You and Sidney are a great part of this form and so happy to have the both of you here.
Sucks what happened with the car... so sorry.
Not to rub salt in your wounds but I was goofing around yesterday on eBay and holy scmoly the price of long hoods is getting krazy...
However look at the bright side...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/780358-affordable-996-thread-58.html