Thanks for the ideas. I really should try to find a straight axle from a ton truck and it would be killer to find one with disc brakes. It might be a task to find one with disc brakes. I can probably run steel wheels with a moon style hub cap to hide the 8 lug wheels. I could use a gm 14bff I have laying around for the rear. I'm trying to talk her out out of fenders. Would it look dumb with rear fenders and running boards, and no front fenders?