Rather than leaving people hanging, I thought I should make a final update on this Crossfire I have been refurbishing. I had most things working correctly but had still been contemplating and dreading the the removal of the mostly repaired bumper cover/facia which did not mate well to the drivers fender. Well, one evening a few weeks ago, I was browsing Marketplace. And, I came upon a very nice bumper cover in very good condition. I had searched online for a decent one, but they were quite expensive, especially when you would add the freight cost. The part looked good in the pictures, and was priced right. $100 and it was Graphite in color, so no painting. Who would have thought that could happen after a year of ownership and repair. Called the seller and made a date to look at the bumper cover. It was better than expected. It was however off and SRT6 that he had owned. The car had been rear ended and totaled. So before the total was taken away, he removed the facia and installed an old ugly one that he had on hand. Now out of Crossfire ownership, he was selling off the p[arts he had kept. Also bought a set of original wheels in good shape for another $100 and a set of new front fender silver "strakes" for another $20.
After getting the bumper cover installed and detailing the car I drove it to my semi retired job and put a "for sale" sign in the window. Sure enough a few hours later a couple who have been customers for many years came into the store. Wanted to talk to me about the car, since she had wanted one since they were new, but life had always gotten in the way. They were about to experience their 50th wedding anniversary and she wanted it for her present! After explaining the possible pitfalls of owning a 20 year old Crossfire, they bought it anyway. I included the new car cover and a trickle charger and hopefully convinced them to keep it garaged. So that is the end of the story. Now, do I need to find an SRT6? And thanks for looking.