Quote Originally Posted by bitchface View Post
The problem is if you fuck up your stock springs when trying to modifying them you are dead in the water until you find replacements. I mean, aftermarket springs are cheap, all things considered, and would be 100x better than stock anyway you look at it. And look at it this way, you'll at least need short stroke shocks on cut or heated springs, and with this car they are already blown by now anyway.

To the OP; don't bastardize this car with bullshit, do it right and keep it O.G. style. A nice drop, old skool wheels, paint and trim clean up would be all you need at first. Then do all your suspension bushings, steering rods and sway links. Then maybe consider an EFI engine swap. AC conversion would be nice too. This would make a really nice cruiser if you do it right.
As someone who has been doing this since you were 5 years old, I stand by my "if you know what you're doing" comment. I've been "bastardizing," as you call it, cars since the mid 80s with no ill results. I think my experience tells I know what I'm talking about.