heres what i would define as a "full custom frame", the one im building for the late scott childress:
the thread:
http://www.streetsource.com/forum/topic.aspx?whichpage=1&pagesize=15&forum_id=85&topic_id=96116
yea i prolly wouldnt touch building one like that for under 8000.... everything was built in shop... i have an hour just machining the bushings down for the odd sized ends i used on everything....