I'm Heartbroken. Time to face reality that my Cuda is a parts car.

My wagon has been down since the reverse lever broke on the shifter back in Jan 2021.Every time I tried to work on it was a fight but I prevailed. I'd go under the damn car and get vertigo ! Got past that crap finally and I changed out the 4 speed and used a spare I had thinking that perhaps the shifter lever broke because of some problem in the trans.While it was out I put in a new clutch.I finally got the shifter straightened out. Now I'm trying to make it run so I can get an inspection sticker on it and use it some as I begin the rust repair.When I first responded to this thread I was 71 now I'm 73. I refuse to give up on it !