welcome aboard, you came to the right place for an older project like yours. there is alot of experience dealing with these older cars on this board. of coarse im not one of them, but i am restoring an old car of my dads also, and know where you are coming from. except mine came from the rust belt of this great country and yours is a far greater condition to start from. your already on the right track by saying you know it will take a long time to do it right. in restoring an old car slow and easy wins the race, you cant rush quality. remember that and you will be fine with it and also no question is stupid if you dont know the answer, so ask anything you need to,