Brent,
Sorry to see you let the car go, but there were many times when I was building mine that I would have happily pushed it over one of the canyon sides if I had it close enough. All the small work seems to have no end and you go long periods without seeing any big change. Once I got past that and started seeing big changes it got easier. Good luck and I hope that you can recover most of what you have into it.
Ron
