Just a suggestion but there are more reasonably priced kits available. Some kits come with running hardware or the hardware is reasonably priced. It seems that you are thirsty for champagne with a beer pocketbook. Midwest makes some decent little kits and although they don't have the brute size or power that Mr. D has, they also don't have the price tag. The alternative of what Doc said is also a very good idea. You may have to do some scrounging though.

Pete