thanks for the help man. ill start gettin everything planned out on paper to see what im gonna be looking at price and parts wise soon. then ill take it around to a few engine builders to see if they agree then ill go and start my build-up when i get back from iraq in 12-18 months from the november time frame. so ill be saving money up no problem. also what would i be looking at price wise for this kind of a build-up? thanks again for all the help, its much appreciated.