My view on out of the box projects

[Blue70]

Ok,

First off,
There are some highly skilled people here, many with tools I could only dream of having, and others with a lot deeper pockets than I have, and that is awesome!! But I guess this a poor man with basic tools point of view

I have had a fair amount of Camaros, Mustangs, Novas, Chevelles, etc.
But now I am in possession of a 74 Road Runner.

And I guess while not way out there you still don't see too many of them out there, and parts are REAL hard to come by. I cant just open a catalog and order replacement panels, or bolt in kits of any sort, everything seems to stop at the 71-72 models.

So while I do like the car, I just wish sometimes that I had a Camaro or Mustang again, something I can buy off the shelf stuff for, something I can cut up and not worry about, I have practiced a fair amount on fabricating body panels and general body mods with a few Jeeps (bumpers, roll cages, highline fenders, etc) and a rat rod (made my own frame, bed, floors, chopped top, etc) and would like to do some body mods to a "muscle car" but am afraid to cut into the one I currently own.. I have ideas for other cars I want to do, but don't have any thoughts on this one.. And I am afraid to do anything to it that I cant change back to stock with minimal effort..

OH ya, I'm also poor, So I also want low cost parts, not $850 NOS Tail light assemblies, $700 front Fender, or $475 rechromed front bumper $300 Exhaust tips.. (Yes these are all prices for 74 Road Runner stuff on Ebay right now) Big Block overdrive manual transmissions are not cheap, but really could use one (Keisler is the only one I know that has a kit)

I was looking at parts for a 66 Mustang the other day and almost cried..

So there is good and bad I guess to thinking outside the box...
Right now I want a nice box, it don't even have to be square, lol

I just a fool and you are reading this thinking "its only a 74 Road Runner, no one wants them anyway, cut it up"

Just wondering what people of you think about this..
Did aftermarket support come into play when buying your current project?