You’re in a lot of company having hassles restoing a ride. My 1st was the worst given the crap-rusted body; with my departed dad’s wisdom and talent we worked through it. On my 2nd resto, installed a new 3:55 gear set and trashed it quick, so bought another. Yep, all sorts of stuff causing unexpected hassles and head scratching, brakes, electrical, cooling, bad aftermarket parts, MORE cash, etc. What’s an applicable saying – par for the course? My experiences led me to be much more patient and nitpicky as I hated having to do something twice. Seems to be close enough? Lol, nada, doesn’t count except in horse shoes.