theres no denying that cars that have been built to a high standard in the owners garage demands a fair bit of kudos. i see nothing wrong in getting the experts to build big power engines though. they have a fair idea of how to get them to hold togethor as they have seem them shit themselves time after time therefor know the usual weakness's. same with mapping/painting to a certain extent. theres 2 ways you could describe built not bought i suppose. buying a car then tuning, making your own by having pro's do most techi stuff or the guy who builds a majority of it himself, from tuning to painting to making bespoke bits. i have as much respect for cars like rods who have been built by a top tuner to the guy who built the wide arch yb powered mk2 in his garage. bth equally impressive