A bit overwhelmed. Any advice?

[Oregoon]

I'll second the running/driving rule. I've bought plenty of projects and flipped them after I realized how deep I'd got in...

I scored big-time on my current truck: $1900 for a '74 GMC with 90K original and a raft of receipts to prove it.

I still wound up putting in an HEI, plugs, wires, radiator, waterpump, hoses, carb-rebuild, new side-covers, new gaskets, fuel-pump, tires, and totally desmogging it. I still need to do front brakes, rear main seal (and since I'm in there, clutch-job), u-joints, and front brakes.

My body is in great shape, but I'll need a two new inner-fenders and driver's side outer, as well as a some small ding and dent repairs, new hinges for the driver's side, and then paint...

One thing at a time though. Make it stop first. Safety above all else. Then make it start.