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RIVER ADVENTURE &
OLD FASHIONED PICNIC
Saturday, July 17th
Starting at 6:00 p.m.
Our lake outing has turned into a “River Romp” and is going to offer
something the entire family will enjoy.
Rather than driving along the river, we will ride ON the river. Nope, not a canoe trip. No danger of tipping over into the drink
or dragging the canoe across the sand bars. We are going to have a sunset ride on
the Arkansas on an airboat.
This marks the 3rd year that Captain Steve Smith has been
piloting the air boat up and down the Arkansas. The view from on the river is quite
different than what we can see standing on the bank or whizzing down Riverside
Drive plus we will be doing this at sunset when the Tulsa skyline is its’ most
beautiful.
The cost of the ride is 20$ per person and the boat will accommodate four
people at a time. We will embark
from a private dock and travel approximately eight miles on the river. What will we do while we are waiting our
turn for the ride? Well, EAT, of
course!
Captain Smith has a pontoon boat for our use and we
will be having an old fashioned “church social” picnic of fried chicken, potato
salad, baked beans, cake, watermelon and beverages on board. The entire spread will be provided by
the club.
What could be better than a relaxing evening on a pontoon boat with
friends and good food! Make plans
to be there. Here is the important
part; we must have
reservations so time slots for the air boat ride can be scheduled and so
we know how much food to order.
Call Sheila Rexroad at (918) 455-3466 or e-mail her at
germanchoc52@aol.com by Thursday, July 15th.
Here is another plus; we will park our cars on the lot at the corner of 18th & Boston in front of the old gas station/fire house and Captain Smith will take us to the dock in his big RED & YELLOW BUS at no extra charge! We will be leaving the parking lot at 6:00 SHARP so don’t be late!
GOBMC ALL BRITISH SHOW
CARTHAGE,
MO, July 24th
GOBMC members invite us to slow down and take a step
back in time to a vintage town square setting, a farmers market and lots of
interesting shops. Bring a picnic
lunch to enjoy under the shade trees surrounding the American Classic court
house. This is a picture right out
of Norman Rockwell. The town square
in Carthage, MO will fill up with British cars and the atmosphere will be
relaxed and fun. Last year there
were more than 100 cars in the show and no doubt, there will be that many
again.
Every
year the show gets better and since there was such a great turn out of Jaguars
last year, the organizers have added more Jaguar classes to accommodate the many
different models. Go the club’s web
site at www.gobmc.org and download the pre-registration form and mail it
in ASAP. The organizers of this
show greatly appreciate as many pre-registrations as possible. The day of the show gets very hectic,
especially when you have more than 100 cars show up. There will be registration forms for this show
available at our regular breakfast on Saturday.
If you wish to make this a weekend event, there will
be a tail gate party at the Econo-Lodge on Friday evening, a driving tour after
the show concludes on Saturday and an Awards banquet on Saturday night. Sunday morning there will be a
“Breakfast Drive Out” to Historic Kendrick Place. All of the details are on the club web
site.
There will be a caravan of cars heading toward
Carthage on Saturday morning. We
will meet up at the old Builders Square parking lot at 71st and
Memorial (it’s now Mardel’s) and leave promptly at 7:30 for the drive to
Carthage. If there are some of our
members from outlying areas who would like to hook up with the group enroute,
please contact Linda Young (918) 258-8320 or mmra@gte.net and we will
make arrangements.
Remember, this is an ALL BRITISH show, so if your Jag does not want to make the trip for some reason, your MG, Triumph or other English car is welcome to join in. This is a really nice show and we want to see lots of British cars from the local area attend.
FIRST SATURDAY BREAKFAST
JULY 3rd – SHERATON HOTEL
Just a reminder, the informal monthly breakfast get together will be on
July 3rd. Start the weekend with a
great breakfast at the Sheraton Hotel, 41st and Garnett and good
conversation with fellow Jaguar drivers.
The coffee is always ready, so ya’ll come!
“FIRST START UP”…Part III of the continuing saga of rebuilding a
Series I XJ6
By – Stan Lacky
Having spent a fair amount of $$ on this project, and
having learned a new trade; “Mechanics Helper,” the first start up of the new
motor felt like a new birth. A birth that had been in gestation for the 18
months!
Hoses and belts were checked and double checked. New
wires were tested, and every thing was prepared. Having worked so hard on this
project, there was kind of a silent consent to take a day off, and just rest
before the “Big Day.” The day for the “first start up” was set for
Sunday.
Saturday seemed to be the shortest (and longest day)
of the year, and Sunday seemed to come all to soon. As the day started Tony and
I looked like to we were about to make a moon launch. Check lists came out, and
the new engine was “cranked” by hand to assure us that there was oil circulating
through the motor. I manned the ignition while Tony leaned over the hoodless
engine compartment.
“Ignition on“, was the first command, “ON” was my
response, a few seconds of silence and then “SHUT IT OFF!!” With the ignition on, fuel was “free
flowing” from the carburetors. Too much fuel pressure. A trip to the parts
store, and a pressure regulator installed. “Ignition on”. “ON”. “Looks good, now crank it”. Crank, crank. “SHUT IT OFF”. Hummmm, no spark? Back to the store and a new set of
points installed.
“Ignition on”.
“ON”. “Looks good, crank
it”. Crank, crank. Vroom! and she “lit up”. Tony yelled
“check oil pressure!” “Oil pressure
coming up.” Ten pounds, 20 pounds,
40 pounds, 80 pounds, (Tony) “SHUT IT OFF!”. What the hell? 80 pounds of oil pressure? Back to the manual to look for the
problem. Ahhhh, wrong wire on the
oil pressure sending unit. A quick
change of wires, and back at it.
“Ignition on”.
“ON”. “Crank it!” In the first few seconds of this
4th attempt at the ”first start up”, I had visions of my self in my
newly restored Jag. Visions of
driving at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, in the front of the pack of course, of
accepting a first place slalom trophy from a member of the JCNA, and of
effortlessly “Jag-n” across the open plains of the western US while getting 25+
MPG. After a few turns of the new motor my dream state was interrupted by a new
sound, Vroom. Whoa, she lit up!
Now, I would like to say that all was fine, but not
so. From some where in the motor there was a Knock. Not being a mechanic I couldn’t tell
where the knock was coming from, but in that instant that “knock in the motor”
gave me the mental pain of a tooth ache, Mexican food stomach problems and a
remembrance of every other internal pain I had ever experienced. My dream state
was interrupted by, “SHUT IT OFF!”
All I could think of was “Wow, what a road I’ve
traveled to get to this point?” Having thought that I was only
days away from the realization of driving my “new Jag”, I was faced with yet
another problem to solve. Hearing
the “KNOCK” in the motor, I flashed back to the 18 + months that I’d spent
saving (and spending) money on this project. I was also in serious hopes (and
doubts) that I could, #1. endure “a cure”, and #2. afford “the cure.” As I stood there dumbfounded Tony looked
at me and said,” I think it’s in the valve train”. All I knew was my “new motor” wasn’t
working as planned, and I was bummed!
After a few more “test runs” we decided to remove the
valve covers and check the valves. With cam covers off and plugs removed I began
to crank the engine. To our amazement as the motor turned over the intake cam
was oscillating next to the third cylinder. It turned out that the intake cam
from the donor motor was warped!
A
quick call to Scott Young, two “special” head tools borrowed, and with the cam
replaced we were ready for another attempt.
“Ignition on.”
“ON.” “Crank it.” “Cranking.” Vroom! “SHUT IT OFF!” The KNOCK was still
there! Could it be a bearing or
wrist pin knocking? The only way to find out was to drop the oil pan.
Fortunately the front end of a Jaguar unhinges like the jaw of a snake. This
doesn’t make it EASY, but I guess I could say it makes it “less difficult”.
Another “special tool” borrowed, and the oil pan was
off! With the pan off we checked
the rod bearing on the offending cylinder (# 3) and all was fine. Crap! The next
step was to remove the head and have a look at the piston itself.
Removing the cylinder head we then inspected the #3
piston and cylinder. The head was fine. It appeared that either the piston was
not round, or the cylinder was larger at the top than the bottom, resulting in
piston slap!
Nine to one Pistons were (are) about $100.00 each,
and (to be safe) it now looked like I needed 6 of them. I still had the original
4.2 motor, and it was suspected that all that motor ever needed was a “ring”
job. We decided that before I get any deeper in to this project that we would
disassemble it and see what we could do to make IT work.
With the old motor dissembled, and all the parts
(pistons and cylinders) mic’d, it was decided to take the balanced crank, and
balanced rods out of the new motor and simply rebuild the original series 1, 4.2
motor.
Now, I have to tell you that I’m either the most
determined guy I know or the dumbest, only time will tell. Please Stay tuned for
the saga of “The Next New Motor!”, and “FIRST Start Up, Round TWO!
A WORD FROM OUR LEADER
By – Gary Grover,
President
As a thirty year member of the JCTI, I have to
reflect on the progress made by the
marque and our membership.
When I joined the club I was interested in help keeping my 1963 XKE (aka
THE ROACH) running with some reliability to get to work & back. Many others
were in much the same boat. The Prince of Darkness was a VERY familiar foe.The
stories at our gatherings were hilarious with comments like "you'll never guess
where I was stranded yesterday", etc.
We just attended the PIG OUT in Arkansas which
included about 250 miles of driving by many Jaguars and others by some 30 to 40
brave souls. Only one vehicle had to be left on the roadside. NOW THAT'S
PROGRESS!!!
Another indicator of progress was the occasion of having to ask for duct tape for our FORD Taurus and not one person had any Scott Young did have some masking tape that fixed my problem but EVERYONE knows that all real Jaguar owners should carry a roll of duct tape at all times. Allen Jefferson’s XK 120 did provide a glimpse of what I am talking about when Larry West had to work on a bad distributor cap to get it back into the garage. Thanks Allen for the FLASHBACK and thanks for a wonderful event.
2004 TULSA CONCOURS
By Greg Timo
The
Jaguar Club of Tulsa is hosting its 32nd Concours d’Elegance on September 11, 2004. For those of you who have never attended
this annual event you have missed out on viewing some of the finest new and
restored Jaguar vehicles in the country.
This year’s show promises more of the same quality
automobiles.
If you plan on showing a vehicle, we have the perfect show sight. The DoubleTree hotel located at
61st and Yale Ave offers a grass show site which is tree lined for
shade and comfort. Incase of inclement weather we have the ability to show in an
indoor parking facility. Security
is provided Friday and Saturday nights if you park your vehicle in the parking
garage. The hotel has once again offered us very reasonable room rates for
participants.
At the conclusion of the show on Saturday there is a
dinner and awards presentation on the 19th floor of the II Warren
Building. The view from this newly
remodeled dining room gives you a stunning panoramic view of the Tulsa skyline
and surrounding area. The dinner is buffet style with beef and/or poultry being
served with numerous side dishes. Of course deserts are included. The price of the meal is economical for
the quality of this dinner.
There are two major shopping malls close by if during
the weekend some of your party decides to go shopping.
I
guess the point I am trying to make is that the Tulsa Concours is fun and above
all affordable. So, if you have the time, give our show a try and we will make
it a pleasant experience for you.
For more information:
(H) 918-369-5967 or (W) 918-596-5882
A credit to Jaguar – Sir Stirling
Moss
Press
release from Jaguar Heritage magazine
Jaguar
Heritage was launched just twelve
weeks ago, since then it has become one of the fastest growing magazines in the
UK, gaining huge support for it’s unique editorial style and uncompromising
quality of pictures and paper stock used in its production.
We are delighted that the magazine is now available
in the United States – Jaguar Cars biggest export marketplace. With no changes
to the great production values which has made the magazine such a success in the
UK – so US readers will enjoy 84 full colour pages on a high quality paper
stock, with unique photos every single month.
Jaguar
Heritage is a unique magazine,
packed with a wonderful insight into Jaguar Cars, the people, the races and the
dedication which guaranteed its survival.
Publisher, Simon Beales commentated “using the
massive archives of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust ensures that there is
always exclusive editorial coupled to numerous unique images. The magazine
promise’s to tell the amazing story of one of the world’s most exciting
automotive brands”.
From the original sketches made by Lyons, to seeing
the actual car being driven to an inch of it’s life by one of the many talented
drivers who have raced for Sir William Lyons, such as Mike Hawthorn or Sir
Stirling Moss.
Every element of each model’s progress will be
uncovered, interviews with those who worked on the cars through to pictures and
comments from the assembly line.
There is a special subscription offer on for JCNA
Clubs and their members – subscribe by the 30th May 2004 and you will
save xxx % on news stand prices and receive four free Turner Prints plus a
fantastic binder all for only $93 for twelve issues.
All our subscriptions have a “no quibble money back guarantee” if you cancel your subscription at any time during the year any unused element will be returned. To subscribe go online at www.jaguarheritagemag.com where you can either subscribe or print the order form out and fax it to +44 1442 862225 or call +44 1442 866944.
CLASSIFIED ADS
Classified
ads are free to club members. To
place an ad, e-mail to mmra@gte.net or call (918) 258-8320.
For Sale –
1961 MKII Jaguar. Has all the right stuff. 3.8 engine with less than 5,000 miles
since overhaul. 4 speed with
overdrive, power brakes, chrome wire wheels. Car is white with dark blue
interior. Has the original air
conditioner and reclining seats, which if you travel much, are great. Many minor changes to make it more
drivable. Car is past winner in
both Driven and Championship JCNA classes.
Contact Don McArthur at (913) 649-7674