BV, I in no way took what you said as a rant, it is just constructive criticism from a fellow builder.
Before i start buying any bits for my engine i'll be taking it to an engine refurb place to get the crank, camshaft, head and cylinders checked out. If it turns out it needs a lot of work then i'll be binning it and moving onto bigger and better things, most likely a zetec
. However this will be my first engine stripdown/rebuild and I've always wanted to strip a potential non runner down (i don't know anything about the engine) and then rebuild it.
Also in terms of resale value, I entered this project with the mindset of building a car, meaning it will have everything the way I like it, meaning I wont be selling it. However, each to their own though, some people may just enjoy the building side of things and want to move onto bigger and better things e.g. the single seater.