This was day 2 after I cleaned and painted plenum and valve covers. I was like what did I get myself into, but in the end it came out well

 

this looks great! And yes to your point, the end result is so satisfying.... I was thinking the same thing... what did I get myself into and all the time spent don't research on parts and stuff but seeing my car back to normal due to me working on it is a great feeling 👍🏻