I think the 4 link will work well and I really wanted to do it (one of those things). my one issue is figuring out what shocks or better said lenght of shock to use.

I am looking for 275's up front and 315's in the rear. I opened up the rear wells enough to take the 315's but I am not sure if the 275's will work up front (read somewhere that they will).

BTW - I appreciate the time you are taking to talk to me about this. I have spent a lot of time this last year reading and researching and trying to balance what I would like to what will work. This is a long term project and I am trying to get the sheet metal done now but having some issues. I dont care about originality, I am interested in designing something that works. I am pretty creative and have some decent fabrication skills along with all of the tools (MIG, TIG, Plasma, Mil, lift, etc). The car is on a rotisserie right now.