Nice project, I did mine from the ground up also, it was my frist ground up and man it was a lot of fun (even the head achs) enjoy it family first then car. And yes increasing your wheel base will decrease your scarry factor and increase your fun factor.
I did mine from the ground up also, it was my frist ground up and man it was a lot of fun (even the head achs) enjoy it family first then car. 
and increase your fun factor. 
