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Old 04-30-2012, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by barraza View Post
I have had the exact same issue with my 68. My dad bought it new and I have grown up with it. Thats me in the pictures in 1969. I just figure I will never sell it, so the only one I have to satisfy is me. I did minitub it, and it has big brakes and suspension, and is now solid black.

The bottom line is that a SS isn't a one of a kind car, and as such, it isn't worth a fortune. Not like modding a ZL1 or COPO Camaro. Still, I did limit mods to mostly easy to reverse items in case MY TASTES change in the future and I want to go stock again. Resale be damned.

Wanting to limit cutting was a main reason I went with a g-link rear suspension, it can be removed and leafs put back in and 99.9% of people that look at a camaro, even a resto, won't notice the it or the minitubs

If you don't have tremendous sentimental value in a car, the price differences between modded and stock are a toss up. It gets increasingly hard to get your money out of heavily modded cars, and it is just as hard to get money out of a restoration. The big money isn't going to happen for anything that gets driven regularly, stock or modified.
Your car is super sweet..I agree, no one should modify a COPO ZL-1 or Yenko, but a Z/28 or an SS, man the fun factor is worth it...

It is personal taste and whatever makes a person happy... I am not one to have an all original restored car unless it is a high end Muscle car, L-88, ect...
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