Welcome to the club. Nice to see you here too.

I guess we should start with what do you want the car to do.. Cruising, long distance runner, drag racing? The OD tranny is nice to help gain fuel mileage, If you're sticking close to home and just banging gears on a weekend for the thrill.. then maybe the non OD tranny would fit and work best..

With the OD trans, you can get away with a higher numerically gear ratio to give you better acceleration off the line yet still get decent mpg...

So you have some of your first decisions to make. While you're at it, make some notes and decide now what the plan/goal will be, a 33 is a sweet ride so that's a given. But do you want fuel injection or carb(s), HEI ignition? what tires / wheels? Brakes? What suspension?

All these basic questions need to be answered as early as possible so you can work towards that goal.. And don't forget we LOVE build pictures! LOL
Okay, we love all pictures!