TimOK, scaring women and children was high on the priority list when planning this build. It is driveable, but needs quite a bit before its legal.
Hydrocarbon Rocket, I am still planning on switching out the front hubs for Budd style hubs. And yeah, I did weld the front spring mounts to the axle after doing some searching and reading about it on this site.
Mike S, no plans to chop it as of now...but it would add to the look. With the channeled floor there isn't a lot of room anymore. It's a surprisingly small cab.
Thanks for all the comments. I really appreciate them. Most of my friends/family don't quite get what I am doing....they just ask, "what color is it gonna be?" haha
Thanks again for the comments. This is a really great website with tons of good info!