VERY COOL!!!!!!
I am in the process of doing the same thing with my students only it is a 65 Impala convertible. We have been at it for about a year and a half. The pic is an old one but you get the idea. Looks like you are moving right along. Don't worry, no spinners or goofy stuff either but the 283 has to go. Maybe air ride, definitely disc brakes.
Jason - lets see some pics.
