Thanks for the comments guys, it keeps me going.
Dave, Im not sure when the shows start in N St Paul, but I would assume mid to late May, when things warm up a lot nicer. I grew up on a wire feed, so I like to weld. I just dont like exterior sheet metal, it scares me.
As for the powerplant, he he he. Im dead set on a 5.7 hemi with the old 4 spd I have in there now. Stock 5.7 exhaust to make it sound quiet. The ultimate sleeper! When you look in the cab the only way a person is going to be able to tell that its modified is I have to get new guages. I will try to get some old school looking guages to look inconspicuous. I have an extra hood (obviously) so I want to make a fresh air scoop with an acutator. It would be closed till I want to scare the shlt out of somebody at a stoplight. Can you imagine an old boxy dodge at the stoplight, then I flip the scoop switch? 350 horse in a truck that weighs (with me in it) about 3800 lbs is going to be insane, I cant wait.
Oh, and its going to be that purdy blue color thats on the firewall, with a white cab roof on it.