I'm with BrianTTM - Tub it right from the start - you'll save yourself a lot of time & effort later. Remember: it is easier to run a smaller tire in a full tub'd car than to run a bigger 1 in a mini-tub car!! Plus "mini" has a bad connotation!!

And whilst your at it go ahead & remove the stock front end & build a strut front 4 it. It will be easier to build headers & run a rack.

Ask a guy who knows.......... that'd be me.

CUT IT!!

PACO