Most of that sounds like what I thought it might be. I wasn't sure about templates and if I could use the existing parts to create new parts from since some of them are so badly deformed.
The hiring I was referring to wasn't so much to hire someone to do the work but to hold my hand while I did it myself. I have no problem with getting my hands dirty, I just want to make sure that whatever I do, I do it correctly.
BTW I noticed that some of the tool suppliers have rivet removal tools. Are they of any value or is a person better off just drilling the rivets out by hand? The tools I have seen are basically a drill bit enclosed in a guide to control the angle and location of the drilling.
Bert