Thanks for the compliments everyone, I actually saw something like it over at the "Surly LHT & Cross Check Owner's Forum" some time ago and it inspired me.

For those interested, the bar is from Nashbar that I got for under $20 (incl shipping), then I picked up the Paul Thumbies from Harris Cyclery for under $60, the Avid Speed Dial SL linear brake levers I picked up from my LBS for under $60, the noodles I got for $.50 each also from my LBS and the grips are Ritchie that I got for around $16 from my LBS as well. I little bit o' money but I wanted to do it right the first time.

What is original are the shifters, stem, and cables.

The tricky part were the noodles as they didn't want to stay in the Thumbies too well so I had to add the plastic ferrules that were on an old cable I had over the metal ones. This beefed up the end so that is would fit more snugly into the receiving end of the Thumbies.

My website: www.bluesteelroads.com with the same info mentioned here plus some other stuff I've been working on.