Should be ready to start building soon enough. Got most of the parts together in the last week using Ebay. Managed to come well under my projected budget on most items. Wheelset was probably the one I under estimated, though if you don't include shipping I was only a dollar and a few cents off. I've also decided to run a wider gear range on this, so I'll be running a double crankset up front.

My part list so far:

Shimano 105 crank, currently a single 44T chainring. I'm going to add a 38T.
Shimano Ultegra FD
Shimano Deore LX RD (I'm going to pull this off my current bike)
Shimano 105 Brake Levers (non-STI)
11-25 9 speed cassette
Shimano clipless A520 pedals
VO Saddle (pulled off current bike)
NYC Bikes Cyclocross Fork
Dura Ace hubs on Matrix ISO C-II rims
Tektro Road Brakes

At this point I am $163.99 under budget (Doesn't include the RD or saddle I am taking off the old bike) from the $512.50 I originally projected.

Need to get a bottom bracket, the new chainring, headset and the cables and other bits to get it going.

What are youndoing for handlebars and stem? Youll want to have them before you cut the fork.

Trying to figure out what I need, actually. Might go with one of the Nitto bars and play with the stem rise. I've been liking my bars right at the saddle height or a bit higher.

Get your parts on sale or from stock lying around, if you have any:

Performance MTB frame: $55
Suly 1x1 fork: from old MTB
Vuelta ZeroLite wheels: $55
Dimension drop bars: $20
Tektro long pull brake levers: $22
Tektro V-brakes: $20
SRAM PG-950 cassette: $19
SRAM 991 chain: $donated by a SRAM employee who found me on the road without a chain
Deore RD: From my old MTB
No FD (1x9)
Nashbar GR2 saddle: $29
Fulji seatpost: $5 craigslist
BBB 100mm stem: $15 (Nashbar)
Performance cork bar tape: $5
Sunrace friction shifter (rear): $7
Cables/housing: $10 (with much to spare in the housing)
Tires/tubes: from old MTB
TruVativ IsoFlow cranks: New, leftover from an old MTB
Crank Bros. Smarty pedals: $20 (bonktown)