There is alot of wood in these Panels indeed, but on old chevys I usually take it out and replace with metal, believe it or not , metal replacemenmt is faster and stronger. All the wood will come out. As far as the handling the C4 swap is very similar to a mustang two Geometry in the front. The back being independent is much better than a solid rear especially with a sway bar in the rear. I will discard the monoleaf spring front and rear in favor of either air bags or shockwave air shocks for lift. The C4 suspension will need to be shortened 6" front and rear on the width so I can run regular offset wheels for the deepdish look and proper clearance on the front. I've not done one of these but it seems doable after I saw one done. I have a few changes that I would like to add and make it my own design. Whats nice is that I can buy a running driving mid ninetys Corvette for about $4000, use the drivetrain and suspension. If you price new stuff to go into one of these you you are well over that and you don't get the shear pleasure of handling and performance not to mention the hours of "how to" conversation that come with it. That in itself is some of the best fun you can have at a show or cruisin. I also think that resale value of any old piece would be better with HiTech.
