Let me introduce myself first of all, my name is Chris. I live in Indiana in a small town called Graysville. I am currently training to be a pilot in a 1946 Aeronca Champ. I have fallen in love with all things aviation! I have restored tractors, trucks, tools, vises, welders, and probably many other things I have since forgotten. I think I am gonna love building the RV-14A. I got online today and ordered the entire kit since it appears the sub kits will be arriving at different times I did not see the need to manually space the orders. I intend to order the engine in a month so as to break up the down payment cost for me. I am 52yrs old and retired from federal service. I intend to work full time on the build so I'm hopeful to finish it sooner than most. The lead times concern me as it appears like I'll be waiting close to 18mos for the IO-390-EXP. I have been reading some of your post and I believe they'll be very helpful. Please let me know if there is a post you recommend. I have a YouTube channel (M7 Metal Works) and will likely try to include a lot of the build footage on my channel.