crxls,
I'll be watching your progress closely. I recently aquired a 1990 honda civic with a dead ICE- I'm doing a slight rebuild to get it on the road, but in another year or two that engine will be gone for good, and this is the smallest, second lightest car I've ever had, so I'm excited to start collecting parts to make this happen.
I've also got... 6 cars outside, 5 of which run, 2 of which are for sale... so I've always got a spare care handy should my project fail on me.
My target range is shorter than yours, but I get the feeling we're working on the same budget
