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As I Am not big on blowing my
own horn consider this my history I was raised on a farm in Ohio. We had very
little money but always plenty to eat. As soon as I was big enough I worked for
neighboring farmers mostly for $1.00 a hour and all you could eat for lunch.
When I graduated from high school in 1964 that summer I worked for a silo
building company, That was before the days of OSHA and safety conscience
work. When you went over the top edge of a 60 ft. silo on a board with pulleys
and ropes on each end to seal the outside of the silo and having to depend on
the guy on the other end of your board to properly tie off his end of the rope
as you lowered yourself painting as you go. That’s what you call pucker power. At the end of that first summers work a
neighbor boy and I decided to go to mechanic school at Nashville-Auto Diesel college
in Nashville Tenn. Well the neighbor boy got sick about the time to leave for
school so I went by myself. I worked for a low cost housing project painting
apartments and going to school at night. After a year I graduated from NADS and
came back home to Ohio. NADS was supposed to help you get a job after school
which they did about a month after I got home but in the meantime I had got a
job at a local factory. The factory job paid more than the entry level
diesel mechanic job so I stayed at the factory job. My idea of a good mechanic
job was building race motors not being a grease monkey. I had to wait till later
in life to fulfill that dream. I started at the factory job as a machine
operator and had a prick for a Forman who would probably have beat you with a
whip if he thought he could have got away with it . Over the next several years
I worked my way through several jobs from operator to setup to lead man and
finally I got a tool room job as a tool grinder and worked at that long enough
to get my journeyman’s card The last 6 years I worked there I moved to the
other end of the tool room as a Jig and fixture maker and worked as a lead man
in this classification till I retired in 2005 with 38 plus years. When I retired from the shop I was only 58 years
old so went looking for something to work at. I have been friends with Steve
Kauffman for many years, we are both extra class armature radio operators
and took our license tests at the same time I watched his boys grow up
they are about the same age as my boys. They were just getting their business
going good at this point in time and had just came out with the KRE D-PORT HEAD
They decided that they could use a little more help at that time. And me with my
machining and mechanical background I fit in pretty well. This also let me
do what I really wanted to do help build race motors. My job over the last 5
years has been mostly head work I deburr and pressure check the new heads as
well as putting in seats and guides then doing valve jobs and assembling the
heads. When I have time I have built a few motors as well as helping Jeff in the
Dyno room. I don’t know how many Pontiac heads I have done in the last 5 years
but I can assure you that its more than anyone else out there. I am now on
Social Security and can only work 10 days a month because of a Social Security
wage limit between 62 and 65 years old. That is the reason I started this
website as I have more time now. A special thanks to KRE, K&M performance and
Tin Indian Performance who give me a break on their prices that allows me to do
this.
Welcome to Criss Pontiac Parts website. Are goals are to provide another option for the customer looking for parts. Also hopefully we can help Jeff at KRE by reducing some of his phone load. We are pleased to bring you the best selection of traditional Pontiac parts possible. Our select group of custom manufactures includes Kauffman Racing Equipment ,Tin Indian Performance and K&M performance along with a large selection of commercial suppliers. We can supply you with the parts to completely build a 40 year old designed engine totally with new state of the art parts using no original parts or you can purchase what you need for your stock block build. We can also guide you through a complete engine build using either Jeff and Mark at Kauffman Racing Equipment or Kevin at Tin Indian Performance. If you don't see the part you are looking for on our website give us a call we can probably get it for you.
Limited Warranty:
Criss Pontiac Parts here after known as CPP. CPP is a reseller of parts no warranty is expressed or implied. All warranty claims will revert back to the manufacturer of the parts. It is your responsibility as a customer to check your package on arrival to make sure every thing that you ordered is there and nothing is missing. CPP will take care of any missing parts that your invoice shows you should have received. Any package that shows damage to the package should be reported to the carrier immediately as they are responsible for insurance claims during shipping .
Returns:
All returns and exchanges must be made before use or any modifications and within 15 days of purchase. Call or write for authorization before returning any merchandise. Returns must be accompanied by a copy of the original invoice. All return freight will be paid by the returnee. Returns for any reason other than defective merchandise are subject to a 10 % restocking fee.
Prices
All prices are subject to change without notice. Please call for any updated prices
Shipping
Shipping will be done thru usps or ups ground unless contacted about different shipper. Over 150 lbs. will be via truck freight in continental US. If more than one item is ordered we will do our best to optimize your shipping costs. We are using Paypal shopping cart system it only allows a fixed rate shipping cost I tried to set the shipping costs to the max it would cost to send to west coast. If you are closer your shipping costs should be less. If you pay the website shipping costs and it ends up being less I will rebate you the difference. If it ends up being more I will contact you first.
Payments
Credit Card Payments are accepted through
Paypal I can send you a Paypal invoice and you can pay with your credit
card whether or not you have a paypal account as well as money orders and personal checks. Personal checks must clear
my bank before parts are sent.