Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Building a car from the ground up is a rewarding experience. That being said, if you've never done this before you've likely got a pretty steep learning curve on how many subsystems are in a car. That's a big part of why most budgets and schedules get blown, most folks don't have any idea how many parts, how much planning, and how "difficult" the execution of subsystems installation are. If you have tenacity you will work your way through it, if you frustrate easily you'll be tested mightily. There's a reason so many unfinished projects change hands every year, but there are also lots of finished cars at events like the one you're going to. It will help if you have an experienced friend in your area, we can only do so much online. You might think about joining a local club for moral support.
Very well put, and I could not agree with you more!!!!! No doubt this is why I have been reluctant to pull the trigger so to speak. I have been debating, researching etc for about 3 yrs now, so this is by no way a rash dicision. At one point in my life, many, many yrs ago, I owned a body shop (small time) and basically did custom work/custom paint. I more than any one know there are no short cuts in this business. You get out what you put in.
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.