Well I have talked to Richard a couple of times with questions, he seems to be trying to do it right, so as of Wed I sent him a deposit to get the process started, he is telling me 6 to 8 weeks and the main holdup is the machining, so time will tell.
If you go read the Buick threads you'll find that Dick told them the same thing for 5+ years. I don't know the guy and I've never tried to work with him but I've seen his name on various forums for more than 10 years. The threads about him are always very, very negative.
