I might add that if i was doing a concourse restoration, yes i would probably use as many original parts and fasteners possible. With that said you still cant beat the kit i purchased. If doing a "nice" cruiser for driving and enjoying, not concerned about every nut and bolt "looking exactly as original" .
I dont mean any disrespect to anyone performing that kind of restoration. More power to you, i certainly do enjoy seeing a fully correct example of a restored classic.
But i loved the ability to just walk over to my bolt bin and grab the correct bag of fasteners and proceed with my assembly. I dont regret for 1 second the kit i bought. Like i said it looks very correct and it helped handicapped vetrans.
