My friend, who has built cars in previous years, said to remove the body and focus on redoing the chassis (new bushings, factory springs, brakes, lines, etc). Get it to a rolling chassis, put a new gas tank and fuel lines in, then re-do the engine, trans, driveshaft. After that, put body back on and worry about look/fit of tires/wheels then. If I need more drop, cure it then. And then move onto floor pans/body work, electrical.

Thoughts?

Chris