Zach, that's the best part about living in the NW is the fact that you can get to konw some really cool guys that do their own work and are willing to help you get your stuff done.
That's the drawback of the NW is that we don't have many "actual" shops besides our lovely garages.
Give Jay @ CarNutz a call.
Visit
http://www.fablabcustoms.com/ to contact Jay. I know Carnutz will set you right if you want to go the shop angle.
Good Luck!
-JONWR