hmmmm. maybe the GOM contest influenced you in some subconscious way? Anyways, nice piece; I sure do miss my Pug. In fact, next my 'list' is a 296 to replace it with (might get another Pug also - they're inexpensive)
I just had the ports put in this 29-4 back in the early 90s (no other work). As I recall, it was $65.