Thread update: I followed Bentwheelbob's post about his Y88 body side molding project, along with the great help from you guys in this thread. Here's Bentwheelbob's info for easy access:
https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...+w72%22&page=9
Turned out pretty good! Not perfect...but neither is my beast

(nor the factory). Couple of pics. Thanks again for the pics and background, all.