Thanks for all the input, lots to consider. I thought about the look of the straight axle (great traditional stance), but I want to build a car for long cruises from VA to NY fairly often. A full fendered ifs seems to be the way to go, and from the cars I've seen the N&N bodies seem hard to beat, both in price and quality. The only catch is at 6'4" getting my carcass to fit. I haven't ruled out a Vicky style body, but the coupe is the dream (not much around for the Vicky repros anyway). BTW, Henry, your yellow ride is what finalized my decision on the 33/34 body style over the '32. That thing is gorgeous.
Matt