howdy all

[Colin Frolick]

throughout my years of auto enthusiasm I have frequented many a message board based on whatever 2 or 4 wheeled machine I fancied at the time... and I must say this forum has so far overwhelmed me with its content and depth of information
My 'project' is a '65 Tempest... my first car, I've owned it for 8 years, it is a base model 2 door post with a factory 3 on the tree, 326, 4 wheel drums, and 3.23 open rear, white with turquoise interior, and very few options. over the years i've rebuilt the suspension, replaced the 3 speed with a 4, 5, and now 6 speed, smoked the 326, blew up a Pontiac 400, tired out a 455, tried fuel injection, added front discs, tall spindles, a-arms, fast steering, bucket seats, 1000 watts of stereo, monster tach, et al. I;ve driven it to 140mph, gotten about 5 tickets for less, driven it across country twice, ran out of gas twice, loaded snowboards in the trunk for backcountry fun, backed it into a pole, hit a kid on a bicycle (his fault), embarrassed many a ford chevy and chrysler, had sex on the hood, gotten it airborne, been chased by the cops, never got stuck in the snow, tried to sell it cause i hated it so much for being a POS, ignored it for newer toys, and am glad it's still here.
currently the car is in absolute pieces on a concrete slab on the side of my house in southern CA. I love this car for everything it is... and is not. It will have a 650hp Pontiac motor w/ Q-jet, 6 speed, 4 wheel discs, 9", big tires, truckarm rear, bright headlights, and quiet as i can get it exhaust. It will be shiny white with turquoise interior and a modest cage and deep bucket seats, no radio, and i'm wondering about keeping the heater, and it will not be a GTO clone.
i;ve been lurking on the site for a while and appreciate all the people here for their skill expertise devotion and creativity when it comes to building their rides. I hope to be the same way.
the other cars around home are an 01 honda F4i, 02 Mazda Protege, an 03 z06 corvette, 01 dodge ram 4x4, and a 1970 Imperial. I;m married and have a 2 month old girl. i'm a licensed pharmacist. and a scorpio. anyway, thanks and have fun.

edit: i should add that the kid on the bicycle was okay, he skinned an elbow and lost a shoe.

[Bill Howell]

Welcome aboard Colin, I like those 65 A-body Pontiacs too!
You are right, so much room, you can move people and things.
Looks like you have quite the stable of cars, we look forward to pictures of the Pontiac.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Welcome to the site, Colin. Sounds like you've got a ton of memories of that car, it'll be great to see it through to fruition in it's new state.

[derekf]

Welcome aboard, Colin. Love to see pics of your Tempest when you get a chance.