I promised myself to go the extra (1/4) mile to make it the way it was.......right down to leaving the cars original undercoating I see in the 1975 CarCraft photos in the trunk.
Instead of buying old school ladder bars, I will have a set fabricated to mirror the originals from the photos. A unique piece was added to the underside of the chassis mount of the bars....for both strength and safety, I imagine.