I did it with a little help from my girlfriend in about 10 hours total in my garage with jackstands and hand tools. It isn't hard at all, it is just time consuming and there is a lot to do. Surprisingly, it was the first project that went without a hitch. I would consider my first suspension job more of a pain in the ass than installing the turbo kit.

I am in Orange County and that doesn't help you much since you are in the bay area.