Don. I don't think moneywise your doing bad at all. Had you stuck with the original goal (a safe, well built, basic hot rod which you originally intended for your son as I recall) you would have been very close to your original estimate.

Following along with your project it also shows that sometimes circumstances and plans can often times change during the course of the build. Who the car is now intended for and ultimately what you now want it to be is justification enough for the added expense into the car.

Regardless of cost you are building a very impressive car.