<head> <title>Performance Years April 2012</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0 var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc; } function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} } function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.0 var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) { d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);} if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n]; for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document); if(!x && document.getElementById) x=document.getElementById(n); return x; } function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0 var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3) if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];} } //--> </script> </head> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .style39 {font-size: 12px} .style40 {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif} .style41 { color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 12px; } .style42 {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style7 {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; } .style14 {font-size: 11px} .style45 { color: #c51f28; font-weight: bold; } .style46 {font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .style47 {font-size: 2px} .style48 {color: #c51f28; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } --> </style> <body bgcolor="#c0c0c0" text="#000000"> <br> <table width="590" border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" > <tr> <td height="67" align="center" valign="top"> <table width="590" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td rowspan=2 align="center" valign="top"> <a href="http://performanceyears.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/header-feb2012a.jpg" border=0></a> </td> <td rowspan=2 align="center" valign="top"> <img src="http://pysales.com/splash/header-feb2012b3.jpg"> </td> <td colspan=3 align="center" valign="top"> <img src="http://pysales.com/splash/header-feb2012c.jpg"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Performance-Years/309269458653" target="_blank"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/header-feb2012d.jpg" border=0></a> </td> <td align="center" valign="top"> <a href="http://twitter.com/PYPontiac" target="_blank"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/header-feb2012e.jpg" border=0></a> </td> <td align="center" valign="top"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PerformanceYears?feature=watch" target="_blank"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/header-feb2012f.jpg" border=0></a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" height="2"> <div align="center"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/head.gif" width="590" height="18" align="top"></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <blockquote> <div align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=blue size="5"><b>CHALLENGING NEW CONTEST:<br>IDENTIFY THE MISSING PARTS</b></font><br><br> <a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/contest-preview01.jpg" border=0></a> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Performace Years has just started a new contest on the PY Forums. To enter, you'll need to use your own Pontiac knowledge to identify missing parts and PY product resources to look up their PY part number. <br><br> We will be collecting entries until Noon on Monday, May 7th. At that time, the winners will be drawn from members who submitted the correct answers. <br><br>Prizes are as follows: <br><b> 1st Place: $100 PY Gift Certificate <br> 2nd Place: $50 PY Gift Certificate <br> 3rd Place: PY Prize Pack <br><br><center> <font size=4><a href="http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=697230">Click here to learn how to play.</a></font> </center></b> <br> </font> </p> </div> </blockquote> <center> <table width="570" border="2" bordercolor="#ffcc66" cellpadding="10" cellspacing=0 align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td align=center> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red size=5><u><a href="http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-bin/pub9990262549620.cgi?categoryid=9990401240631&acti on=viewad&itemid=9990401225894" target="_blank">MADE IN PONTIAC: <br><font size=4>An Interview, Part 2</font></a> </u> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcc66"> <td align=left> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <b>Written by Eric White, <br><a href="http://wildaboutcars.com">Wild About Cars</a> Pontiac Brand Manager</b><br><br> <a href="http://pysales.com/splash/madeinpontiac2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://pysales.com/splash/madeinpontiac2.jpg" width=320 border=0 align=right></a> <b><a href="http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-bin/pub9990262549620.cgi?categoryid=9990401240631&acti on=viewad&itemid=9990401225894" target="_blank">Read Part 1</a></b><br><br> <b><u>The assembly process continued: the body drop</u></b><br><br> <b>Carl Papke:</b> ...After they put the body on, the first thing that would happen was the radiator support went on. The inner fender wells would go on before the fenders. Then the fenders would go on. There was another assembly line that come in that carried the grilles. <br><br> <b>Wild About Cars:</b> The grilles and the header panel were all pre-assembled? <br><br> <b>Carl Papke:</b> Yea, on a separate line, off to the side. The radiator was already in the core support itself. That just had two big bolts that come through the frame on rubber cushions, and that was the first thing they put on. It just set on there and kind of flopped back and forth. Everything else went in. The fender wells came in and the fenders went on. They had a system, and it went together amazingly quick. Once everybody knew their job and this assembly line was rolling, we were putting out 80 cars per hour. Up on the radiator line, which was on the second floor, they would... <a href="http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-bin/pub9990262549620.cgi?itemid=9990404596316&action=v iewad&categoryid=9990401240631&page=1&placeonpage= 7&totaldisplayed=50" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE</a> <br><br> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <center> <table width="570" border="2" bordercolor="#99ccff" cellpadding="10" cellspacing=0 align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td align=center> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red size=5><u>FEATURED VENDOR</u></font> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#99ccff"> <td align=center><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <img src="http://pysales.com/splash/rem-logo.gif" border=0> <br> <i>For over 30 years now, REM Automotive Inc. has supplied high quality restoration products for your Pontiac. 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This kit was unavailable for a while, but is now back in stock. <br><font color=red><b>$49.00</b></font> </font></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td><table><tr><td valign=middle> <a href="http://www.pysales.com/iw_products.m4p.pvx?;item?ItemCode=RPC36?company=p y1"><img src="http://pysales.com/images/rpc36.jpg" border=0 width=150></a></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <b>1966-67 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - LH</b> <br>Part#: <b><a href="http://www.pysales.com/iw_products.m4p.pvx?;item?ItemCode=RPC36?company=p y1">RPC36</a> </b> <br><font color=red><b>$115.00</b></font> </font></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td><table><tr><td valign=middle> <a href="http://www.pysales.com/iw_products.m4p.pvx?;item?ItemCode=RPC36A?company= py1"><img src="http://pysales.com/images/rpc36a.jpg" border=0 width=150></a></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <b>1966-67 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - RH</b> <br>Part#: <b><a href="http://www.pysales.com/iw_products.m4p.pvx?;item?ItemCode=RPC36A?company= py1">RPC36A</a> </b> <br><font color=red><b>$115.00</b></font> </font></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td><table><tr><td valign=middle> <a href="http://www.pysales.com/iw_products.m4p.pvx?;item?ItemCode=RPC36L?company= py1"><img src="http://pysales.com/images/rpc36l.jpg" border=0 width=150></a></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <b>1968-72 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - LH</b> <br>Part#: <b><a href="http://www.pysales.com/iw_products.m4p.pvx?;item?ItemCode=RPC36L?company= py1">RPC36L</a> </b> <br><font color=red><b>$119.00</b></font> <br>This new reproduction is made in the USA. 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