I gotta say, if we all only did work that we were absolutely comfortable with doing, then none of us would have ever gained any mechanical ability at all and shops would love us because we'd be there all the time. Sometimes you need to get stuck, feel like you're over your head, then figure things out, and develop those critical thinking skills. At least EllyGT did the right thing and resourced a forum for help. I personally have done just about everything that can be done on these cars. And I've never been hesitant to ask questions if I felt lost or stuck. We all learn, and most of that learning is done while you're standing there with grease all over yourself scratching your head and thinking "WTF do I do next" or "WTF, how am I supposed to do that" or "WTF, what did I just get myself in to"...lol!! My first DIY was a cai and that overwhelmed me. From there I've swapped out intake manifolds at 3am, changed water pumps on the side of a road, swapped out spark plugs and fuel injectors in a parking lot, changed an AC compressor at a gas station, built and disassembled engines, etc. Take it to a shop? Why? I can figure it out on my own and save the money for more stuff, lol!!