Cry...nobody likes my creative thread title! "Whiz-Dumb" might have been funnier (an oxymoron yet)

Hoping some of the big-guns will respond (hint) like, Crash, VRaptor, and more from Big V!

I really don't want to hack this body work. It's a do-it-yourself project, but I'll be damned if this car will have a $2 body prep
and nasty paint job with imperfections.

Maybe paying someone is the only way to get the showcar finish?! I'm already feeling the crunch on my forecasted budget. $10K remains
to buy a transaxle, clutch, headers, starter, various donor parts and then paint?

I think $42K was a low-ball estimate