I plan on a pure hot rod that will take me the next 2-5 years to complete. Since I'm not bringing 25K to the table, I will enjoy the long weekends and once ever few weeks of adding parts and building up to the first drive. I will probably go after this project in a two step meaning I'll want to get it running and driving, then come back and tweak out the paint and chrome.

Thanks for the advice on the 8". I had never heard of an 8" until now. OH, yes I do plan on laying down some rubber once in a while. I'm a product of the 70's and to many times watching Smokey and the Bandit at an early age, then the dukes of hazzard.... But I won't stick some mickey thompsons on there. Probably 16x8.5 or something like that.