Oh wow -- I'm sorry, man, but it looks like a reasonably happy ending -- congrats on the beautiful new Nismo
Did you remove the SC's or sell it as is (sorry if I missed that in skimming over the last few posts).
I completely understand the excitement and horrors associated with a project car that is also the DD... as the (bad) joke goes, NA really stands for "never again".
I think you'll be really happy with the new ride -- glad it all worked out.