Dang this is gonna be a cool car. Are you gonna go back to Marty Blue? I hope so, that is one of the coolest colors PMD ever used on a T/A of any generation.
As for us TACers (yes I'm one of them too)... don't give us too hard a time. T/A fans are fanatical... and as such, it's not that strange that most would be sticklers for numbers matching drivetrains and factory correct restos. I've owned several 2nd Gen T/As... some drivers and some pristine low-mileage survivors, but my heart and soul is really going into the (mild) pro-touring restification of my 77 Y81 T/A. No, I won't be yanking the W72-400 in favor of an LS motor, but I completely understand why some would. Hey, as long as it's got 2nd Gen fenders and flanks I love!!!