Dave - Yes! I'm anxious for that first time around the block. Soon, very soon... I hope.

Steve - My coupe has the gauges in the center, too, and they're easy to read that way. I plan to mount the tachometer on the steering column like '50s - '60s era; that's why there isn't one in the dash.

Bob - I don't know what this thing weighs yet, but it's pretty light. My son and one of his buddies grabbed the front bumper one day and lifted the car up so the buddy's girlfriend could get the jackstands out from under it! Even with the little 4-banger it should be fun to drive...