I just ran across your thread. It brings back lots of memories from 2020-22 when I did all this to my low rust 1970 Dart GT. Just great to follow your progress. Just to let you know that there is a light at the end of your tunnel here are pics from 2020 to 2022. This all led to a 13,000 mile road trip mostly on 2 lane blacktop in 2023-4.