I never realized how great the snowball analogy was until just now, reading about your project. Actually screw the snowball analogy, your car is like snowman. You've got a pile of snowballs. Each successive snowball is a little smaller. If you're like me, you've got one snowball for the suspension, wheels, brakes, etc, which is by far the biggest, then you've got another for the engine, which is a slightly smaller snowball, and finally a couple more little(r) ones for paint and interior, and that is just the process of doing it the first time. God forbid it starts to melt, and you've got to go back out there, like with your engine.
Just remember, eventually your snowman is going to start to melt again
I know you were looking at that carbon fiber closeout, and let me tell you, buying one carbon fiber part is a dangerous road to take, even if you paint it. I needed a hood and ended up with everything but a deck lid.
Matt