[sethv]

If I had the money to buy parts and fix my truck, that's the route I would take.

The main reason I am in that mind set is because I always feared that if I were to get something else to drive for the meanwhile, will end up being "the money pit" and somehow, all the money that was supposed to go into the project ends up in the other ride.

And I do agree, if you did all the work for your '82 then it would make it so much better for you, as you can say "Heck yeah! I did all that by myself!" (That's what keeps me going on my truck although it's all sorts of messed up right now and not drivable)