[Berg]

Ok Grandsport I almost pissed myself with the pacifica comment. I was thinking along the lines of how many guys I know that wanted a Chevy truck so they bought a GMC and switched emblems and grilles. I'd never cut up a clean anything. On the other hand, if its your car and you bought it and you want to spend money on making it something else I guess go for it. I think the interesting part in the article that can help anyone out is the parts that are different between the cars. They basically wrote an article discussing the major year-to-year differences between 70,71,72. I think it would have been more interesting if they took a Buick Skylark and tried to turn it into a Chevelle. If you want a pure 70, just go buy one. They aren't unobtainable. I know for a fact. You just have to look. I also think you'd be better off buying a 70 that needs quarters, trunk and floor pans and an interior redo than spending money on taking a clean car and buying all aftermarket or used original stuff to make it into something else. Things like the wiring harnesses and brake proportioning valves are different along with radio knobs and green numbers on instruments with different seat covers where do you draw the line? I guess buying a complete 70 front clip and rear bumper with taillights and making it work with everything else is a cheap option to get the look if you wanted to. I'd just say don't read into the article too much as the 72's are basically the same thing as a 70 and they are equals. Everyone has their preference and no one car is "better" than the other. Afterall it is a Chevelle to begin with so its all good in my book. It would be like saying a Lemans handles different than a Cutlass. Its all the same stuff underneath!