Haha yea i know i personally think i did the car a favor, disc brakes, better suspension, and a v8. All upgrades in my book

unless your car was something like a yenko or original numbers matching z28, you shouldnt worry about chopping it up...
from what it sounds like, you already have a pretty good idea of what you want. just be sure to take your time with things like the wheels and color and stuff, just because the more stuff you see the more your own opinoin changes.

Ive already bought the paint and its 05 corvette silver and its going to have black stripes and i really like the classic ccw wheels or the fikse that look like them but there kinda pricey for me right now so im probable going to end up going with a set of Vintage Wheel works 17x8 and 17x10 Vintage 48's and powdercoat the centers black and leave the lips polished. Im into the vintage race car look so thats kind of what im going for. Im doing the entire interior in black suede and leather so when i get more panels and things done ill post some pics and get some opinions.