I think our opinions aren't that opposite,,, though my main thing is start with a good looking car and you got less work to do,, with the evo it would take a lotta work getting it to look good,, it just doesn't have a smooth flow at all. The ebay cars you posted all look pretty good. My favorite car is the dodge viper (got 20 model vipers) if that helps you any.
Two things you need to be educated on though:
Chris's car, the contour, has a fiberglass hood and the pins are for safety.
The SRT4 hood is functional, the same as the evo's.