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If you have ERA paint the car you may have to have them bond it for you also and buying it that way will greatly speed up your build.
For $2,800 I would (and did) bond the body myself since I also painted it. Very little work involved and pretty simple to bond. However, the 600 or 700 or 1000 rivets (? lost count) do take a while. A air operated riveter is a good idea. Just depends how deeply you want to get into the build. With a FFR that you were originally scoping out - factory paint was not an option to consider.
66gtx list of cost-effective options is right on.
Depending on your location and ability to pick it up yourself, shipping could be $1,000 to $1,500 also.
Overall if you can manage the engine and trans outside of your budget, I think you could manage OK.
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