[katy]

Terry, take heart that you're not the only one that this scenario has happened to, there's probably lots of us out there.
In my case it was the car I did up for my wife, spent over 3 years doing it, being a uni-body I had to strip it completely so I could put it on a rotisserie to replace most of the floor pan. After it was all back together took it for a test drive and discovered that the transmission (manual) needed rebuilt. Back to the shop to pull the engine and transmission, then another few months sourcing parts before getting it back on the road.

Overcome, adapt and carry on.