A blessing or a curse?

Hyup, about same for me, all parts were pulled from various cars in the back-40, or cars from my past.
The Only new parts were; the one quarter, the battery, the various front-end parts, the headers and exhaust, the front brake pads, the tires, the carpet, and various internal engine parts. lol. Over the next few years, some of the used parts apparently were on the short side of life, and had to be replaced, by other used parts. Eventually I installed a GVod.
Eventually, just about everything got modified, or upgraded.