Almost gametime...

I recomend fixing any rust you have before anything else....since everything else goes on after...suspension would be my next area of focus(front and rear) I'm assuming that with currie you have only looked at the 9" rear end right? have you considered a 8.8" from a late model? I have an '84 Lincoln rear end in my '66 and love it...comes stock with rear discs...and just because the unit comes from a junkyard doesnt mean its junk...you can always build it up without any issue...parts are easy to come by.....I wouldnt even bother with a TKO unless your aiming at upwards of 450HP....while the torque rating on a WC T5 is 300Ft/lbs...I know people with 500+HP still using a T5...but they also dont abuse the hell out of it...I'm using a T5 on my build and my ultimate goal is 400HP...though my engine is a lot less torquey than a 5.0L....anyway after suspension, then tackle the engine/tranny combo, then move to the interior...paint/body work last, thats the way I would do it if I were smart...but I started with the drivetrain...well, after I fixed the rust anyway

double post, sorry

I'm just now putting the finishing touches on my 5 year project '68, and I did it in a different order than you're planning. The very first thing I did was body and paint.It's a very, very dusty, dirty job and I didn't want to get sanding dust and over spray all over a new interior and detailed engine. The next step for me was the engine. I pulled it during the repaint and painted the engine bay the body color, so all the wiring and brake lines were removed. So I cleaned and replaced everything, plopped the new motor in and detailed everything. Next came the interior, I did everything but the seat covers myself, including the the headliner and window reinstallation. Now everything looks fresh and new without one step causing me problems with another. When we did my wife's '69 Corvette a few years ago, we did the interior first, follwed by the engine, then paint last. I didn't paint that car, and when we got it back the interior was very dusty from all the block sanding and the motor was mess from over spray, even thought the painter masked it was well as he could. Over spray gets EVERYWHERE on a car, so when I painted my '68, it was a bare shell with nothing to get overspray on. I didn't think that up on my own, I got it from watching "Overhaulin'" every week and that's how they always did it, so I just copied their method.