My 40 had an original pinto front with original shocks and coils when I got it. It had 4 spacers in each coil to help hold it up, and heavy pick up front leaf springs in the rear. It rode like a trampoline on a rock buggy. Exhaust was glass packs going straight out. I dealt with driving it as it didn't matter, I had driven way worse. When my daughter was born, I looked at the car an entirely different way. There were things on the car that sketched me out and now I will build it to a safe manner. But it will still have a good exhaust and the ride should be much better. I plan to put many 10's of thousands of miles on it again.