Take it from a guy that seems to be able to fix everyone's stuff but his own...you will get there.
After my new starter relay was DOA out of the box, my brand new QF 1050AN needed float modifications to stay running, and then not one but two Hayden fan controllers were DOA it seemed like I should have spent the day weeding the garden and drinking beer with the missus. Needless to say I didn't get the brakes bled or test the 2-step, line lock, or purge solenoid like I had planned. This is all being done to a car that was running, driving and taking home some $$$ three years ago when I parked it at my mom's farm in the heated building that I built. Her boyfriend pushed it outside to "do woodworking" and left the drivers window down for two years and was nice enough to fire it up for me
every once and a while...
I feel your pain sir...how can fun suck this much?
Let us know how the rebuild goes!