Primary advantages:
Light weight
Zillions of parts and combos to choose from
Great for drag cars
old school styling

Disadvantages:
Finding a straight one w/o collision damage
crappy brakes up front drums out back
4 lug wheels
old school styling
Zillions of parts and combos to get confused with

Just ask any of us Moostank guys what you should do before hand. I could pretty much give you a pre-done gourmet reciepe for 10s if you gimme some time to look up part numbers and prices. Ive got the suspension on the Drizop that is the hot ticket for hookage if you ever want a ride.