Thanks everybody!! To answer a few questions:
N2TRUX:
I'll let him know!! I've been pleasantly suprised with the amount of NICE ShortWides on here! Most people think I'm looney to be putting the time/effort/money that I have in the '79....but I've ALWAYS loved the bodystyle!!!
The color I choose is Aston Martin Cumberland Grey. It's a heavy Metallic "pewter" color.
The interior that I'm getting from RodDoors will be blank panels that I'll cover myself. I'm thinking about going with Graphite leather with Light Charcoal Ultrasuede inserts.
I'll be sure to post more pics when I get the digital back from my brother-in-law.
YEP! Those are the wheels! May need to send my rears back to Boyd to have re-sized. I ordered 6" backspacing due to being worried about rubbing, but now I want 5" b/s for the deep look in the rear.
TIMSPEED:
Yeah...can't wait to get the beast running! The SSBC kit is a nice kit, BUT there are a few things I would have liked to have known before ordering them. First and foremost you almost HAVE to run a wheel spacer on the front brakes due to the rotor hub being about 1/2-3/4" shorter than normal and the caliper being wider than stock. After putting everything on and mounting the wheel....*clink* the wheel hits the caliper
...sooooo I had to order the front rims with 7" b/s (Boyd wanted $400 a wheel to make the hubs 1" thicker) and run a 1" adapter/spacer.
The drop kit had only been on for about 12 hours when the picture was taken so it hadn't really "settled" yet. It still looks a little taller than the 5/5 I just put on the K5...but I may just be seeing things...
houston6:
The rear disk conversion is also a SSBC kit. I ordered the stock kit with polished caliper, slotted and coated. Overall a VERY nice kit and it was fairly simple to install.
Once again...Thanks for the compliments!!! I'll keep updates coming as progress happens!!