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LEGENDARY gets the credit for the interior...the upper door panel bolsters match the seats (very cool!!) and the seat covers are super high quality material and the front and rear seat inserts actually have all the deluxe seat padding built into the cover...the standard covers have like none as are the upper door panels that had no padding...the original owner did take excellant care of the interior and you can see no scratches or marks on the original lower door panel map pockets...the upper rear plastic sail trim is original but I replaced the lower passenger 1/4 trim panels for a brand new look...I still need to add ashtrays at $33 each!!..see what I mean...my N.O.S 2nd design Formula steering wheel with an early style collar was $700...I originally wanted to use the LECARRA leather wrap but after 6 months this person finally agreed to sell this wheel to me...its very difficult and expensive restoring a T/A and I know I will always be criticized for things incorrect..I think the N.O.S wheel works and to find a N.O.S. early fat wheel was impossible and most likely 3xs the cost of this one...none were ever offered for sale and what I want to do to this one is have it wrapped in leather like the 10th anniversary T/As...my first girlfriend was a seamstress at 17 and she covered my first 76 T/A wheel in leather and I always thought it added such an improvement over the fake stitching of the wheels...so this wheel will get a $180 leather wrap..I know its not correct but sometimes we must compromise on a budget unless a reasonably priced Formula wheel turns up I need to use this one...plus I still have the original wheel and although the rim has the usual wear RANDY COMBS can restore the spokes...so I have the original parts if I ever need to reverse most custom touches..but I really just borrow ideas from other year made T/As...I would never do it but I wish that I had a 1974 style sealt belt retractor system...my orignal seat belts look pathetic how they just lie on the floor but I have the 72 first design standard...thank god my seat belts were fine...I saw a original restored complete 1972 deluxe set for $800 on e bay..seat belt resto cost is crazy that's why when I see a car that needs everything I think people forget how much it is going to cost in addition to the insane price a seller is asking for a TRANS AM...you could spend $40 k and not even be finished...anyway I want to get someone to install the rear glass to seal things up as I need to unfocus on the T/A and I may be going to school for a new career as my job loss created my problems I am in but Monday I find out or you may see me dropping American fries at Mc Donalds.....