Well Crap it needs it all!

Thanks for the advice and it makes sense the more I think about it.

Ordered the drums, wheel cylinders, shoes and a few other small things that the car needs last night.

Talked to a few guys at work about what I was thinking and they dont like the idea of cutting a 8.8 at all unless a shop was to do it. Makes sense I'd hate to have the thought if anything happened to be hanging out there.

So tomorrow I'm gonna call a shop or shops about pressing out the the long tube on a 8.8 and press in a second shorter tube. Then price out the assembly and gear work. Complicated as hell but it get me newer disc or drum brakes down the road with better parts availability and BBP as a side bonus. Figure out how much that's gonna run me then I can budget out front disc brakes also with the larger bolt pattern.