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PY Newsletter - April 2012
Performance Years April 2012 | | CHALLENGING NEW CONTEST: IDENTIFY THE MISSING PARTS 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.
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.
Prizes are as follows: 1st Place: $100 PY Gift Certificate 2nd Place: $50 PY Gift Certificate 3rd Place: PY Prize Pack
Click here to learn how to play. MADE IN PONTIAC: An Interview, Part 2 | Written by Eric White, Wild About Cars Pontiac Brand Manager
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The assembly process continued: the body drop
Carl Papke: ...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.
Wild About Cars: The grilles and the header panel were all pre-assembled?
Carl Papke: 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... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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| | NEW PRODUCTS | 1969 GTO REAR TAIL LIGHT BEZELS - DIE CAST Part#: RPR69BM Until recently only plastic bezels were available. These very nice quality die cast bezels are finally available. $329.00/pr | | | FORMULA STEERING WHEEL - BLACK W/ GOLD SPOKES Part#: PYI39BG NEW IMPROVED QUALITY!! Now with a more correct "Thick" padded grip and a more correct gold finish! $229.00/ea | | | 1969-72 REMOTE MIRROR BEZEL Part#: PYI96 These unique bezels now have a "show quality" chrome finish and are once again in stock. $29.00/ea | | | | 1968-81 FIREBIRD REAR LEAF SPRING TO AXLE HARDWARE KIT Part#: GFU130 Kit includes: (2) U-bolts, (4) T-bolts & (4) nuts. This kit was unavailable for a while, but is now back in stock. $49.00 | | | 1966-67 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - LH Part#: RPC36 $115.00 | | | 1966-67 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - RH Part#: RPC36A $115.00 | | | 1968-72 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - LH Part#: RPC36L $119.00 This new reproduction is made in the USA. These are made using stronger castings for the handle so they won't bend like originals. | | | 1968-72 GTO CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH - RH Part#: RPC36R This new reproduction is made in the USA. These are made using stronger castings for the handle so they won't bend like originals. $119.00 | | | | | | | Your Friends At Performance Years
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