Throwing in the towel on a project?

Mind over money.
If you dont mind spendibg the money, go for it. You trust the guy to do it right, sounds like a long time aquaintance, im sure he will be fair with the bill. If he’s anything like me, charges less for doing work he enjoys.

He is a Chevy guy but used to have a Chevy 2 until he had to sell it so he enjoys working on the old stuff much more than the newer.