Still haven't drove the ol' dodge because we went ahead and pulled the transmission last week. We think we found the problem though, the clutch was slipping because it was wore completely out. I ordered a complete clutch kit off ebay (for real cheap, thank god) so it should be here in about a week i hope. So hopefully next week all the grinding problems will be gone and i can start driving her, then we can start focusing on the little problems again like the windshield trim, wheel alignment, body work, etc... while the transmission has been out John pressure washed it and painted it silver.