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MAY 2019
OCMC CLUB PICNIC
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President
Craig Kamansky (714) 469-9517 [email protected]
The Orange County Mustang News and the Orange County Mustang Club are not responsible for any opinions or statements, except our own, that may appear in this publication, nor for the integrity of persons selling or buying car parts and accessories or advertising their services in the publication. Rights to material published herein are owned by the individual authors. Persons wishing to reprint any article or story must obtain the permission of the author(s)
As of
April 2019 (By Teri Sulser)
Single Memberships: 99 Dual Memberships: 182 Total Memberships: 281 Total Members 463
Vice President Paul Montesano (714) 397-0675
Secretary Kathie Thompson (657) 456-3869
CLUB ADDRESS TO: OCMC
P.O. Box 601 Brea, CA 92822
Treasurer Michele Gammerino (949) 874-9316
OTHER CLUB CONTRIBUTORS
Membership Chairman Teri Sulser (714) 315-3450
Newsletter Editor Janice Jacques (951) 743-6390
Equipment Manager (position available)
Club Items Chairman Terry Matthews (949) 212-8683
Club Items Team Terry & Gerry Matthews,
Viva Palumbo, Jeannie Weiss As of April 24, 2019
(by Michele Gammerino)
Starting Balance $14,879.11 Income $1,067.29 Expenses $1,234.66 Ending Balance $14,711.74
Sergeant at Arms Ivan Thompson
Opportunity Drawing Team Sue Arnold
Opportunity Drawing Chairman Sue Arnold (714) 767-3147
Club Photographers Steve Pavich (714) 322-7561
[email protected] Steve Sumpter
Parlimentarian Larry Rhinehart (909) 730-3005
2019 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
2 new memberships – Club T-Shirt and $10 worth of Raffle Tickets! 4 new memberships – Free club membership for 1 year. 6 new memberships – Mustang Jacket w/name and $10 worth of Raffle Tickets!
Make sure your name is on the membership application of anyone you sponsor!
GENERAL INFO: (714) 397-0675
THE ORANGE COUNTY MUSTANG CLUB In 1987 a group of individuals, who appreciated the beauty and performance of the Ford Mustang, joined together to form the Orange County Mustang Club. Their purpose was to promote the restoration, preservation and enjoyment of the Ford Mustang. To perpetuate this goal members, pay early dues, meet monthly, promote car shows, hold social activities, take cruises, and attend parades and other activities to foster their love for the Ford Mustang. Any person who owns or appreciates the Ford Mustang, no matter what model or year, is welcome to join, Ownership is not obligatory, but enthusiasm is.
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Janice Jacques, Editor [email protected]
Contributors this Month: Craig Kamansky, Paul Montesano,
Teri Sulser, Barb DeLong, Steve Sumpter, Steve Pavich, Claudia Blakee, Frank Valdez
The Newsletter Team A Message from your President
List of 2019 Club Events
OCMC vs. Cool Runnin’ Camaros in Bowling
Fabulous Fords Forever
Outlaw Corner
FROM YOUR EDITOR: Hi Everyone, Please feel free to post your pictures or stories, items for sale, or events that you hear of on
the OCMC Facebook page..… It’s there for you to use.
If anyone has a Newsletter article idea or I am looking for someone’s project car “that they ARE working on” to a post month ly
progress.
OCMC Members Out and About
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
Welcome to the May newsletter. Please express your appreciation to Janice Jacques, our Newsletter editor, when you run into her. I hear from many members about their enjoyment of the new format and content of the newsletter, with the emphasis on our individual members. I pass on the compliments but please take a moment to say personally thanks personally to Janice when you see her. Also, if you have suggestions on how she can make even more improvements, please give her your ideas, she welcomes feedback. I just returned from our annual picnic at Edison Park. The weather turned out to be excellent, and we had a nice turnout and we had fun. Thanks go to our BBQ masters Sue Arnold and Paul Montesanto, and our game organizers Kathie Thompson and Teri Sulser. Also, thanks to Keith Johnson and “Big Mike” who aided us in the set-up. And special thanks to all the members who provided the eats, it was good a good event! I was asked by a member at the picnic how I liked my duties and what was it that I liked about our OCMC members. That was easy to answer. I love our members because they are “down to earth” and not arrogant about themselves or their cars. They are hard-working people who like to have fun in their leisure time. That is why I joined this club and not others. So, it is easy to try and give back and keep the OCMC up and running. Thanks to the membership for allowing me to do this. The elected Board members have approved the new bylaws, and the signed final edition is posted on the website for all to see. The current Board will function as it does now, and full implementation will begin in the next election cycle, beginning in October. We received a suggestion from Herb Lakin which we incorporated into the bylaws, so thanks to Herb. Otherwise, we received no other suggestions or specific criticism before we voted to approve the change. I thank the elected Board for the unanimous vote, as the bylaws change was my first priority during my term. The new bylaws will insure the vitality of the OCMC for the years to come. We have a new plan for our charity giving, and there will be an application and selection process which will result in the naming of the charities we will fund. The application process will begin in May and we intend to announce the charities at the July or August meeting. I will explain the process and schedule at the May general meeting. Vice President Paul, has done a super job in lining up speakers and events for May and June. He has put together an excellent program for the North Meets South Poker Run on May 18. I will be out-of-state for that event, so everyone help Paul out, attend, and have a great run and fun! I’ll see you all at the June 12 general meeting. Craig Kamansky President OCMC
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Find us on Facebook – The Orange County Mustang Club General Info: (714) 397-0675
Weekly Calendar of Events
Tuesdays – Carl’s Jr. Classic Cars by Gary Brown Carls Jr. Beach Bl. Westminster 4pm to 8pm Fridays – Buena Park Elks by Gary Brown Elks, Melrose Av., Buena Park 4pm to 8pm Fridays – Garden Grove Main St. Car Show Historic Main St., GG 5pm to 8pm Saturdays – Donut Derelicts (Adams Ave Donuts) Corner of Adams & Magnolia, HB 6am to 8am
Saturdays – Cars & Coffee – South OC Outlets at San Clemente 9am to 11am Sundays – Balboa Car Show Fun Zone Balboa Pavillion, NB 7am to 9am 1st & Last Sunday – Million Dollar Breakfast Cruise Enderle Center, 17th St, Tustin 7am to 11am
Check out the updated OCMC website:
www.ocmustangclub.org
OCMC Monthly “Chat & Chew” Brunch will be held at
the Waterfront Café in Garden Grove on the 3rd
Tuesday of each month from 9:00 am til 10:30 am.
This will offer us a chance to visit & catch up, since our
monthly meetings are so very busy. Great reason for
retirees and folks who don’t work days to get together
and gab!!
(Price for meals run approx. $10 not incl. drink)
Join us next time! We always have a great time
catching up on news!
Thanks Barb DeLong for being such a
wonderful Hostess!!!
12902 Brookhurst St. Garden Grove, CA 92801
714-636-8152 www.waterfrontcafegg.com
Chat and Chew April 16, 2019
It was good to see so many turn out for our April Chat & Chew
breakfast. Along with the usual suspects, Viva Palumbo was able to
make it. Everyone got chocolate bunnies and enjoyed good food and
good conversation. Be sure to join us next time!
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Reminders for Membership Dues – Renew soon:
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Rick Valentini
William & Brenda Rodas
Bob & Marcia Ersland
Gary Garner
Terry & Bonnie Henson
Tim McDonald
Preston & Vida Walrath
Debbie Taylor & Rick Johnson
Dave Ruffell
Lloyd & Barbara De Long
Rock Pattullo
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Jim & Roni Cloud
Frank Valdez
Bruce & Shirleen Frailich
Marc & Wanda Beck
Thomas & Jaynee Barile
Roseanne DiMarco-Burnham & Dennis Burnham
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Ed Hannigan & Debra Pannell
John & Paula Gagliardi
Francisco Quintero
Mike & Linda Morand
David & Judie Kirksey
Mike Curry
Tom Chronister & Heather Smith
Mike & Kyndra Dosher
Want an OCMC name badge?
Visit with Teri Sulser at any
general meeting. Prepay for
your favorite style.
By Teri Sulser, Membership Chairman
Our $25 membership is drawn each month…
By Terry Matthews, Club Items Chairman
March Special: See page 5 to check out MORE specials!
Hoodie Prices - $68.00 Jacket Prices - $139.00
Item Prices (“Member” Prices”) T-Shirts with Logo Front & Back
(Red, White, Navy) $17.00
Pocket T-Shirt (Red, Ash, Navy) $19.00
Polos with Embroidered Logo (Left Chest) (Aqua Blue, Charcoal, Navy) $29.00
Hats with Embroidered Logo $17.00
Customize (“Member Prices”) T-Shirt with YOUR Photo (White) $20.00
Ceramic Coffee Mugs with Your Photo 11 oz…..$9.99 each - 15 oz…..$12.99 each
Travel Mugs with Your Photo 14 oz…..$14.99 each
T-Shirts with Heat Transfers (OCMC T’s) (Red, White, Navy) $17.00 each (Pick your Heat Transfer from list at Table)
Members wearing OCMC apparel at General Meetings will receive $1 in raffle tickets!
Get to Know Member: Ivan Thompson 4-16-19
Ivan is the proud owner of a silver 2017 Mustang GT, California Special edition. It has a 5.0 liter engine with 435 HP. He says it’s special because he got it with the features he wanted and for the price he wanted to pay. He chose this model because of the styling and the proven technology, and as he says, the right price. Something most of us probably don’t know about Ivan is that he used to compete in Shotokan (Okinawa) style of karate. He placed 3rd nationally in 1996 and 6th in 1997. The message here—don’t mess with Ivan! He joined OCMC to meet new friends, learn about car events and become involved in more activities, his favorite being the cruises. He encourages everyone to get out there and enjoy your Mustangs. He says, “Some people never drive their pride and joy and later regret they didn’t.” Good advice, Ivan!
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2019 List of Events
MAY 5/8 – OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza 5/11 – Villa Park High School Car Show 5/18 – North Meets South Poker Run w/MOCC @ OCMC to Host 5/19 – Trabuco Hills High School Car Show JUNE 6/1 – The Steve McQueen Car Show – Boys Republic – Chino Hills 6/9 – Edison High School Car Show @ Edison High School 6/12 – OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza 6/17 – Cruisin Brea Car Show – Flying Dueces 6/22 – Fountain Valley Car Show @ Mile Square Park 6/29 – ALS Car Show @ Canyon RV Park, Yorba Linda
JULY 7/10 – OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza 7/13 – Christ Lutheran Church Car Show 7/20 - Arrowhead Poker Run AUGUST 8/10 – Lyon Air Museum Cruise 8/14 – OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza SEPTEMBER 9/8 – McCoy – Mills Ford Car Show @ McCoy – Mills Ford in Fullerton 9/11 - OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza 9/15 – Ponys at the Pike Car Show – Long Beach 9/28 – Cruisin For A Cure Car Show @ Orange County Fair Grounds OCTOBER 10/9 - OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza 10/20 – Classics on the Green, Buena Park 10/27 – Mustang Madness Car Show @ Ken Grody Ford NOVEMBER 11/13 - OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza DECEMBER 12/11 - OCMC General Meeting @ Zito’s Pizza 12/14 – OCMC Christmas Party @ Newport Beach Elks Club ? - OCMC Toy Drive for Orangewood @ Orangewood Children’s Home 3/21-3/28/2020 – Sea Cruise for 7 nights to Cabo, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
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Seal Beach Car Show
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OCMC vs Cool Runnin’ Camaros in Bowling
Congratulations to OCMC for Women’s (Linda
Winans) and Men’s (Jim Morrison) High Score and
for Team High Score Games
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FABULOUS FORDS FOREVER!
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Your picture on a shirt
Order some new OCMC gear!!!
You’re going to want to purchase some cold weather gear!
To place your orders you can see me at the Items table during the next general meeting or email me at
“[email protected]”, if you would like, and if you want your picture on the front or back. Don’t forget to include your
phone number so we can call you if further information is needed.
Terry has plenty of other great deals on T-shirts, caps & more, so we check with him at the next general meeting to see what’s up his sleeve
(besides embroidery)!
How about an OCMC license plate frame? Order your today!
69 Mustang M code car for sale. Here are some pictures of my 1969 mustang it is a pretty nice car no rust and basically stock, some trans work and an electronic distributor. I am asking $37K or make offer. It is too hard for me to get in and out of the car, I may have put 200 mi on the car in the 2 yrs that I have had the car. I got the car from a friend that had owned the car for a long time that was leaving the state and could not take it with him.
Any questions call Ted @ 909-204-9337
FOR SALE
“IT’S NOT MY JOB” This is a story about 4 people named ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY and NOBODY. There was an important job to be done and EVERYBODY was sure that SOMEBODY would do it.
ANYBODY could have done it, but NOBODY did it. SOMEBODY got angry about that, because it was
EVERYBODY’S job. EVERYBODY thought ANYBODY could do it, but NOBODY realized that EVERYBODY wouldn’t do it. It
ended up that EVERYBODY blamed SOMEBODY when NOBODY did what ANYBODY could have done!!!
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Guess the License Plate
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OCMC Member Mario Perez PROJECT CAR
So far, I am collecting a lot of parts for my project car and it’s been a little difficult to get going them
as I am waiting on back order parts. I currently am working on putting my engine together.
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“Outlaw” Frank Valdez
Story starts when on my way home (very short commute/2 miles) I saw a Rio Red Mustang with a Saleen Body Kit. I thought recently about buying another car to drive around town since I just parted out a 98 Mustang GT and thought and a cheap manual fixer upper mustang would be perfect. Budget was around 1500 for something running, driving and relatively stock. The car was sitting in a lot in front of a liquor store with the for-sale sign in the front window and 1900 dollars written on it. I called the number on the sign and a man representing the car showed up from a smog shop around the corner. He said the car was recently registered and had passed smog with flying colors but did have a few issues. Driver side window didn’t work without help, the odometer didn’t turn any more, coolant sensor didn’t work, ABS light was on, fuel gauge did not work, the car had no A/C, the car was stuck at 200k miles, and the paint was in pretty bad shape but Rio Red is a nice color when new. And most of all it was not preferred but it was automatic. It did have Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber plates, an upgraded air filter, and Eibach lowering springs. The car needed help but drove fine especially for my short commute to work. A week later I bought the car for 1700 after dealing with some titling issues but it was mine. First fix was the odometer and coolant temp sensor. These cars are notorious for having broken odometer gears since the plastic gears eventually destroy themselves due to heat and wear. So, after a quick trip online to lmr.com, 25 bucks and a half hour later hour I got them, I installed new odometer gears which got the odometer and trip meter working perfectly. Next, I took a trip to the junkyard and found another 95 Mustang (didn’t matter if it was a V6) and removed the gauge cluster. Cost me 27 bucks with tax. I swapped out the V6 fuel and coolant temp piece and voila. I could see my coolant temp finally. Fuel gauge still didn’t work but I was good with my knowing the car wasn’t overheating. Within a couple weeks of driving the car I realized the transmission was just about on its way out. Sometimes it would hang for 5 seconds at about 4K RPM before it decided to shift. Other times it would shift from 3rd to 2nd and then finally to 4th. That was annoying and it got real old real fast. I then thought it can’t be incredibly difficult to swap these from auto to manual transmission. The 95 Mustang GT also ran the Tremec T5 behind the motor and I had previously rebuilt my T5 on my ‘04 V6. Come April of 18 my brother decided to sell the 04 Mustang V6 (My First Mustang) that had a blown motor back to me. It was the perfect donor for my new 95 which had a lot of parts are direct fit for. I had done a lot of modifications to the car including H and R SS lowering springs, an 8.8” rear end completely rebuilt with 3.55 gears, a completely rebuilt T5 transmission, new suspensions components throughout, OEM Mach 1 wheels and the entire interior out of a 03 - 04 Mach 1. Huge score for my project car. I ended up installing all of the front suspension components, new H and R Race Springs, new 13” front cobra brake calipers and the entire interior from the 03 – 04 Mach 1 with a slight modification to the power seat connector. A couple weeks after that I noticed a very low mile IRS out of a 03 Cobra for sale in Huntington Beach. I really wanted a backup unit in case something broke in my 01. I bought the IRS and decided I could swap it into the 95 with only a few modifications. In order to install the IRS, I fabricated new brake lines from the hard line at the rear, installed cobra specific rear calipers, updated the driveshaft flange to bolt up properly to the IRS with new U-Joint, and had a buddy weld the support brackets in to make it a permanent addition. I got the car down from the jack stands and the rear end ran perfect. It even had taller gearing already built in (3.73 rear gears) so I got a little bump in acceleration. I was pretty happy with my work but I still wanted more power and three pedals to go with it. At this point a well-known Mustang scrapper in the Inland Empire had recently acquired a 95 Cobra that he was parting out which had lots of upgrades. I ended up picking up a set of GT40 Heads, 94-95 Cobra intake, a BBK 75 mm Throttle Body, and a Steeda 1-3/8” Diameter Front Sway Bar. I found out later the heads had a crack which made me change directions on the cobra intake manifold. After talking with a popular engine builder, I decided I wanted to push 400 hp at the flywheel similar to what my C6 corvette was putting out but still naturally aspirated. I ended up buying a set of TFS 170 cc Heads and a matching TFS Street Burner Intake. The heads and intake ended up being sold in as is condition for a small loss but it’s unavoidable when building a project car. Plus, side of running the TFS heads is the loss of nearly 50 pounds in weight as compared with the GT40 iron heads and they flowed significantly better with CARB approval. I really wanted this car to have as much power as my C6 Corvette and just as much handling capability all contained in a ragged shell of a car. At this point the project stalled a little and, in an effort, to make a little more cash, I decided to buy a run down 95 Cobra that was being sold for a great price and in relatively good condition. All of the parts are pretty much sought after on these cars and can easily be filled for a good chuck of change. I tore it apart saving all of the interior parts for myself and then selling every other component on the car. During the teardown searching Craiglist one day, I found a freshly rebuilt 302 out of a 95 with the Trick Flow Top End Kit installed and only 10 miles from my house. The engine literally had all the components I had sitting on a shelf already installed and running. I contacted the owner and went right after work to hear it running in his Shelby Cobra Kit Car. The car sounded amazing and had just a little bit of lope from the installed Trick Flow Cam. A week later I had the motor loaded up on a truck and in route to my house. I had everything I need to build the track car that I wanted. Two weeks after I got the motor, I started the process of removing and installing the new motor. I rebuilt a T5 transmission 100% complete from a deal I got on Facebook with all new synchros and wearable items. After the trans was built, I pulled the 200k plus mile boat anchor from the car. I then started to make additions to the already built motor including a new set of BBK Chrome Shorty Headers, a new clutch and flywheel combo capable of 350 HP at the wheels, and my newly rebuilt transmission. Installing the new motor was way easier than I though and I did it myself in about an hour in my garage. After the motor was installed, I attacked the interior with new carpet and I swapped all of the interior pieces from the 95 Cobra I parted out earlier in the year. The two tone Grey and Charcoal was not my favorite so I swapped to the all-black Cobra interior as well as the Mach 460 sound system it had installed. Finally, in Mid-April I connected all of the lines, vacuum, fuel, and electrical to the motor and fired her up. She took a little bit of tuning initially and she will take more professionally soon as well as a dyno session. I hope when she’s finally tuned in, I’ll be making somewhere around 315 RWHP and 330 RWTQ. Time will tell. Future mods to include a Tubular K-Member setup from Maximum Motorsports, upgraded bushings and components for the rear end from Maximum Motorsports, and a working A/C system. It was a lot of work but I’d honestly do it again. There is something to be said about the “Built not Bought” mentality and I can’t wait to show the results at the track soon.
OUTLAW CORNER
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OCMC Members Out and About
Mustang Owners Museum Opening
We set the new United States parade lap of
Mustangs on April 19th 2019 at 847 at Charlotte
Motor Speedway in NC. The previous US record
was 767 Mustangs.
MUSTANG Owners are considered the greatest
enthusiasts in the World!!!
Night at the Improv to see Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer
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P.O. BOX 601 BREA, CA 92822
www.ocmustangclub.org “The Orange County Mustang Club” General Information Number
(714) 397-0675
The Orange Country Mustang Club meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at:
ZITO’s PIZZA – 2036 N. Tustin Street, Orange, CA 92865
Zito’s Phone: (714) 974-6191 Meeting starts at 7:00pm Show your OCMC member card at the register for a 10% discount off your bill during meetings!
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORANGE COUNTY MUSTANG CLUB
Annual Membership Dues: $30.00 (1 year) - $55 (2 years). Membership includes (1) Primary and (1) Associate Member. Children of driving age shall be required to have their own membership.
Name: ____________________________________________Spouse/Child: __________________________ Email Address:______________________________________Spouse Email:__________________________ Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: ( ) __________________________________________________________________ Tell us about your CAR(S):__________________________________________________________________ Car Year/Engine/Model Body/Color: ___________________________________________________________ From whom or where did you hear about the O.C.M.C.? ___________________________________________ All members are required to observe The Orange County Mustang Club bylaws and are required to comply with the Financial Responsibility Laws as prescribed by The State of California. The O.C.M.C. reserves the right to refuse membership to any person. Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________ Make check payable to: Orange County Mustang Club Mail check and application to: Membership Chairman, 8101 San Hacienda Cir., Buena Park, CA 90620
For Information call: Craig Kamansky, O.C.M.C. President (714) 469-9517
