Step One - Glass Removal.

Okay, so I'm already cheating. Yesterday I paid a cool $90 to have the stainless trim safely detached and the front and rear glass removed.

I figured this was the best way to go as the tools to accomplish such a feat would have probably cost me more than the professional removal fee and I would have likely damaged the extremely expensive to replace stainless trim far beyond $90 worth of repair work. 

Bonus: It was finished and ready for cleanup when I got home from work. 

Since the car is now no longer street legal, I'm considering this day the official start of the project. 

Budget hit total: -$90

Here's the resulting "carnage". The sheet metal is in much better shape than I though it would be. I'll take it!