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Originally Posted by transam1972
...71Formula455 I got bumped by Gator67...back to topic...then of course inner door shell changes...words printed on the glass of a side view mirror..yet for all practical purposes a 1970 to 1981 sport mirror looks the same...the lucky few who own the remaining early Firebirds have the advantage that from shall we say (lets start at 1976 as my first T/A was that year, station wagon motor and 455 decals on a non functional shaker)...and on to 1981 share the Firebird name and the parts produced later were based on our cars original design...look at 1970 to 73 production numbers and consider replacement parts are produced for the most part in the same (perhaps 2 years extended) time frame..then look at the later production numbers..quite absurd that 1972 built 1200 T/As and 1979 built over 100,000...and that's just one year?!...should I be denied the use of a n.o.s. door skin that was/is more readily available than the other ,fewer made door skins?...oh look, your door handle is small..look at how big my correct door handle is..fortunately we are talking door handles here..and then the inner fenders issue..really these so called Trans Am experts can only jump onto the 2 most well known hot spots ...so the fender was replaced, so the door skin was replaced...if GM sheet metal was used, even better if brand new whats the big deal?...1987 a 1971 Trans Am gets a fender smacked..a new later fender gets installed..and so whats the problem in 2015?...I do not get it..you mean now you need to find a new 1971 T/A fender to fix the car right?..good luck on that one and I hope your wallets fat
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Yeah, I was not saying you should or shouldn't use any certain parts on your car. Its your car do what you want. I was agreeing with Gator that when someone does a restoration its really nice when they go the extra mile to use original parts, like popping the hood at a show, I've grown to really appreciate that part of the hobby, more so Gator was talking about selling his original rust free fenders and a fair price. Certainly not everyone has the means or access to 100% correct parts. In the end the parts you use do make a difference in the value of the car, but I agree with it will not take away from the enjoyment of cruzing down the road.