Thanks Jeff... you are one of the folks I watch pretty close only because we have the same ride and I know that most of the stuff you mention will eventually apply to my car as well.
I have been listening to any car nuts that I meet and it kinda makes me crazy how different car guys can be. I mentioned the headers to an old friend( + car restorer) of my mother in law and I thought the guy was going to slug me cause I was going to replace stock parts with newer stuff. I know his point in that the car is worth more if everything is 100% original. Do I really want to spend hundreds (pure guessing) restoring an old radiator if I can get a new Alum one that looks close and does the job better ?
I would not just toss the old parts I take off of this car but I also know that I am not in it for the $$ value of a pristine example that I could never drive. I want to enjoy driving it and I want to know that I wont get killed because it was STOCK and a stock part failed when a better part is available. ( single Master cylinder to dual for instance)
I guess the answer is what seems to be most of the people here have... cars that they like and a garage full of old parts that they cant quite make themselves get rid of... lol
John
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1964 Starchief 4 Dr Sedan - 389 4Bbl - Auto - Pinehurst Green/ Gold cloth
1964 Grand Prix - 389 4 BBl w SupHyd auto
1964 Catalina Safari - 63 389 200r4 auto.. 2.69 POSI rear
1964 Bonneville Vert - 389 4bbl - Auto - Ext Color - Saddle/Saddle int
1965 2+2 - WG 421 4Bbl - 4 spd - Bluemist Slate w White/black int
1966 Ventura 4 dr Sdn - 389 4Bbl - Auto -Orig Color - Barrier Blue
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