i under planned and over spent, and changed my mind too many times. i have a great project but life and all these bad decisions have cost me valuable time. lesson number one, make a plan, complete, and stick with it if you are doing a frame off. This site is the best place for any info you need. I kept over complicating things, like overdrive, efi, np205, etc. nothing wrong with those, but there is definitely nothing wrong with the original stuff. The other thing is the motor, seriously over planned on that now, i am back to a stock 5.0 explorer engine with cast iron manifolds. sticking with the efi now. Just trying to give a "buyer beware" warning to those who are just starting out. Oh yeah, and there was that rear disc brake thing that i struggled with, over that now. This site told me, dont need it, keep rolling, but no i went through that phase too. I have built two trans and finally got this one installed, oops make that three. I could go on, but bottom line is that old Army saying, KISS. Not for everybody, but for an average guy like me with limited time, it is the best principle. Hope this helps some "noobie" or hobbyist in their decision making. What do you call those guys that get on the sites and pretend they have something to build and ask all kind of crazy questions LOL.