I created a blog to track my progress as I go along. It seemed easier than posting here, sorry [simplemachines forum], forgive me
I'm not doing anything crazy, just keeping it fairly stock with some personal touches. Right now I'm just working on getting the thing to run well before I worry about how she looks.
http://mb550.blogspot.comI'm amazed at how much I'm learning as I go. When see how far I've torn it down, I can't believe it's me doing the work and now how simple it all seems.
Thanks to all the posts on this forum made me believe I could dive in and do it all!