[Todd1]

I've sifted through many threads pulling a reasonable amount of information about my project. Now that it's time to "pull the trigger" on many of these decisions, I'd like to get some feedback on the following questions to confirm what I've learned as a double check. I'm interested in your (anyone) thoughts on the following:

1. My car came with power windows. I'm thinking of going manual hand cranked regulators. I kinda like to keep things as simple and straight forward as possible. Is this a bad move?

2. My car came with power mirrors that I discovered when I removed them weigh about as much as a small Honda Civic. Of course I'd love the glass mounted mirrors that the Singer has, however I'm guessing those aren't available. My second choice; some sleek looking ones I saw on an Angus Walker car. I'm having the original holes welded over so that I can do whatever I want, however I'd prefer to cut new holes now before paint so that everything gets sealed up. Thoughts?

3. What engine should I put in this thing?? It came with a 2.7 but it was trashed. Not really interested in carbs so I'm thinking 3.0 or bigger...

4. What's up with the front sway bar? There wasn't one from the factory but I can see the punch holes in the body. Is this a worthwhile item to install?

5. The rear sway bar mounts seem to be ground off. Not sure why???

6.What do you guys think of when it comes to painting the engine compartment, underside etc the same as the body colour? Thoughts? At the moment I'm leaning towards body colour...

7. Sound deadener? Is it worth the weight? Dynamat?

8. Air Conditioning. Hmmm. My minimalist side wants to ditch this, but after that last election I doubt the summers are going to get any cooler... Any advice on AC? What are my options in a project like this?

9. Aside from the oil cooler lines and mounting hardware (I've done this already), is there any other sheetmetal or tin work that needs to be done before paint on a backdate project like this?

To anyone who takes the time to respond: I sincerely thank you for your time.