Tony I went to a small local car show a few years back that was represented well with quite typical hot rods and street customs mostly '50's and '60's that the owners, justly so, were quite proud of. One 1956 Chevy stood out, the details of fabrication and finish were worthy of a National show car, it featured quite a few exterior mods that were so well conceived and executed that at first glance the car appeared almost stock. I spent some time talking with the owner who did all the work ,except the interior stitching, himself As it is with some small shows the judging wasn't up to par and not only had he not won best of show but hadn't trophied in class either. He still had a good time. I singled out the details that appealed to me and finished with my favorite modification which was the elimination of the "wing window" in the door glass, no post, just glass that fit and operated perfectly in factory style channels. A first place in show would not have brought a bigger grin of pride to his face than resulted from my comment. The windows were his greatest triumph on the beautiful build. He allowed that mine was the only comment made about the mod during this and a previous show. It was a beautiful day and the turnout was quite large for such a small presentation and his work was validated by one guy at one out of two shows, yet he knew! That's what counts; not me or others just you. Some builders work to tiny tolerances on parts which are never seen, but the fabricator knows and to him it's important. A gap on a body panel might have an actual purpose or it's stylistic and works in fact and to the eye, the builder knows while all the rest are just guessing. I favor doing what works for you and I'd say the rest will think it just fine whatever your reasons. Just perfect is a worthy goal as long as it's just perfect to you!
Your doing fine work and making great progress Tony.
Rick C.
