[RichSchmidt]

Dont call it a rebody,and dont disclose it,if you want to do it,then do it right.Cut the right tulip(firewall extention)out of both cars,remove the last section of the firewall to the far right on both cars{the part that has the hidden VIN} by carefully drilling out every spot weld,and weld that section from the Z into the donor car,swap the tags,and forget it.Most of what is out there now is majority jap sheet metal with factory firewalls anyhow,so a rebody using a real GM body is more authentic then fixing the original since it will be correct warts and all.If neither car is stolen,you have nothing to loose sleep over.You should use as many parts of the original Z as possible including the front subframe if you are using a different year donor car sinc the 73 had different holes in the subframe and radiator support to mount the improved bumper hardware for the 73.There are also numbers Identifying the model on car in the floorpan over the rear support plate for the driveshaft tunnel,you might want to correct those numbers too.Remeber also that you shouldnt use a 1970 body for this rebody since the floorpan over the rear axle is slightly different.Go ahead and flame away,but his car will be more correct and of higher standards then most of the "restored" cars out there,and it will cost him half as much.