Jay, look into doing those "big" repairs with metal, ie welding in body panels. It's not as hard or as expensive as you think. I used to pile on the bondo until a professional body man showed me the right way, and it really got to be more fun (and easier) after that. I owned a German car repair shop, and we had to do those cars right. I had a lot more fun hanging out in the body shop than the front office.
Oh, and how about some pics?
