Yep Jeremy, get it done so he can enjoy it. Like you, my Dad whose a long time gone got my car fondness going from the time I was about 5 and while he was working on his car at the time I grabbed a piece of sandpaper and started sanding my new peddle car?
I did this kit tho not the Coke version and I turned out to be one of my better builds....I too did the nailhead.
Good luck!