[Dangerous Doug]

Building it myself is certainly an option. I have the time and the aptitude, and doing it myself would fit under budget (which would make the wife happy---until I spend the excess on some other cool, trick thingy for my Cobra, instead of stuff for the house...heh, heh).

I find that in the SF Bay Area (and probably true for any Greater Metropolitan area) that shop time comes at a premium. $100/hr here. Go East to Modesto, it looks more like $60/hr. That's quite a premium.

I haven't decided yet which direction I'm going to take. I figure on getting some other quotes locally, looking outside the area a bit, and considering doing the build myself (in this case, I may have some stupid questions to ask, so brace yourself...).

Any other self builders want to offer some advice?

I love my Cobra. Even as it sits in my garage incomplete, the thing is a work of art. I cannot wait to hear it rumble. I don't, however, have a mountain of cash I can continually burn in pursuit of this, so the money I do spend, I need to spend wisely.

DD