[Mark_C]

So we get back to my original post that said maybe the 50% criteria would need a time limit, since I have already replaced 2 fenders and 2 quarters along with a new convertible top in 1983, a door skin, half floor pan and new valence panel in 91 and potentially a new trunk lid and outer wheelwells if I repaint the car this year I'm coming up on the magic 50 percent of sheetmetal requirement to qualify as a rebody. Maybe convertibles should get a break ( like 65%)since they don't have sheetmetal roofs and sail panels. I certainly would not consider my car a rebody as none of the changes I have made affect any of the original components that carry the hidden VINs and none of the parts used ever existed on another vehicle (except the valence). So the definition of a rebody does not work for me, unless there was some kind of modification like the parts used in the "rebody" came from another vehicle(vs NOS or aftermarket components). The others are fine.