There is traditional and then there is traditional. Mike Bishop's book "How to Build a Traditional For Hot Rod" is a good reference. You may not like old school traditional but it will give you some ideas. Very good info if you plan to run a flathead and closed (torque tube) drive line. Before you chop and channel give some thought to interior comfort, room to work the brake, clutch and gas pedal. The Chopper's "T" is really new school traditional (can you spell rodent?). And from what I can tell it doesn't favor tall dudes or long drives. But you have got to like it because it has that rebel just because cause look.