Need advice on body & paint $$$$$

Yeah I hear you brother they held mine hostage for almost 2 years milking me along the way , problem is if you go elsewhere they are going to say they didn't do the base work so they won't stand by their work , maybe talk to your buddy and work something out to get it done in stages , like get it all in primer and get the jambs and engine bay etc ... done so you can do the re-assembly while saving for the final paint and polish .

PS you should PM Scott -Pettybludart here on FABO he got run around on his Dart and found a guy there on southern Onterrible that fixed the first guys work and painted it for him pretty reasonable .