[Capt Kirk]

Menace, I struggled with a similar question a week or so ago regarding my car. My dad made a few alterations to the car (including a 49AB). My question was whether or not to work my way back to original or keep it the way my dad made the car back in the 40's. The resounding response I got was to keep the car the way my dad set it up, honor his memory and enjoy the car the way he would want me to do. I could spend a lot of money (and that's fine) to change this car back into something that might be in contention at some of these shows but if I do, it forever erases what my dad did to the car 65 years ago. I value the long family history of the car more than adding a plaque or trophy to the wall. Ask yourself what grandpa would want you to do with it and give him the respect to do that. I finished my car and was able to send him some pictures shortly before he died and I know he was happy about it. He had full blown Alzheimer's and when shown the pictures of the car when I was done he said "that's my car". I would suggest doing whatever you want to do to your car and honor grandpa while you're doing that.