I did get very lucky toward the end. A very close friend of mine is a well known pickup master and gave me a lot of information about the Broadcaster, as he had worked on several over the years.
The guitar is playing great. I have not tweaked the intonation, but it's pretty close and my home made saddles are working well and add to the look of the guitar.
It is LOUD - more so then a regular Telecaster and that is what I was told I should be going for with regard to material and the technical details.
All in all it has been a fun project.
Final total for the project was just under $300.00