B34, the easiest way for people to get to a gallery for any individual is to click the little camera icon next to the screen name in a post. That Brent made things easy here.

As for the car, my first advice would be to make sure you REALLY like it. From what I can see in the pictures it's got good "bones". In other words, there's a lot of good there to work with. I've long recommended that people buy an existing car if it's fairly close to what they want/expect in a rod since they'll usually end up with less money and time in it, and can get on the road quicker. That of course is predicated on "buying it right", and not having to redo "everything", and that what is going to be retained is done well.

As you mentioned, it was built around '90, which means it was planned in the late '80's..............and looks it. That may be why he's lookin' for a trade, because he's been trying to sell it for some time, probably at a strong price, and because of the dated styling he's not had any takers. The pastel color/graphics was trendy for that time frame but is long gone now. As you've said, you want to repaint it black. Good choice, that's a timeless color. But make sure the body is absolutely flawless because, unlike the light color on there now, black will show every wave, ripple, and blemish in the bodywork. Odds are the interior is just as dated, probably a two, maybe three, tone, keying on the lavender theme. Probably a tweed/vinyl/leather, swoopy/darty kind of thing. Again, very dated, and likely incompatible with your black/flames theme. Depending on what your objectives are, the boy racer engine could offer some challenges. While it might produce some interesting bragging numbers, is it a pleasure to drive, or is it temperamental in the kind of driving conditions you intend. If you're just going to do a bonzai run to the cruise in, then you'll probably have fun with it. If you plan on cross country rod runnin' then you may not enjoy it so much. Be realistic about your intentions, or plan on throwing more dough at a significant de-tune.

After that it probably gets down to personal taste issues. The chop is proportioned well, the hood's louvered, and except for the tail lights, this car could be readapted to several themes without too much trouble. Personally I'd get the rear end narrowed as it looks like the tires poke out about an inch or so. Some would say just get wheels with more negative offset, but unless you go for the painted steelies look, that usually ends up looking a bit dorky with alloy wheels that don't have enough "depth". Then, with the wheels tucked in, drop the back end 1 - 1 1/2 inches to get the stance right.

If you're not in your trade stock too bad the economics can work out okay. Depending on your talents and quality standards it could get a tad pricey. If you have to hire it out and have a good eye/standards, figure; paint - $8-10k (black requires work), interior - $2-6k, engine mods - $1-3k, miscellaneous other stuff that you never dreamed of - $2-4k.