I'll let you make your own decision on the intake as opinion vary wildly on that. Ive made my own, I have a Thrasher intake I believe it is that I never installed, and I currently have a SLP intake installed. I have stuff to make a Fender Well Intake or FWI and that will be going in next when I get the car off jack stands.
With regards to the coolant bottle, you do have to relocate it as far as I know for the '97 model years and there are kits to do that though as I understand it, its pretty straight forward and easy enough to do.
