? about Day 2 mods...

[Stitch]

Keystone Klassic wheel as now made by Cragar........

http://www.cragar.com/Series32.html

I have a picture of a matching #'s 427/425 Impala that a friend of mine used to own with big n' little Klassics , if I can get my scanner going I'll post a pic.

[68z302]

How's this?
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/36363-Buck.jpg
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[Tommy]

Thanks guys. I may use them, I like the look.

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[MarkJack66]

Does anyone else love the 2nd Day Llook just for the memories? I miss the old vinyl roofs, Cragar SSs, Lakewood Traction bars, L-88 hoods, front and rear spoilers, ET Winner stickers in the quarter windows, white ball and T-Handle Hurst Shifters, etc. That stuff was just too cool when I was younger. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

I personally think the day 2 mods are cool..hence my original question. I am only 32, but have been very fortunate to have owned or own a bunch of very rare musclecars. Unfortunatly when I was younger it was the first "go around," of the "boom," so I witnessed more cars being restored to facory specs. What I have noticed is that more and more people are looking for ways to diffentiate their cars from others' at shows, so the "factory," look is being seen less and less. I think the great price increases in both restoration cost and "orginal/NOS" parts (looked at the price on "437" distributors lately..)prices have also contributed to fewer people spending the money on "concourse" restorations. It would be neat to have a completely correct (as it left the factory) musclecar. However unless it is very rare, the cost prohibits many people from doing so, especially when just the restoration cost can exceed 45k. The "day 2," look can allow a pretty correct musclecar (one having most of its' original components) to be restored, while still being reasonable. Also since musclecars "like" headers, deeper gears, lighter wheels, bigger cams, carbs, etc. the cars actually run better, and are more fun to drive. Also modern technology can be incoporated into them allowing them to run on todays' fuel.

[hvychev]

Greg did you ever end up going with the day 2 look with your Chevelle?

Well not exactly... The green car (the 12-9 car) I was considering selling, but have been reconsidering as of right now (too many "tire kickers," and not enough cash, not to mention it is almost impossible to replace). I will probably still do the day 2 look, as it would be really easy to do though. I'm contemplating what I really want to do with the car though. It is a neat car, but in some ways I feel it deserves the concourse route, which isn't really "me" anymore. I wish someone would take it off my hands and "fix" my dilemma.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]I'm sort of thinking about another Camaro..maybe a '68 RS/SS L78 or '68 RS/Z car (my first car was a '68 RS with a L72/4spd). Truthfully I have a couple of other cars that are in need of restorations and I don't have the time nor energy anymore to mess with them either..However if anything gets done on the cars, it will be with the "day 2," approach in mind.

[skierkaj]

What do u mean the mods were "just too cool when you were younger"?! They're still cool!!!! This is the exact look that I'm going for on my camaro. Hooker 4 into 1 sidepipe headers with sidepipes, Keystone Klassics, IROC front valence, Hurst T-Handle Rachet shifter, Lakewood traction bars, etc. Still not too sure about the hood though. Whatever looks cool, and doesn't cost too much. Maybe if I "get rich," I'll buy the correct L-88 hood from Legendary. It's awesome when you have a musclecar that has that "back-in-the-day performance" look. Period correct stuff rocks!