Restoration advice for first-timers!

There's a show on Cable Tv called "Property Virgins." It's about realtors helping first-time homebuyers avoid costly mistakes when buying a house. Well no one does that for first-time car restorers. Everyone has different abilities, but here's some good general advice for anyone who's never done a major restoration before. #1. This should be a no-brainer, but you'd be surprised how many people make this mistake. Make sure the car has a clear title. You don't want to put thousands of dollars into a car that you can't register or re-sell if your circumstances change. # 2. Avoid cars with major rust issues or major body damage. These can be so expensive to fix, that most of the time your better off spending more money and getting a better car to start with. # 3. An super-premium, ultra rare car missing a key component-i.e. a Hemi car missing the Hemi engine, or a Boss 302 missing the Boss engine is not a deal no matter how cheap it is, because the cost of finding a replacment is so prohibitive, that even if you had Donald Trump's bank account, you'd be better off buying another more complete car. # 4. "Run what you brung"  At least the first time. Gearheads talk all the time about how "Easy" it is to swap engines, transmissions, etc but it's really not. Maximize the performance of the 350 small-block and TH350 trans that's in your first Camaro project before you attempt to swap in a 454 and a Tremec five-speed. # 5. Beware of people selling "Rare" cars with weird option packages. Two-speed automatics, three-speed sticks, two-barrel step-down engines, heater or radio delete cars, column-shifted bucket seat cars, etc aren't collectible, their just weird, and no one but the guy selling it thinks it's cool. # 6. KISS!! The old rule-Keep it simple, stupid! On your first attenpt don't try to wire up a blown, Z06 'Vette motor and 4L80E into a 1965 Nova. A carburated 350 with a 4-speed or a simple TH350 would be a better choice for a first-timer. Use a little common sense and you'll stay out of trouble. Mastermind