yeah the dollars add up , but in the case of the build, they don't have to all be spent at the same time. That's sort of where I am at. It'll take me a year to afford a motor. I was thinking 'save for a year, buy a running o0ne and go with that for another year, then buy the motor you want'. but Man. that's three years down the road

At least piecing something together would give me something to do while it's down

I think I may do both, though: buy a running motor, use that while I build the motor I want.
We shall see....