Surely you can't be serious, the improvements in fiberglass layup alone would be enough for me to probably walk away from an '86 built body ...
what we now know about grain orientation ...
what we now know/developed with kevlar ...
improved resins, ISO standards etc ...
I'm sure Mr. Putnam would agree that ERA continues to employ the latest advances in materials, processes and components. To think an '86 car is as refined as a 2001 car is just plain stupid.
That's the beauty of ERA-what fits on a newer car can be retro-fit to an older. Ask how I know.
Oh I know why, you've done it, retrofitted your ERA with Putnam's finest upgrades. Isn't that the point, let's not send Dennis down that same dirt road aka 'Money Pit Lane' because you had to
