Hey Jim, I totally understand where you are coming from and I have no desire to hack-up a 37 year old car. This is not going to be a back-halfed, caged, or a mini-tubbed car. That is what I would consider "cutting up" a car. You have to underdstand it from my point of view. The car has qtr patches on both sides and floor patches on both sides. This alone has weakend the car from its' original state. Throw in 525hp up front and I am sure you can understand my concern.
Believe me when I say that the car will be done very tastefully with the interior returned to it's original condition. The frame connectors will not be visible. I am not crazy about having to put them in...but I also have no desire to drop $30K+ into making it a really nice car only to see a quarter panel patch pop or a pillar crack the 1st time I get on it.