@Gordon Nichols Thanks for the warm invite to questions. Trust me, I've got them!! I've been trying to work through everything I can do or solve on my own through the forum's past discussions, but I think it's time to start unleashing some of these q's that I'm not making much progress on.
@ford356outlaw Thank you. Yes, I'm doing virtually all of the work myself with my father's help. Sounds like you're doing all of it yourself? That said, there are a few things I think I might have to turn to the professionals for, eg potentially changing the exhaust system (which I'm planning on posting about soon).