Thinking that I might trade all my cars/parts for one thats ready for action.

I swear I will never render a running and driving car to the point, it will not start or move out of the grarage or driveway under its own power.

I did this once, traded a nice 73 duster, 4-speed that I owned and drove for 10 years all the time as a family car except in the winters.

I traded for an ex-drag car 65 belveder, 440 auto 4.56 gear. Run and drove.

Buy the time I went threw everything, I was so burnt out on working on it, stripped the body, made everything clean, replaced both 1/4 panels, my wife stiched up a nice interior.
The body was ready to paint, and I put a correct 4-speed back in it.
440 tunnel ram with 2x4 out of the hood.

Never painted it or put exhaust on it.
5 years going threw the car was enough.
I was just done, of not having something to drive if I wanted to.

I sold it to a guy in MI that said he was going "Jap hunting"