Just going to share a little story about cost. I bought my first 125 without telling my wife first, got it for 250. Over 2 years, I worked on it bit by bit, and though i didn't track costs, I probably put between 1200-1500 into it. My wife was seeing it as a "money pit," not understanding how the resto process works when you have not much budget, as none of my costs were due to surprise failures, just planned repairs when money was available. Anyways, it's been 2 years and no new costs, still working great. My daughter loves tractors, and was climbing all over a new craftsman one day while we were at Sears picking up a wedding tool kit for a buddy of mine. My wife was standing watching her climb on the tractor and her eyes drifted to the price tag. I used that chance to point out that I'd spent half that on a tougher machine that will last a whole lot longer, and I actually got a "I get it now" grin from her.
Post your parts list, we might be able to help you find good prices for what you need. You can always post ads for things in the wanted section too.
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Ian
Mine: 72 w/ k301, 3 125's, 1 w/ hydro lift, 38,42, & 2 48 decks, 2 42 front blades, QA-36a & QA-42a thrower, tiller, lo-boy 154. Also, LOTS of parts.
family's:2 105's, 2 106's, 149, 2 lo-boy 154s, Farmall Cub.
Non-IH: 1940 JD Model A, 1954 JD 40 U, 1955 JD 40 Crawler, 2 1956 JD 420 U's, both w/ Henry Loader and Backhoe. JD 110. Wheel Horse (model unknown.) Power King 1614. We love our tractors! 
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