Thanks guys, definitely was a long and painful road. 
Here is a picture of the rendering I had done by a PT.com forum member. Was the picture in my head that I had the artist put on paper so I could find some inspiration when things got tough while swearing and throwing tools in the garage. lol
 
And, here is how it looked back in high school and how it still looked when I finally shipped it to my house after sitting for almost 20 years. Not bad for a teenager's high school car... ;-) Note, my bitchin' window stickers including the oh so 90s Heartbeat of America Chevy slogan! haha
