I feel your pain and can offer some advice. I've been restoring mopars as a hobbyist for 10 years now. The best advice I can offer is:

Find a local mopar club. The connections you make will more than likely point out the best combination of what to do yourself and what to farm out. There are a lot of local hobbyists that take on side work and it can save you a lot of money. Or they can point out who is reputable and reasonble in your area.

Don't blindly send the car out without good references and always try to have work done locally, where you can keep an eye on the car.

If thats a real R/T vert, you picked a good one to restore. Desirable color and such!

Good luck!

Tom