New Thread-to Be Or Not To Be?

I think there's a difference between a proper restoration and a balls-out O.E. Certified type of resto. My Challenger was a very correct car, but it wasn't something I did for the O.E. judging at the Nats. IF I had done that level of resto, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the car. So while it had all the correct stuff (even had a real 70 alternator on it) I wasn't about to go through and make sure all the parts were properly date coded (despite buying repop date coded plug wires). A gold standard resto probably would have cost me another 10 grand in parts.