thanks Stefan, yeah, I realize there's an investment to be made in a good welder. I pretty well own everything else I'd need.

If this isn't going to be my last car (and it probably won't) then it'll be worth it; plus the satisfaction of learning a new skill and being able to say I did it myself.

BTW, you're the one I'll be getting my sheetmetal from....you gave me a quote awhile back that the pricing is likeli out of date by now, but was the best deal...I'll eventually be ordering everything from you regardless who does the job.