I have personally done virtually everything on your list and while I'm not an overly experienced mechanic/shop owner, I can that that list is quite extensive and will take several months at best. I gave myself a year to do all of those things and I had all the parts ready for me!
Even if you had one dedicated tech on it for 40hrs a week (which they won't) it will be 3-4 months easily.
Example... Mini tubs look sooooo easy right? Minimum 40hrs of labor for a competent tech, longer if they do it 'nice'.
Let's not forget that once everything is nicely finished, guess what? Add another 20+ hours into making sure everything actually works. It just doesn't plug-in and bingo-bango, magic! The engine will need tuning, AC will need to be charged and tested, suspension will need adjusting and fine tuning, then suddenly someone will notice that the dome light doesn't work... Now, that can be a 4-5 hour job if a wiring problem occurs and you need to remove pieces.
This isn't a big jigsaw puzzle that neatly fits together and you're done. Just because the description says it will fit a Camaro, doesn't mean it will right out of the box. I can't tell you how many hours I've had to modify parts to get them to fit just right. Is that a bad design? Hell no! That's the world of custom cars. That's hot rodding... and time.
I've been around long enough in the custom car world to know that whatever estimate you get... Instantly double it for time and cost. That's just how it goes.
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