that thread, although well written, is a little full of it. he puts forward a convincing argument but the truth is it's not as hard as he makes it out to sound and definitely nowhere near as expensive if you shop around a little.
i'll eventually get around to doing mine (slightly different as i'm rwd only) - the only part i can't source at a decent price is the manual shifter surround and consol from an s2 factory manual
chris, sounds like you're finally giving in to adam haha