I read through this whole thread today. This was such a fantastic looking project, though I am surprised how many loose ends they left you with! But I guess the work done here is not nearly as straight forward as many of the muscle cars and hot rods they do.
I didn't see a good answer to how it handles. I realize the huge power difference will make the car faster but is the handling as you remember it before the swap? What sort of rear suspension set up did they end up using?
Cheers,
R