Thanks for the kind words guys! It has been a great learning experience and an exercise in patience. Short of some really boring office work where I had to compile a list of invoices for city reimbursal on road improvements, I never really had any individual projects that took more than 20 hours to do. Working on all of the little components in this has forced me to stop trying to rush to get things done, just to move on to the next sub project.
Next sub projects to be addressed will be fabbing the gauge cluster, steering column w/variable assist electric power steering and quicker 15:1 manual rack. I also want to build brake cooling ducts, and a rear diffuser, which means I probably need to order brakes and a gas tank.
Oh, and the last of the wheel hoops I have been in need of finally shipped, so I can send those out to the powdercoater/annodizer. I need to pick a color that will complement the brake calipers and over various accent colors being used. so many little details to obsess on, and I'm not sure which ones to attack first.