I know how you feel. I bought my Challenger before the economy took a dump. Then I took a 2000-3000 dollar a month pay cut and also had a kid. So now all my money goes toward my kid, and I have to work out of state because there is no work where I live for my job. So my challenger is sitting in my back yard under a cover, same way it's been for almost a year now. But I have it and it will be there for a long time so I'm happy. I am reading a lot and watching shows and learning as much as I can, and slowly building up a tool collection.
Stay with it dude, you'll get to it eventually. Just think: when you read Mopar Muscle or other mags you read about guys who have taken 20 years to get their car done. When it's done it will all be worth it.