The BOYZ Connection
Volume 12, Issue 6Officers
Next Meeting
Join us on ZOOM
Tuesday June 8th @ 7pm
Benicia Vets Hall
President Tom Morrow
Vice-President Curt Albrecht
Secretary Mike & Ana Gosney
Treasurer Gina Duncan
Events Coordinator Jeff Singley
Greg Conrad
Chairman of the Board Jeff Singley
Appointed Positions
New Members Gina Duncan
Social Director Mary Morrow
Newsletter Tom Morrow
Web Page Design Adolph Keyes
FaceBook Tom Duncan
Our History lesson for the Month
June 13, 1966 - The U.S. Supreme Court
ruled (5-4) in the case of Miranda v.
Arizona that an accused person must be
apprised of certain rights before police
questioning including the right to remain
silent, the right to know that anything
said can be used against the individual in
court, and the right to have a defense
attorney present during interrogation.
American police officers now routinely
read prisoners their 'Miranda'
(constitutional) rights before questioning.
From the desk of the President
Need a new face mask? Contact Cristy C. or Mary M.
They are selling hand made masks $5 –New options all the time (& we will be wearing them). 4th of July masks!
Welcome to the wonderful world of, confusion, indecision, unreliability and nonsense.
Now you’re all wondering what the heck is he talking about. Cars, Engines, Parts in general.
I recently did a wiring job on a 49 Chevrolet Fleetline. Converting from 6v to 12v, sounds
simple enough, right? Should be, and in a way it was. The owner wanted to retain all the
stock switches and the dash appearance. Converted it to an alternator from a generator.
Had to put in the new headlight switch as the original wouldn’t work correctly. Running
points so needed a ballast resistor and had to replace all the light bulbs as they were 6v.
Gunnar gave me some good advice about the conversion also, such as needing a voltage
reducer for the gauges, which I did know. But not to worry about the starter as it would
actually like 12v and would spin the motor over easier. Just don’t over crank it. This was a
different project, I’ve done many wiring jobs on cars and trucks, including my 56 and the 67.
With all of the wiring work I’ve done I’ve found that I like Ron Francis wiring the best. Am I
advertising, maybe. I just like what I like more than other kits I’ve used. Pretty straight
forward for the most part, depending on the owners wants and needs.
On to the next project. A 1954 Chevrolet 1500 Truck. Mary’s brother is replacing the
siding on our house (with help from us) and repairing any rot that is found. Also installing
new windows, lights and switches where we want them. We are buying the stuff for the
house, he is buying stuff for the truck. We are swapping labor. How ever much time he puts
on the house is how much time I’m putting on his truck plus a bunch more. LOL. I will be
replacing front suspension components with a mustang 2 power steering unit, coil over
shocks and disc brakes. Rear suspension will be a triangulated 4 bar setup with a 9” Ford
rear end and 3.55 posi unit, coil over shocks and disc brakes. Small block 350 with overdrive
trans, a relocated fuel tank and plenty of help from Mary. Oh and Mr. Duncan, I may call on
you for guidance too. Pretty much building his truck from the frame up. Gonna be fun and a
long build. (Mary says there is MORE work on the house coming too = more hours!!)
Thanks for reading but remember I can only write so much about my life and work. For you
members or sponsors, if you have a story you would like to share, send it to me and I’ll put
it in here. It doesn’t have to be about car stuff. It can be about your house, kids, spouse,
dog, cat or your friendly neighbors.
68 Chevrolet Camaro - A Little Love
I purchased my 68 Camaro almost 20 years ago and it was in good
condition. A running small block 350 with an automatic 350 transmission, good
black interior and black exterior with a slight hint of black pearl, also the 2nd most
popular color in the UK.
In the first couple years, I replaced the Quadrajet carburetor for an Edelbrock
carburetor, replaced the mufflers for dual flow masters with an X pipe and long
tube Hooker headers. Upgraded to KYB shocks and an Hotchkis front sway bar.
The Camaro is a great car and had no issues, I would drive it throughout the
Bay Area up to Sacramento. In 2014, I ran into Tom Morrow at Pep Boys and
talked about his 56 BelAir and my 68 Camaro. After talking with Tom and sharing
with him some of my thoughts of what I wanted to do with my 68 Camaro, Tom
said, “The Camaro just needs a little love.”
I talked with Tom about rebuilding my motor. We pulled it out and I rebuilt it
under his direction & help. I also had a few other things worked on such as a full
body paint job, full suspension, 12 bolt rear end and 5 speed. Recently we did a
complete rewire of the car, installed digital gauges, air conditioning, push button
starter system, electric windows, carburetor and a new radiator with electric
fans. Shortly after, I also installed a mini tub with new rims and tires.
It’s has been a fun process building my 68 Camaro, while also gaining
knowledge on old school cars, and developing life long friends along the way.
Thank you,
Gabriel
June6 Cars & Coffee - 9am Target/Starbucks parking lot
Weather Permitting8 Club Meeting (see you on ZOOM)17 PepBoys Cruise In – Vallejo – 5pm Club Event
Weather Permitting 19 Fathers day Cruise – Greg Trewin 20 Happy Fathers Day20 Northgate Church in Benicia would like some cars for
Fathers Day 9:30 – 12, with lunchJuly
4 America’s 245th Birthday – Cars & Coffee 9am Target/Starbucks13 Club meeting (maybe in person)15 PepBoys Cruise In – Vallejo – 5pm Club Event
August1 Cars & Coffee - 9am Target/Starbucks parking lot10 Club Meeting19 PepBoys Cruise In – Vallejo – 5pm Club Event
On going events
BUTH get together 3rd Thursday of every month 5pm till ? - Pepboys Vallejo
Cars & Coffee- 1st Sunday of every month 9am till ?– Vallejo Target/Starbucks
Happy Fathers Day Happy Birthday America Cars & Coffee
On May 15, 2021, we got to feel like life was a little more back to normal…
Tom and I, Curt & Steph Albrecht, and Bob & Dawn Wilkie headed over to Rohnert Park to
Buddy’s Picnic Palooza. Al Barrott and his friend Joanne also showed up later. We each brought
our own picnic and chairs. BBQs were available for those that wanted to cook. The kids had fun
in the playground. We had Kona Ice slushies (the kid in me needed one). It turned out to be a
pretty big car show. Over 150 cars (mostly hot rods) made an appearance. The weather was
perfect to sit in the park and relax with friends. (I can’t remember the last time I spent that many
hours doing “nothing”. It was amazing!!)
Buddy is a sponsor for this newsletter and is involved in a TON of different events. We have
attended a couple of his events and look forward to the next one. Always a good time with lots of
good people. Thank you Buddy for another fun day!!
Mary Morrow
FEATURED CARS
Remember to bring ALL of your COVID-19 word search and Sudokopuzzles when we finally have a meeting. You can enter your April 2020 thru June 2021 puzzles into the drawing since we have not had a meeting to do a drawing – increase your odds of winning.
Tom Ducan 1954 Chevrolet Truck
Greg Trewin 1937 Dodge Touring Sedan
Gary Arneson 1955 Chevrolet BelAirMark Miller 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle
Trivia: the answer is in the newsletter, just not in the open, this isthe question What is the 2nd most popular car color in the UK
Happy Birthday to all our
May Boyz and Girlz!
5 Jim Sanders
5 Stephanie Albrecht
17 Mark Kozy
20 Gabriel Alabanza
21 Adolph Keyes
25 Murray Collins
26 Michael Gosney
29 Jeff Singley
13 Adolph & Denice Keyes
Anniversary
Tom is running out of stories to share …
staying home for the past year due to COVID,
he doesn’t have anything new to write
about… so I told him I would write something
just to show everyone else “how easy it is to
put something in the newsletter”.
This is what I (we) have been doing during the
pandemic. We have been working on the
house making some pretty big changes (new
doors, new siding). I’ve been planning my
yard makeover (to be done after we finish the
house projects). I had forgotten how much I
enjoy sewing. I love doing things that help
others and making masks has been my way
of helping family, friends, co-workers, and co-
workers of my family stay safe during COVID.
I have made almost 700 face masks. Plus we
get to have fun / cute masks. I just made a
bunch of Star Wars and Disney masks for my
family (they are in Disney World right now). I
have made some clothes for myself and my
great nieces. Currently I am helping with
daycare for the little one in the picture.
Having an almost 6 year old in the house
every Friday has been a lot of fun and I sleep
pretty good on Friday nights. She is busy with
a memory that blows my mind. Both girls
were in a dance performance this weekend
and I got to go watch. Adorable!!!
I miss the normal LARGE family parties, we
have done a lot of birthday parades… hoping
to spend more time with ALL my family soon!
Stay safe and healthy!!! We hope to see
more of you soon. -Mary Morrow
2 of Mary’s great nieces
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