the post got moved here Jim, cuz this is the place for intro postings, there really wasn't anything in your first 2 here that has to do with "general truck talk", but a
lot about you and your finally 'seeing the light' .... posts about your project's progression can fit in where the particular topic is appropriate, which sounds like it'll be the HiPo shop :crazy:
you'll find few here will actually read posts as long as your first 2, so you might want to prune a bit, now that we've got 'the big picture' .... and for some info about
picture posting, see here, which doesn't all quite suit this new forum software we got recently, but will lead you to some common hosts
good luck with the project, glad you finally found the hobby and the site

Bill