We could sure use some of that "solidified dampness" here is So. Cal.. My wife's cousin lost her home (among hundreds..., maybe thousands) in the Altadena "Eaton" fire. The first picture is her location (small circled area near center). Red is destroyed, green some damage, black no damage. Second picture is the house..., well what is left of it.

Tuesday night here in northeast Florida, sleet, ice, and possibly snow are predicted!

I bought a whole Speedway front end kit for my project.  I told the sales rep I was using a STOCK  1980 Pinto crossmember and he suggested I get the kit with tubular lower control arms that eliminated the strut rods.  I won't get into all the gory details but that option didn't work with the factory cross member.  If you are going to  get the aftermarket crossmember, you will have plenty of options for control arms, steering rack, springs, brakes, etc.  The kit comes with GM style, floating caliper front disc brakes.  For the $$$ it is a good value.

I had a difficult time when I made/welded the floors in my Corvair. Even using press plates, clamps and weighted levers I found a 1 second (or less) weld warped the floor enough that I had to wait 3-4 minutes to do the next weld. And I was using my 100 amp Lincoln MIG on the lowest setting.

Great way to start the New Year! Looking forward to your progress updates.