Welcome to Canada!    

Always glad to have a new memeber!   The only rule you have broken, is not joining sooner!!  lol  
Your car, is one of the better Pontiacs, being a 1966!    

We would like to see some pictures!   You have the advantage of being able to get American parts (sheet metal), that "will fit" your car  

rear quarters, and some rust on lower area is common here.. 

If you need a frame, that is probably one of the first things to locate  

If you could post some photos  (we will show you how)  we will help you along.....

Thank you for your kind welcomes, I actually just found this site a few days ago, and i kinda hung around to see if itd be of good use, and it seems so. Its nice to finally see a forum, filled with something other than Trans Ams, or GTOs (though nice) that  you actually get responses at lol,  See im glad i asked, i was going to wait for the frame, till it came to that time, but it makes alot more sense to search now, the simple things you can over look... would you happen to know if my thinking that a 65 frame would work is correct? and would it be model specific, ie: catalina to catalina, or would a grandprix, or bonneville fit as well? I will throw some pics up here tomorrow morning, thanks

I do agree with you, and it would most likely be the smart thing to do, but idk, i just cant seem to let it go, i have had offers for cash, and trades, but its still here, im willing to at least try to let it live on, the problem i would have with buying another, is id want to restore it to, result of my young ignorant stubbornness no doubt, but it is what it is, i love this car, and i would like to keep it.  Im actually surprised to see you estimate 30000 of them, ive had a hard time finding many of them, ( at decent prices) though i was looking for parts cars, because thats what i really want, because with any car, i want the body to come off i want to do a full resto, i think i need that experience, and to be that familiar with every nut and bolt of my vehicle, even if that means 10, 15 20 years. i will not lie, i am by no means wealthy, but as for the shop, i already have someone that will let me use his, as well as 2 other people who do nothing but GM cars for help, (they've already been wonderful exploits of knowledge in past repairs to the car) but i do agree this would be a monumental task for someone my age, but i embrace the challenge.
and it is perfectly all right, bubbles were meant to be burst, or they wouldn't be so fragile, and besides you're most likely right, but my stubbornness makes me at least try something one time ya know? but i do thank you for your opinion

Welcome!  Here is my   The first thing I would do is determine whether your car actually needs a frame off and is it going to be driven or shown and numbers matching etc.  Depending on that, you can 'ball park' the $ you will need to complete it. I had to do mine within my budget (poor mans) still doing a frame off and built to be driven and am quite happy with the results.  It aint no award wining  show car,.... but gets me where I want to go

Welcome here Andrei.

Do you mind saying what part of Kansas you are in? The reason I ask is that the western part of Kansas has some wonderfully solid cars and you certainly should be able to locate an excellent frame in west Kansas or Colorado. Same goes for sheet metal too. I have friends in Kansas and Nebraska and had a friend who lived in Denver for many years as well, so I have toured many wrecking yards there.  If you wish I can attempt to help you locate a frame and sheet metal.

Frame 1st. No point fixing everything else and then having to take it all apart again. Welcome aboard Andrei. Listen to these guys, and you project will go pretty smooth.

To Beaumont4008: hey as long as it takes lol, and nah, you got a good 20 years about on me, not to mention countless man hours, and extensive knowledge

To 1965CS: i think it does, the frame has some rust where the front frame horns, meet the side rails, its pretty bad, and will need some trunk help, has a few small holes, not really looking for top quality every nut and bolt must have correct markings, im good with a budget resto, but would like to make as much correct as possible with my funds. but i feel the frame must come off, the engine and trans are already both rebuilt, and installed in the car, so thats that much less work i must do, they only have a few thousand miles on them, (under 3000), and the car will be driven.

To Carl Stevenson: i am in the east of kansas, ( junction city area) my car spent most of its life in western kansas (goodland ks) and came to my area in the early nineties. you dont have to go out of your way for me, but if you happen to come across one, you can send me info if you like. Are colorado cars usually rust free, low rust? i passed one up for a good price, because i thought they used alot of salt on their roads similar to kansas. there is a yard in texas that has a 66 ventura 2 door hdtp, same car basically right? not sure how much he wants for it though. looks to be relatively decent.

To  66CatfromBuffalo: thank you thank you thank you, that link is awesome, i have been trying to find something similar for forever. i didnt know such a site existed all brought together!.

To 87 player bird: true on the frame first part, but do you think it would be easier to fix what i can before removing the body so it has as much strength as possible? or just get it off there then fix it all at once?

unless i break something (lol) pics should follow some before it was wrecked, some after

Since it should be pulled as good as possible first, even if it is being replace (to make the best shape you can to install the new one) do the pulling.

Nice, an air car to boot.

Colorado has nice stuff Andrei. There is a little bit of rust but not at all like eastern Kansas.

I am not sure how far you want to drive for parts but straight north of you just into Nebraska at Wymore there is two good wrecking yards as far as old cars go. Good chance one of them has a frame as they both have lots of 60's stuff.

Thats a solid looking car   love the red

I have a set of mouldings off 66 Parisienne   

love those american pontiacs smooth power and they dont rust in the frames as much as the chevys do. i would carfully get the portapower out and rough in that big dent real beauty otherwise have fun with it

I always thought the  catalina and Parisienne were the "same shape" wheel well, the exception the Catalina having a longer space in front fenders..  hence the longer wheelbase..  
Much the same as the 70-72 monte Carlo versus the Chevelle...  I have a set of 4 off a 66 Parisenne     They would be free  (much future sucking up (from Pretty Woman movie) required ..  shipping would be probably 25-30 Canada post  they are not heavy..  they require some old clips taken off and polished.....

-- Edited by 427carl on Saturday 17th of April 2010 12:07:24 PM