For all of us trying to restore our beloved cars back to
the way they came ( from the factory ), we are now being
hit with another whole round of insanity - HARDWARE !
Take a look at these few items I have been following on
ePay:
This little intake manifold stud cost $127.28
This original upper alternator adjusting bolt setup cost $212.49
This prize of valve cover bolts cost $406.00
These Muncie transmission mounting bolts cost $127.50
Now, conversly, these little gems didn't seem so bad:
Transmission to crossmember mounting hardware for $41.95
Transmission mount to tail shaft mounting hardware for $36.95
And lastly, how about an original SHP throttle arm for $225.00
Who said that the little things in life didn't matter !
I may have to consider spending Saturdays in local junkyards
looking for these original hardware pieces. The $$ being spent
here border on the insane. One of the few remaining things
I needed to get for my restoration were original hardware.
I put those off because the cost wasn't that big of an issue - THEN.
Wish I had jumped the gun on this one......
Steve