At a Crossroad...again. If I had only known!!!

If you ever watch Roadkill (you can youtube it). The moddo they use is "Don't worry about getting it right just get it running")and there's a lot of truth to that. If you tear the car down into a million pieces it becomes an enormous task and unless you are really motivated and have lots of time chances are it will sit there for a long time. So just get it running, then have fun with it and you can make improvements on it over time.

Stay motivated and get that car on the road as soon as you can. You can then enjoy it and get it just right over time if you so desire.