There are some good folks on here to be sure.
It seems to me that Jason already has the tools to succeed: 2 generations of teachers, the canvas on which to build, and good sense to listen and learn from those teachers, and a solid measure of patience. It doesn't feel like that long ago (I'm only 39), I was working on my first car in my dad's driveway with him guiding a good part of the effort. I still have that car (the basis for my screenname, an '84 Mustang), and it's long overdue for a refresh.
I always look forward to reading about projects where generations of car guys are involved in resurrecting a once langering hulk of metal into something awesome, and I do believe this will fit that description.
Keep on keepin on fellas!