I am currently restoring an 87 Conquest with paint code S83 (Dakota Sand).  I am trying to get a production number to get an idea of how many were actually made that color.  I have went through dealers and they don't even show the S83 code, only the L83 code for Palmero Grey on the Quests.  Any ideas on how to go about this?  Thanks.

thats right I am swapping interiors in my Silver 89   I am going from Maroon 50/50 cloth/leather to Black, I think the black will look killer in the Silver car, here are a few pics of the seats taken out and a couple of the car    

http://projecthp.ford23.com/stingerperformance.html   this 2.3 header pretty close to what a 2.6 would use nice package for $350 Close enough to 'hack' off the flange ?.... or better yet, get the builder interested in doing some for the 2.6, and use a starquestor local to him/her to mock/jig one up. 2.3 guys will probably blow it outta the water if the header had any issues.... a sharp, but unforgiving bunch.

I have seen that a lot of people leave the upper portion of the Door Panel when gutting the interiors, why?   I have removed both peices and do not see why I would need to keep the upper protion, as the window weatherstripping is not part of the door panel.   With the speakers removed, all unecessary plastic, and door panels removed the doors feel lighter to open/close now.  should help save those nice hinges.  (if you ever owned a thirdgen camaro/firebird you know what long heavy doors do to