[cessnadriver]

Tom. Way to go! I did what you did-sort of. I purchased my 65 C337 BEFORE I even found an instructor. The training took way longer than I thought it was going to take. My Insurance company required me to get 20 hours of dual instruction including a minimum of 10 hours of instrument training. By the time I was approved to take my check ride I had amassed about 70 hours. My CFI waited until I had 55 hours before he'd sign me off for solo flights! Bummer! I too had a lot of C172 time but also had about 100 hours in a C182 for my high performance requirement. I hope you'll love flying your C337 as much as I do.
Regards,
BILLS