[guye]

In fairness, the Absolute Pace kit is pretty close to an Ikea flatpack - I didn't really have to do any fabrication at all on my build.

Local (to you) kit manufacturers like Classic Revival would be worth a chat too - at least they are in-state and can help if necessary?

However I understand engineering to RTA standards in NSW is very tricky at present, hence the "restore an existing cobra" advice above is wise for NSW today. Unless this changes - I think I saw some commentary on the forum or facebook threads that things might be getting more reasonable.