Bob,
It's all a matter of what you want the car to do, how much time and money you are willing to spend and then following through on it.
Does my Blown V-8 Pinto handle corners well? No because it was not built to corner. It was built to go fast and streight.
This Pavement Pounding Pinto is now retired from drag racing and is street legal for cruise nights and car shows.
Build time, 2 1/2 years
Did it cost a lot of money, yep.
Is it fast, plenty.
Does it stop well, sure.
Is it reliable, yep
Does it get instant attention, yes.
Good gas milage, no.
Lots of maintenance, yes
Long road trips, on the trailer.
So make a list of what you want the car to do, and then you can make decisions was to how to build and so on.
Dick