No surprise to me...I lived it, John. One step forward and six steps back. Keep your dreams, don't let life's booby traps discourage you. And it will try.
Most definitely! I’m a scrappy guy who came from nothing and have no problem dealing with diversity. It does suck though. The great surprise was the 2.02 valves, which will save me a ton of money up front, by not having to buy aluminum heads if I failed doing the machine work myself.