Maybe I can tide you over, or make the OP a little more excited about seeing it with new paint.
I went from this,
To this,
Myself and a friend took put my car into pieces and I just had the paint shop paint it. I had already done so much to restore my car on my own I figured I might as well keep the trend going.
Although I realized part way through the tear down I was not a body man at all.
10 months on mine, just have t top weather stripping(already purchased ), install quarter windows, some color sanding and polish, then the trim and bumpers and im DONE