Thank you for all the responses, Congrats to DetroitJim on his purchase as well, testament that there are still some cars essentially untouched still out there and the power of Craigslist. As for "Yossarian" I hope my predicaments aren't nearly as bad, his life/death, mine drive/restore.
Ordering the PHS tomorrow, how about manuals/books any advice? Always found the assembly manuals to be life savers...