Thanks, I posted so that I could make it easier for others and maybe they would not make some of the mistakes that I did. Redos are not much fun.
On the subject of age. I was able to retire from teaching at an earlier age than most people retire. Since the age of 52 I was a partner and the crew chief of a record setting land speed racing car at the Bonneville Salt Flats. I was also a partner in the building and running of a nostalgia gasser, a blown Henry J. It now has more than a thousand 1/4 mile passes at the dragstrip. I have many friends that are older than I am and they are still very active building and driving. Do not be afraid to dream and take on a project, despite being long in the teeth and silver in the beard.