Update for me: I am obviously not buying a new car this winter and I am apparently pouring tons of cash into the SVX.
Right now I intend to rebuild the suspension by this spring one way or another.
Files, if you could give me a rough idea of what the total cost would be (shop/labor/parts, what have you) before shipping I would appreciate it. I can't weld and I'm not sure if I can afford the down-time having someone else potentially muck-up the install so I am looking at the full-on Files package.
It's worth noting however I still have not heard from my friend since mid-October, so shipping is once again an issue.
Speaking of issues, it seems my hood struts no longer hold up the hood, at least in low temperatures, so I will be wanting a FB hood very soon.