First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Two things to consider here. First, what is the "purpose" of your car. Do you intend on making it the way you want it or the market wants it? My car was a 350 2 barrel with air when it rolled down the Lords town assembly line. Now after years of gather 1968 era parts, it is a near-correct 68 400 without air, with a 4-speed. Is it a numbers matching 400 car to you or PHS...no. To me...absolutely. The engine block is a YT, not the W? it is suppose to be. So am I going to search the entire planet for a block that is IDENTICAL to my YT for two stupid letters??? No way, and I won't restamp it. If someone asks, hey shouldn't that be a W?, I'll say yeah, it should, do you have one :-) What is the harm if the car is for "my" enjoyment? How many SS Camaro's were really made :-)
Second, where I have a problem with restamping, rebody-ing, and the like is when you are going to sell and profit from the car by claiming it is what it is not. I follow firebird sales on ebay and other sites religiously. The difference between the price of a true 400 and a clone might be 5-10k. Not much in my opinion. Now with other makes, what do you think the difference is between a hemi and non-hemi barracuda? A friggin lot. So what my ramblings are trying to emphasize is the whole numbers thing is only important if you are selling or buying a car, or you enjoy knowing you have an original numbers matching car. Trust me, the guys at the local cruise in could care less if your car was a real 400 or not. But, if you claim numbers matching, it better be. Because if I am buying a 30k PHS 400 firebird and the owner is claiming it is the original block (but restamped)...then I DO care. (off the soap box) nhra68 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1205 - Release Date: 12/31/2007 3:32 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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>
