Gold,
Looks like brilliant work to me! 61? Pfft. My grandfather, who am blessed to say is still kicking, is 84, and he'd be thrilled to be able to do anything to his car!
I'd love to stop by occasionally to help, but once I get to the west coast, I can't seem to find the bridge to get to the islands....
I have a fellow down the road with a late 50s Imperial he's working on, with the help of a second Imperial I'm assuming he's using for donor parts. I talked to him once at a stop light in my PT while he was in his very unusual Dodge Ram pickup. I'd love to offer to help him on his project to, but even asuming he remembers me, I'm not sure how to aproach his house and ask!
Anyway, now that I'm done rambling, keep us all updated on your progress, I'd love to see some video of your beast up and running!