Thanks to those who have had the patience to follow me through this saga. Well while we were trying a "4th qtr hail Mary pass" with financing they sold the car. They told me yesterday they had someone else interested but I just don't like leaving a deposit on something I'm not sure about. We were very close on the money end of things so its ashame. I went so far as to contact Shell Valley about the car. They made the kit and was assembled by a pro shop they recommended and then sent to them (SV) for finishing. The person I spoke with at Shell Valley said they were impressed with the upgrades that had been done on it. Unfortunately only one company will do financing on a kit built car and that is set up like a lease. You can do equity loans but I didn't want to tap any more equity in my house. The search is still active, I now know what my limits are and we will keep looking.