It's hard to get yourself motivated when it seems as though you've tackled more than you can handle. As amx364 stated,
"It is not a big project.
Just 100 small ones.
1)The biggest problem I see for newbies is that they lack patience. Without all of the expensive tools to work like a professional you are forced to progress at a much slower rate. Realize that there isn't anything you can't do if you set your mind to it. It will just take you longer than someone that does it for a living.
2)If you make yourself a list of everything you want to accomplish it will help. Take on each of those tasks and cross them off your list when they're finished. It sounds stupid but when you can visualize the progress by seeing the list shrink it doesn't feel so overwhelming. It also helps you if you feel you're at a standstill on whatever portion of the project you're working on. - Then you can switch to another task while you're waiting for the parts/cash/help you need to continue on with that first task.
3)Try not to skip opportunities to get something accomplished. It's easy to tell yourself that you don't have enough time to get anything done. If you push yourself to make progress - you will. Even if it's something small like cleaning a bit of the engine bay or stripping another 6 square inches of paint off your quarters, - it's still progress. Repeated every day it will become a lot of progress eventually.
4)There's nothing wrong with farming some of the work out to someone else. If you can afford it, - it could speed things along. I don't have my own paint booth so I've been paying a body shop to shoot paint for me. It's not cheap but I'm able to reduce the expense by tearing down the cars, stripping all the paint off myself, ordering my own parts, and (time permitting) doing my own bodywork.
5) I have a computer in my garage with a 40" tv/monitor. I document a lot of the work I get done with pictures that scroll across the screen. Posters of cars that are my inspiration for my builds are on the walls. It helps to keep me motivated.
