First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... same deal with the restoration bodies... there will be fakes touted as originals..
My car was rear ended.... and the back end sheet metal is all new. The car is NOT original, and never will be again. There is no way of hiding that. I think that replacing all the sheetmetal is ok The first two options are exactly the same.... hiddne vins or not, it's the same thing. If I am going to pay 50-100k for a RESTORED NUMBERS MATCHING CAR I expect the motor to be the ORIGINAL motor that it came with at the dealer. If it doesn't have it, it's not original no matter what. Restamped or not, I would be PISSED if I found out the block was restamped. finding those parts is something that is a challenge. You can get close, but you will probably not find the correct motor. Replacing sheetmetal with original is ok, aftermarket, forget it! This also goes for the transmission, rear, dist, carb, etc, date codes and numbers better be correct! If not, I would pass it up. I am beyond picky with cars.... The only aftermarket sheet metal on my car is the trunk lid, the rest was taken from a car that someone chopped the roof and front end off of. While I am not ever planning to be in the numbers matching original group, I think the idea of it would be awesome! If i could ever afford it, I would love to have a numbers matching RAII '68. Otherwise I'll continue to build my car the way I want... :-) Oh yeah it was completely numbers matching until I replaced the transmission. Down to the carb. Too bad it was a 2bbl 350 car. I am keeping all the parts though so that one day if the bug bites me, I can return it to factory original. Paul Z. 68 350 Coupe On Jan 3, 2008 9:44 PM, Joe Paoletta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > Fella's > > The questions is, when does a car stop being the car it was when it was > new > ? > > OK, try to follow me here. It is tough to type what I mean.... Here > goes... > > You find a car. Dosent matter wher it is, but it's a rare car you have > always wanted. > > But it's basically trashed... Rear ended, rolled, then hit by a train, > thrown off a bridge into salt water and then recovered a few years later, > by > you.. > > Now we all know we have a few options... > > Find another car and switch tags. Illegal, but would pass most cursory > inspections. > > OR > > Find another car and switch tags. Use a plasma cutter to cut out the > "hidden" VIN numbers off the trashed car and transplant them to the good > one. > > OR > > Start the restoration process with a new frame, tail panel, trunk floor, > quarters, wheel wells, rear seat brace, package tray, full floor pan, new > inner and outer rockers, new toe kicks. New repo roof. Good pillar post > off > a donor car. Donor cowl. New fenders and shields good used hood.... > > You get the idea... > > SO when is the car no longer the car ? One inch around the vin tag ? Maybe > two... > > What do you think... > > Deep, I know... > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> > > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> > Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> > > Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> > FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
