Welcome to CHR!

One of the great things about hot rodding is that "there's no one right way" to build your rod. I'd certainly listen to input on suspension as it relates to weight and performance characteristics as these are basic life safety considerations however; put the power plant you want in the car! I'm with Evolvo - go for it!!!

I've seen a lot of rods with SBC engines and I'm kind of a Chevy guy myself but I always appreciate those that go outside the box and install a Buick V6 or an inline engine. Hot roddin' is about more than just going fast - it's about creativity and expressing your self.

I learned a lesson early on from a "pretty-little-thing" driving a Buick. She looked about 18 or so and had blonde curly hair and smiled at me as I lumped up next to her at a stoplight in what I thought was one bad Chevy. She left me standing and when I finally caught up and talked to her she informed me that she 35 and an engineer / diesel mechanic working for a division of Freightliner and that I had been smoked by a Volvo turbo-diesel. Her diesel had more torque at 2,000 RPM than my SBC would ever make! As her '58 Buick lumbered off I caught the distinct whiff of diesel and gained a real healthy respect for both: the 105 pound girl and the turbo diesel.

Do it man - and let us see the project!

Again, Welcome,
Glenn