Hey John,
Thanks for the comments, as far as the skills to use it we'll see
Building it might just be the easy part!
As for the bell housing I probably should have just bought a used one but I had fun repairing it. Until I started working on it I had not picked up a TIG torch in about 5 or so years. It's been really enjoyable to get back into working on cars! I.T pays the bills better but it is NO WHERE near as fun!
I'll post up some sheet metal shaping pics as soon as I have them.
Chris