If you know your machine and KNOW (deeply) how to drive it and exactly what it is and isn't capable of you can overcome many "Drawbacks." Keep in mind that most "Improvements" have their drawbacks too. Yes, my drum brakes are a pain and they fade, but they with them it is much easier to choose whether or not to lock up the brakes (and we all know that many of us hate AntiLock brakes with a passion for good reason if they are used to controlling the skid themselves). EFI is great but it requires a computer (blech!) and dealing with unrepairable throw away parts. Modern "overdrives" have their issues too, I love and hate the one on my winter beater. My thing: Be suspicious of "Improvements" and understand why you are making them. All of the systems on every Imperial work pretty darn well if you really want to learn them well enough to understand and maintain them properly (I hear that the 80's EFI is this way too, but sounds like a nightmare to me...) And with proper maintenence many systems will remain serviceable years longer than their modern counterparts. But ultimately, do what you think is best. Don't say that you had to do it, because unless there's a law in your state that is not grandfathered, you didn't. Good, bad, or indifferent, it was a choice. If you want to make extensive changes, do so realizing that you have a rare car and that their are pros and cons to what you are doing and that preserving the history of the marque is worthwhile, but probably doesn't depend on you and only you. Timothy "Virgil" A 1960 4DR Custom Southampton 35,000 mi who is original excepting the tires, the hidden stereo, and the rainbow stickers over the headlights. ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com