its good to see you are asking questions before you start and all the addvice you have and will recieve is great just remember as people are telling you to do a body of resto and depending on the condition before you start if you are paying people to do paint and panel and mechanical and the interior and want to do it to show room condition do not expect any change out of 40k and remember that a car takes up twice as much area when it is pulled to pieces.good luck and i hope you keep your dream alive