Dean, If you are experienced working on cars, the build can be a lot of fun. If you are limited on what you can do, it is cheaper to buy a nearly complete running car. Paying too many people to work on it a piece at a time, will quickly double or triple the cost for the car.

Also you want to make sure you are happy with the car, so do some research to see what style you might like, depending on whether you will cruise it ....race it ....show it ...or travel in it.

We will still be here when you get ready for some "cheap advise". :-)