how come it took the shop a couple weeks before figuring it out that it would take 2-3 months to complete?? they should have known from the get go.
anyways..i'm not a big fan of all that custom crap, but if i was i would rather do the work myself since it would be a hobby rather than pay someone to do the work. you would get much more pride and enjoyment out of it when it's done. besides that fact you'll save a ton of money. generally people that have alot of custom stuff like that do it cause they love it and it's a hobby, not cause they think it's cool and want to pay someone to do it.
just my .02$