looks like the original plan is still my best option.
7" mt
3" body
2.5" spacers
1" shackles
so far, ive added a painted grille, and used the black honeycomb out of the chrome grille in place of the chrome bars that come on the sport grilles. Black housing smoked headlights, HIDs, bed caps (cover up scratches), 06 up style spoiler tailgate cap (dent), painted rear bumper, 5% tint.
its coming along, still got lots to do. once i get the front bumper colormatched and installed, then im having a paint correction done, and then it goes in the air. with the lift im also replacing the hubs, upgrading brakes, and rebuilding the front end while i have it apart. Go ahead and rid myself of weak links and start with a clean slate.
performance wise, ill probably just do intake, exhaust, headers, tune, and gears.. most likely 4.56 with tru trac and mag-hytec. interior will be pretty utilitarian, i race mx and run everyday so it needs to withstand dirt and sweat well. most likely dual din conversion, replace dash cover, some sort of wet okole style seat covers, single 12" sub, and replace console with storage console.
once i get the paint/body situated, then ill start ordering lift parts.