| 1. Most go this route - it is very cost effective if you figure in your time, and also JK pretty much prefers it as it allows him to exercise quaility control over things like panel gaps and safety items like brake and steering installations. If you cost up all the bits that go into his rolling chassis/body offer, you probably won't think twice about it again.
2. engine/gearbox installation and ancillaries, then electrics inc dash, then trim. You decide at what stage you want to paint. Some do it first, some last, each has its merits/downsides. If you are waiting on engine and 'box, you can get on with all the other stuff anyway.
3. yes, but order in good time.
4. Quite a few out there with clevelands, although I personally have never driven one flat out. with the $/£ rate currently in force, go for the Southern Automotive big block side-oiler look alike - it is almost a Crendon standard at present. Unless you have deeper pockets, when SA can also do a good deal on a 427so. The Crendon was always designed to take a big block, in any case. With ally heads, inlet and water pump, the SA FE weighs less than a standard cleveland I believe.
5. John actively encourages you to turn to him for all build/after sales enquiries. Superb advice usually.
Can't help you with a run out, unless you want to travel up to Leicester. Johns demonstrator is rather nice, anyway. The build is not difficult if you take the rolling chassis option anyway - all the hard bits are done for you. The rest is really assembly rather then build. (not sure I should have admitted that!)
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