"I would really love to see you make a big push on this car."

Quite the journey, isn't it, Tony. I have to agree with Greg that progress is slower than a snails pace, but with our encouragement and constant nagging, I'm sure you'll continue to make progress. We haven't given up on you, yet. ;) I'm currently working on my 78 Westy that we bough 4 years ago. A few months after owning it we jumped in and noticed smoke and had a minor electrical fire which we didnt' fix until last year. I only started body work myself on an almost 2 years ago for a summer on a nonexistent budget, and only just now in our 4th year have we just applied paint. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that the more you work on it, the more you'll learn and the faster you'll get. One day you'll be done and you'll be wondering where your next project is, but not before going out with Herbie (Rusty) showing off your cool new wheels. Keep going man. You'll get there.