I started out trying to make my car as original as possible. I was not going to go overboard with part numbers. But I wanted to try and put it back together with Pontiac parts. My car was missing most everything when I bought it. Then I lost my first car to a body shop fire. That was the car that I had modified. When I lost that car my build changed on this car. I have all aftermarket brakes,suspension,exhaust,vintage air (to come) and a 12 bolt rear in it. But I am still trying to keep it somewhat stock looking. I spent a lot of time and effort on the rims and stereo. I have a cd player in the dash but I did not cut the dash. I stopped posting updates on my progress thread because most people on here are purists.
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Robert, you should continue to post your efforts on your car. I cannot speak for others but I love watching builds and the results of what others do. Restomadding a car (if done right) are awesome.
It sounds like you've had a bad experience with someone? That doesn't matter as you can build whatever you want and there are good numbers of people that appreciate the effort.