Welcome to CHR.
Sounds like you are going into it with your eyes open to the fact that there is no such thing as an easy build. No matter how many times you do it, unless you build the same one over and over on a assembly line, every build is going to be different and each is accompanied by Murphy's law on one of a kind build problems. Also keep in mind that a QUALITY build will run you into the $50k+ in parts and materials only, even if you can do most of the work yourself.
Good luck and keep us posted as you go along.
John