Umm..besides wishing you luck on such an involving and difficult task, the best I can do is recommend 2.5 ton epoxy for things like helping fill those gaps in. I don't know if it's the best, but it's cheap and that stuff will not
ever give out on you if you apply it right.
"If one has realized a truth, that truth is valueless so long as there is lacking the indomitable will to turn this realization into action!"
-A.H.