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July 2006 The Pontiac Journal - A Performance Years Newsletter Volume 4 - Issue 2
WELCOME We at the Pontiac Journal, would like to welcome you to the 1st issue available only to our subscribing members. We are working hard to pack this and every issue full of interesting, insightful and informative articles. We also take great pride in being able to offer you special deals on Pontiac products and informing you of new and “Coming Soon” products. We hope that our subscribers will take the time to read and appreciate each issue. We also welcome your comments and criticisms by encouraging you to email us with whatever comes to mind.   ontiacjournal@performanceyears.com”>PontiacJournal@PerformanceYears.com We would also like to encourage you to spread the word about things you like on the PY Forums and about the Pontiac Journal so our Pontiac Community will continue to grow. If you know anyone that might be interested in joining the Forums or subscribing to the Pontiac Journal, You can always direct them http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...scription.php” target=_blank>HERE. Thank you and Enjoy this issue! IN THIS ISSUE WE PONTIYANKERS ARE REAL MEN …Ummm…DARN IT! TECHNICAL POST OF THE MONTH PJ FEATURED RIDES MEMBER OF THE MONTH PY FORUMS LOSES TWO MEMBERS DURING THE SAME WEEK THE MONGO CAN AM PONTIAC JOURNAL SPECIALS LEGENDARY UPHOLSTERY ADDED TO PY CATALOG PRODUCTS ON THE HORIZON COMING UP IN FUTURE ISSUES   WE PONTIYANKERS ARE REAL MEN     …Ummm…DARN IT! An editorial by Keith MacDonald   It's getting harder and harder to be an honest-to-goodness, genuine, card-carrying male these days. That is, unless you drive a classic Pontiac. I don't mean this in the gender-bending sense that guys are wearing earrings, spandex shorts, buying Ricky Martin CD's, or watching movies starring Richard Gere. I'm talking about this whole perception of male incompetence, sexual inadequacy, and general wimpiness... TO READ MORE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.   TECHNICAL POST OF THE MONTH Chalk up one more for the cast impeller.   This Month’s Tech Thread of the Month Goes to George Kujanski! Everybody who’s visited the PY Forums – in fact most of civilized society -- has seen the "Chalk Up One More for The Cast Impeller" thread. This is because older Pontiacs run hot – it’s a fact as certain as any movie starring Hugh Grant being sappy and contrived. A thread was started in the “Heating and Cooling” tech forum which now boasts more views than Pope John Paul’s funeral. PY member, George Kujanski, seemed to take this thread under his wing and has kept it... TO READ MORE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.   PJ FEATURED RIDES Performance Years   Each Issue of the Pontiac Journal we will feature three owners who have submitted their Pontiacs for the Customer Rides section of our Website. Each owner whose Pontiac is chosen will receive a $25 Performance Years gift certificate, as well as the praise and adoration of all of you readers. Winners, please contact us with your name and address so we can send you your gift certificate. TO READ MORE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.   MEMBER OF THE MONTH Herdswoman   Performance Years Proudly Presents its “MOM” Award To “Herdswoman” (also known as “Amy”) Performance Years wishes to congratulate PY forums member, “Herdswoman” for receiving the award of Member of the Month – as chosen by the moderators and administrators of PY. A member since February of 2001, Amy was instrumental in coordinating and rallying PY Forum members to the funeral of our late and sorely missed fallen member, Larry Davis. Despite... TO READ MORE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE. Who will be next month’s PY Forums’ Member of the Month?   PY FORUMS LOSES TWO MEMBERS DURING THE SAME WEEK   You'd have to be only an occasional visitor to the Performance Years Forums if you hadn't already heard of the tragic deaths of fellow Pontiyakers, Larry Davis (43) of Indiana and Joel "Oldinjun" Hefner (48) of Cottonwood, CA. The staff at Performance Years, including the forum administrators and moderators as well as the Pontiac Journal editors and contributors, shares their sorrow and express their condolences to the families and friends of those who were taken so suddenly, during the prime years of their lives. Joel Hefner, or "oldinjun" as we knew him. Threads: Oldinjun has passed away Larry Davis Threads: Larry Davis passes away in motorcycle accident Larry Davis passed away today Larry Davis Funeral Arraingments Larry Davis Funeral Cruise Larry Davis, collection for the family info GOOD memories & stories of Larry post them if you have them to share with others Larry Davis: CALLING ALL 69 GTO OWNERS PY's Scrapbook for Larry's Family Indiana local newspaper article about Larry Davis accident My Brother- Larry Davis Thank You All A Very Big Thank You!!!! Having one for you this Friday Night, Larry Pontiac Men "My Band of Brothers" Parts and tools of Larry Davis's for sale Larrys car   THE MONGO CAN AM Keith MacDonald   Have you ever tried to wrestle a steer to the ground? How about your mother-in-law? With all that was going on at Jim Zeek’s “Pontiacs in the Park” at VA Motorsports Park in May, it was just as hard to get Brian “Mongo” Baker to sit down for a few minutes and tell me about his Can Am!Actually, the above is just a ruse; Brian was very... TO READ MORE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.   PONTIAC JOURNAL SPECIALS Performance Years   Each issue you will find specials on Performance Years products and services. These specials are offered to our valued subscribers as a thank you for their support and an incentive to keep their projects moving forward. TO TO SEE THIS ISSUES' SPECIALS, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE. LEGENDARY UPHOLSTERY ADDED TO PY CATALOG Each issue the Pontiac Journal Staff will highlight some parts and services that we are excited about. This issue we wanted to bring everyone's attention to: Due to repeated requests, Performance Years has decided we will be adding upholstery products by Legendary Auto Interiors to our already comprehensive selection of upholstery products by Parts Unlimited Inc. (or PUI). We are now stocking 1964-67 GTO seat upholstery and door panels for Convertibles and Coupes. Black front buckets are stocked. Rear seats and colors are special order. Allow 2-10 weeks on upholstry by Legendary that is not stocked. RLI10B - 1964 Coupe Seat Upholstery RLI11B - 1964 Convertible Seat Upholstery RLI13B - 1965 Coupe Seat Upholstery RLI14B - 1965 Convertible Seat Upholstery RLI16B - 1966 Coupe Seat Upholstery RLI17B - 1966 Convertible Seat Upholstery RLI20B - 1967 Coupe Seat Upholstery RLI21B - 1967 Convertible Seat Upholstery RLI190B - 1964 Coupe Door Panels RLI195B - 1964 Convertible Door Panels RLI200B - 1965 Coupe Door Panels RLI205B - 1965 Convertible Door Panels RLI210B - 1966 Coupe Door Panels RLI215B - 1966 Convertible Door Panels RLI220B - 1967 Coupe Door Panels RLI225B - 1967 Convertible Door Panels   PRODUCTS ON THE HORIZON Performance Years   As a large Classic Pontiac Parts Manufacturor and Destributor, we want to share the "behind the scenes" information we have about our own and other reproductions that are scheduled to hit the market in the near future. Subscribers can benefit from the updated reproduction information we include in each issue of the Pontiac Journal. 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COMING UP in Future Issues 2006 GTOAA Nationals in Review Pontiac Journal’s editor-in-chief, Keith MacDonald, armed with a recording device, a digital camera, some mint sprigs and a bottle of Kentucky bourbon, will report from behind the scenes at the 2006 GTOAA National event. Get the inside scoop of what really goes down at the big show in Louisville Spotlight on UltimateGTO.com It takes a lot of work to host the biggest Pontiac website on the web. In our next issue of the Pontiac Journal, we’ll interview Indiana DJ, Sean Mattingly and reveal the history behind UltimateGTO.com!” A new Tech Post of the Month Each Month we will highlight a technical post that is just chock-full of great information and helpful tips. A new "MOM" Our Member of the Month is always a surprise. Next month’s winner is no exception, so make certain you don’t miss it More Product Specials As always, we will have a bunch of great pricespecial price breaks on available to Pontiac Journal Subscribers only. Featured Customer Rides We will continue to award select PY Customers who have submitted their Rides for our Customer Rides. AND... Any other Pontiac news worthy information, stories, trends and developements that come across our desks.	Credits Publisher Chris Casperson Editor-in-Chief Keith MacDonald Technical Editor John Buchta Production Manager Steven Craig Contributing Writers Keith MacDonald Chris Casperson Tom Hand