I know how you feel fierospeeder. I'm a broke college kid too, but I just recieved my economy kit from Archie last week. I bought my fiero (engine knocking horribly) nearly a year ago, drove it into the garage, and started what has quite possibly become the longest fiero v8 swap in history. It kills me to wait this long, but hopefully by next July I will be able to take it on the maiden voyage. Since I travel so far away from home for school I don't get to work on it during the school year, but things are coming along as fast as my schedule and my income can allow.
I guess what I'm saying is take you're time and do things right. There's no rush and it's worth it in the end. And from the looks of it Archie isn't going anywhere. His kits will be available for a long time to come, so just wait and buy the econo kit when you get the cash.