Steve, thanks for that advice! The only reason I wanted to do interior first was because of price. I'm motivated by seeing things comes together, and it'll take me quite a while to afford paint an body work, where as interior I would be able to do piece by piece and watch the car come together. I like your approach better though. It wasn't a thought that I had even considered, so now that I've seen that slideshow, and heard a few other opinions, I guess it's time to start saving up my pennies and get my body work done.
Any idea what decent body work on something this nasty might run me? I'm trying to gather good information about body shops and pricing as to avoid getting ripped. Things that I know are a problem:
Rust inside the doors (due to the sweeps and gaskets all being shot)
some minor surface rust on the bottom of the door
Hood and front panels need to be re-aligned
Good quality paint job (not sure what one of those runs these days)
All the graphics placed
Theres a pretty reputable body shop here in my town that I'm considering letting do the work, I'm not sure what all this will cost, but it can't be cheap! Any ideas? Thanks for the advice also Steve and Dave!