[rbone]

ro - great project and I really like your openness to ideas. As said, it is your car. If you want to be able to drive the car sooner rather than later, there may be a hybrid approach. Find all of the original parts that you can now and augment with anything needed to get her moving under her own power. Then, over time as you find original parts, you can replace the aftermarket ones with original ones. I realize it is easier to replace some parts than others though, but this would get her rolling.