I think the later ones are awesome NEV honest...I miss mine dude...
Youve got a heck of a lot of work to do and possibly expense too!...need to keep it cheap perhaps a trip to the stafford shows would be a good idea...theres two and the first is this weekend
I'm with Cynic on the powdercoat...save the money and paint it, personally I'd spray with zinc primer and than gloss black myself...after a good de-greasing and sanding / brushing
For photos I use photobucket, upload your pictures there and post the IMG links into the forum