Guess I should have done this last week....

Welcome to FABO, Tony, from SoCal. Glad to have you here!
I also took a brief (15 year) break from Mopar ownership and was originally going to do a restomod on the '83 15th Anniversary Hurst Olds I'd driven off the showroom floor back when it was new. But then that old Mopar virus kicked up again and I had to have something like my old '69 340 Swinger again.
Sounds like your new shop philosophy is right up my alley. My current '69 Dart build is very budget conscious. But I've always believed that just because you're low-buck doesn't mean you have to look - or run - like you're low-buck.
Let me know if you ever plan on making it out west to either the GNRS or MATS. My club works both events and it would be nice to put a face and voice together with a forum handle.
I'm going to check out your 'Black Stripe Society' on FB.