Need advice on picking up an abandoned project, Just how much of a masochist am i? Options

[2mAn]

Some of you who know me, know that I've been on the hunt for a long time, sometimes aggressively, sometimes not at all. I recently missed a chance to pick up a extremely loved -6 conversion that was driving but needed love. I now do canyon runs with that car as my friend picked it up. This has lit a fire under me again, and theres a good chance I might be able to make a straight trade for my current fun car.

Heres the stalled project.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=320529

Just needs the cooling system, the fuel system and a million other little things done... lol

The question is I currently have a finished, running and driving car. Its a blast, but I also live in CA where its a headache to have a car that doesnt contain the OEM motor. I just finished getting this headache done, and I am basically clear for about a year. However, Im not sure I will get a chance to make a swap for a car I want.

I also have a few questions regarding some of the high level needs that the car is going to need.

#1 The Cooling system. I dont want hard lines running underneath the car, I dont really want them running down the center tunnel inside the car. I recall the longs being an option, can both lines be run in the pass side long?

#2 Fuel System. Its a 74 so it should have a fuel injected setup, is the OEM tank easily able to convert for a high pressure pump, or is the pump running external from the tank?

...and finally... is it worth getting rid of the car now, just a few months after finishing it to jump at this opportunity, or do I wait?... I've got a baby coming in February (1st one!) and I think I would have to be nuts to get rid of my fun car for a project that likely will take me well into the summer before I can finish it.

So... how stupid am I for considering this?

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[2mAn]

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Updated pic of mine. Finally got it smogged but it must be sold in the next 12-18 months because of the BAR/ referee situation so again the wheels are turning on this thing...

With the baby being a month old now I’m finding that I have an hour here and an hour there that isn’t enough to take the MR2 on a drive, but would provide some garage time to inch this towards completion.

So I ask again, am I an idiot? I’m probably future-trippin but I don’t see the MR2 selling for the kind of cash that could get me an incomplete subi-project 914. It certainly won’t get me enough cash to buy a 914 and build it myself and I see the work done on this one at the “90% done” phase that would take me a LONG time to get to... I’m seriously considering it now more than before

One new question that popped into my head is in regards to the dash, I had always planned to get my hands on an OEM one to make it more OEM-ish, but I wonder if the dash itself is part of the structure of the car similar to how an early 911 is meaning this one has been hacked up to fit, or is that stuff all removable and it’s just a matter of getting my hands on some stock dash pieces