no money definatly sucks, been there myself.
arki, I think the red was a good choice, makes everything stand out.
platnum, like that exhaust, I didnt know that someone sold am wires and distributors. I usually drill out the top of the distributors and insert the wires into the top and glue em in. For wires I use florist wire (picked up at walmart), seems to work good.
progress on mine is slow, I have the color on the main body, and everything on the frame, but am at a point of more scratchbuilding to put in things that were not included in the kit ( coil,steering box, things like that).
I will try to get a picture of the purple wonder tomorow.
good work all
happy modeling
jim