
net
Virginia Swanberg
(209) 368-3596
swan04@ymail.com
From the Prez
Yosemite Events
Zone Events
Replacing Shifter Couplings
Board Meeting Minutes
Membership Report
The Final Lap
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Front Cover Photo by: Paul Czopek
Newsletter Editor
Paul Czopek
(209) 531-1942
p.czopek@clearwire.net
Zone 7 Rep.
Sharon Neidel
sharonneidel@yahoo.com
com
Changes of address or questions regarding delivery of El Portal should be directed to Paul
Czopek at p.czopek@clearwire.net or write to: 904 Changason Way, Modesto, Ca. 95351.
El Portal, published monthly by Yosemite Region, PCA is intended to inform members of club or club-related
activities and other matters of interest. Typed or printed contributions and photographs are welcome and should
be submitted to the editor. Contributions will be returned to the author only if requested. The deadline for all
contributions is the tenth of the month prior to the month of publication. The views and opinions expressed within
the newsletter are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Yosemite Region of the Porsche Club of
America.
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CARLSEN PORSCHE CONCOURS
Presented by Golden Gate Region, Porsche Club of America
This event is a part of the 2012 PCA Zone 7 Concours Series
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Carlsen Porsche Dealership
Series 2012
3636 Haven Avenue, Redwood City, CA
Rally
Concours
Autocross
Entry Fee: $30.00 per Car • Display Only: Free
Car Placement from 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M.
Judging begins at 10:00 A.M. • Awards will be presented at 2:00 P.M.
Entry Fee includes a Catered Buffet Lunch for Two.
Directions: From Highway 101, exit East onto Marsh Road and turn left onto Haven Avenue.
For Information, call Larry Adams at (650) 345-2232 or e-mail OldCarNut@aol.com
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Yosemite Region Events
June 12
July 28
Aug. 26
Oct. 7
Monthly Board Meeting , August, 14. Location to
be determined.
“Ferdinand Porsche, Genius of the Legacy”. At
Angelina’s Restaurant, 1563 E. Fremont St,
Stockton, Ca. at 5:30 pm. See flyer for details
Yosemite Region Zone concours at Delta
College in Stockton.
Joint Diablo/Yosemite Zone Concours at Porsche
of Livermore
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Zone Events Calendar
July 8-14
July 14
July 14-15
July 22
July 28
July 29
Aug 4
Aug. 5
Aug. 11
Aug. 17
Aug. 17-19
Sept. 7-9
Sept. 8-9
Sept. 8-9
Sept. 16
Sept. 16
Sept. 22
Sept. 30
Oct. 8
Oct. 14
Oct. 20
Oct. 21
Nov. 8-11
Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah
MBR Zone Concours
GGR DE at Thunderhill
SVR autocross at Mather Field
LPR autocross #5 at Marina
5th Annual GGR picnic and concours
LPR autocross #6 at Marina
GGR Zone Concours at Carlsen Porsche
Redwood regional autocross at Santa Rosa
Legends of the Autobahn Concours, Carmel Valley
Monterey Sports Reunion (aka Monterey Historics)
Rolex Grand Am, Laguna Seca, Porsche Corral
GGR DE/Time Trials at Thunderhill
GGR/Zone 7 Autocross at Marina
SVR regional autocross at Mathers Field
SVR Zone Concours at Niello Porsche
Redwood regional autocross at Santa Rosa
Redwood/Zone 7 Concours at Ledson Winery
Diablo/Yosemite Zone Concours at Porsche of Livermore
LPR regional autocross at Marina
Redwood regional autocross at Santa Rosa
SVR regional autocross at Mather Field
Escape to the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, Ar.
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Wayne Craig is a former member of PCA-YOS and a Blackhawk Docent. He has
prepared a Porsche presentation for Blackhawk and has offered to share it with us.
Emphasis is on Porsche history from the beginning, but includes current information.
July 28, 2012
No host happy hour 5:30 to 6:30 PM, Dinner 6:30 PM
Presentation following dinner
at
Angelinas, 1563 East Fremont, Stockton, CA
From Highway 99 take Fremont Street exit, go west on Fremont, a little over a mile to
Angelinas. It is on the north side of the street shortly before Wilson Way
The menu choices include
Choice of minestrone soup or salad bar, garlic bread & non-alcoholic beverage
Plus choice of
Spaghetti (with meat sauce, meatless, pesto, butter, hot & spicy, or clam sauce) or
Lasagna or Ravioli or Fettuccini Alfredo or Spaghetti & Ravioli Combination
$20.00 per person
Make checks payable to PCA-YOS
Checks must be received by July 15, 2012
Mail to
Norm Swanberg
15721 Free Road
Lodi, CA 95242
swan04@ymail.com
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Replacing Shifter Couplings
By: Steve Searles
Ok, let’s start this tech off right. A fellow Yosemite member, Tim was having
issues with the ill-shifting 915 transmission in his 911. I had driven it and it was
not the smooth shifting machine that left the motherland decades ago. I also
had a bit of an issue with transmission. My research on problem led to another
PCA member from Bellevue, Washington, named Ed Mitchell. It seems he has
earned the nickname “Coupler Whisperer” (www.thecouplerwhisperer.com.
When Ed’s own shifter was giving him issues, he took it personally, got out the
tools and went to work. His efforts lead to the shift coupler rebuild service that
he now owns. You ship Ed your old coupler (he does have an exchange program)
and he provides you with a rebuilt shift coupler with CNC cut bushings installed.
For the do it yourself guy, he sells the bushings separately. Ed even has video on
how to change your bushings. It is much better than trying to read direction and
follow along, and his sense of humor really comes through.
The re-bushed coupler goes in easy with just a few tools. A Phillips head
screwdriver, two 13mm wrenches and 20 minutes, is all you need. You simply
remove the cover plate located at the rear of the shifter tunnel, place your
transmission in neutral, loosen the spine bolt; loosen the shifter linkage bolt
and remove. As they say, installation is the reverse of the removal. The key is to
adjust the shifter per the factory service manual or the Bentley Service Manual
for Porsches. The main thing to remember is to leave the locking nut on the clap
loose, turn the selector shaft counter clockwise (toward passenger side) leaving
the shift lever in the neutral plane and pull the lever towards your driver seat
until the lever contacts the stop, then tighten the clamping nut. Take the car for
a drive and keep in mind the setting method does allow a redo. When we did
Tim’s car, we had to makes two adjustment. I had to make only one adjustment
when I worked on my car .
The 915 transmission does get a bad rap, and for some reason always
has. But with no slop in the shifter and proper adjustment it will shift as
Porsche intended it to. If anyone has questions about the procedure, you
can contact Ed at ivangene@msn.com. Orders can be placed there also.
Current pricing is $45 for the rebuilt coupler or $35 dollars for the kit. Also,
as a favor to a fellow PCA members, I will offer my assistance if you need
it. You can contact me at onethousandminus89@comcast.net.
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The ultimate start to your historics
weekend!
An all-German marque event featuring Porsche, BMW, MercedesBenz & Audi
concours & club corrals.
Friday, August 17
7 AM – 4 PM
Rancho Cañada Golf Club
4860 Carmel Valley Road • Carmel
Corral Parking - $30
Judged Cars - $60
For information, visit:
http://zone77.org
Find us at FACEBOOK @ Legends of the Autobahn
Preregistration required through www.motorsportreg.com
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Yosemite Region
Concours on Campus
Sunday, August 26
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, California
Sponsored by Porsche of Livermore
Entry fee is $25.00
Judging starts at 10 a.m.
A box lunch will be available for $7.50
Directions: From I-5 take March Lane east approximately
1 1/2 miles to Pacific Avenue. Turn left onto Pacific and proceed to Yokuts. Turn left onto Yokuts and follow the signs.
To enter or for more information, contact:
Paul Czopek: axnut@att.net
or phone (209) 531-1942
Entrant Information
Name___________________________________________
Address_________________________________________
E-mail___________________________Phone__________
Car_____________________________________________
Wash & Shine
Street
Full Concours
Other
Please send to: Paul Czopek: 904 Changason Way
Modesto, Ca. 95351
E-mail: axnut@att.net
Phone: 209-531-1942
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Board Meeting Minutes
The June meeting was called to order at 7:25 p.m. at Angelini’s Restaurant in Turlock. In attendance were: Chris and Tina
Dias, Norm and Virginia Swanberg, Steve Perry, Paul Czopek,
Andrew Goreff and Luis Teixeira.
President’s Report: Chris commented on how good the new
web site looks.
Vice-President’s Report: Steve Searles did not attend the
meeting.
Secretary’s Report: In Steve Searles absence, Paul presented
the report and the minutes of last month’s meeting were approved, as printed in the El Portal.
Newsletter Editor’s Report: The expenses for the June El
Portal were $145.26 for printing, postage and supplies.
Membership Report: We have 3 new members. Primary
membership is 112, Affiliate membership is 87 for a total of
199 members.
Goodie Store Report: One sale of a Zone 7 grill badge for
$20.00. Paul discussed the new PCA webstore which allows
regions to sell apparel with the region’s logo through the PCA
site. There is no charge to the region and quarterly rebates
based on sales can be paid to the region. Approval was given to
explore participation in the program.
Treasurer’s Report: Income, $1576.00 (includes sale of old
autocross trailer). Expenditure, $329.06.
Old Business: Concours site has been set for Delta College.
Norm has not received any RSVP’s for the July dinner. Access
to web site is back and the site has been updated.
New Business: Andrew Goreff has volunteer to take over the
Secretary position and to run for the position in the November
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Officers Election. The board decided to not have a July meeting because three board members will be on vacation at that
time. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, August 14. The
site has yet to be determined buy will be announced to the
membership via e-mail.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Submitted by Paul Czopek
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Membership Report
New Members
Rangu Chandran, 2007 Carrera S, Modesto
Dave & Robin Huckaby, 2007 Boxster, Modesto
Steve Prohaska, 2002 Boxster, Stockton
Anniversaries
Kurt & Sandy Cooper, 1985, 27 years
Dave Cleworth & Deb Eldridge, 2001, 11 years
Chris & Tia Dias, 2002, 10 years
Raymond & Dyan Ainger, 2005, 7 years
Stephen Tsang, 2006, 6 years
Willaim & Nancy Jackson, 2011, 1 year
Jeff & Donna LeBeouf, 2011, 1 year
George & Fiona Sanchez. 2011, 1 year
Members
Associate Members
Total
112
87
199
If your name appears above, it is time to renew your membership.
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The Final Lap
by Paul Czopek
While attending this year’s Graffiti Car Show, I stumbled
across the beauty pictured on the front cover. Dennis Watson
had this 1959 356 on display and was able to pass on some
interesting details about the car. It was order from the factory
by long time Modesto Porsche mechanic, Walter Ruppel, when
he worked for Deet Eickel VW/Porsche (yes, Modesto had a
Porsche dealership in 1959). He ordered the car with Rudge
racing wheels not know what they cost. They were a $1500.00
option on a car that already had a sticker price of $4500.00
in 1959! Needless to say, there was a lot of pressure to make
sure the car would be sold. To that end, the factory authorized
“European” script was applied to the front fenders per Porsche
instructions. Luckily for Walter, the car sold very quickly and
he was able to keep his job.
Neither the Rudge wheels or the “European” script are common items, so to see them both on one car is very unusual.
Enjoy your Porsche and we’ll see you soon,
Paul
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Yosemite Region
Porsche Club of America
904 Changason Way
Modesto, Ca. 95351