The car was in a head on collision before I got it and the drivers side rail is about an inch shorter now. I was thinking subframe it but finding something as narrow and that reaches far enough behind the firewall(down the rail past the damaged area) seems like I may as well go the whole length cause the ass is draggin anyway. But I do see the general consensus, full chassis means a lot of heavy mods, subframing might be the better option. what are some of the suspension options? I have a 63 nova wagon and have gone through the entire gammit of subframing that one for my lady so I am familiar with the aspect on the chevy end but not for crossbreading to 50's models. I did my Nova fer $500.00 so I am not a big spender, it took me a year and a half to get everything I needed and a month of weekend work to get it done. W/SBC rebuild. Just had ta brag on that one cause I did so much damn research and work. I saw a really good sub job at http://www.detroitspeed.com/ On a 56 Olds 88. Lot of work! Please let me know of any sources fer learning more on this cause most of the readily available info is fer kits and big $$ solutions. wich just isnt in my vocabulary. My will has built my cars.