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Hey Guys,

Just for clarification, I contacted Ben, Scott G, and Jeff Clark about using the S-Curve rendering as a starting point for our Olds S71 project, considering that a 71 Olds already existed in Ben's stash, and he's been pretty busy these days. Scott, Ben, and Jeff all gave the thumbs-up to use it, so it became the basis for our project. (Just don't want you all to think we just stole it!)

As for S-Curve, it's a great project... and I wouldn't think you're going to lose any of it's identity by what we're doing. Our S71 is going to look damn near stock from the outside, and it's using 99% of it's stock driveline - Olds 350, Muncie 4-speed - but we're adding a single turbo and possibly a Gear Vendor. The point of our car is to show that you can build something cool and fun and still return it to stock later. We're using the stock Viking Blue and white combo, although we're changing the wheels... Ben, I have to see if we can make a change there. All the S-Curve body mods are unique to S-Curve.

Jeff, I can assure you they are two very different cars, and it seems that you're upset over this. I hope not, your car is very cool, it's got a ton of unique attributes, and I think everyone on this board likes the concept and how well you've been able to document the car and adhere to the plan and budget.

- Kevin Oeste