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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[Chris914n6]

In Socal the metal dash frame is free-$50.

Why won't the MRS pass smog? I'd try to keep that being a better DD than a 914.

Also I would be hard pressed to pay half his asking for a half finished non-driving hacked up mostly stock car.

[2mAn]

In Socal the metal dash frame is free-$50.

Why won't the MRS pass smog? I'd try to keep that being a better DD than a 914.

Also I would be hard pressed to pay half his asking for a half finished non-driving hacked up mostly stock car.

MR-S was bought with 250k, as a runner/ driver but it was barely doing that. I had already planned to do a 2ZZ swap and got it done but being a JDM motor, 1ZZ cat and a 01 ECU on a 02 car meant it wasnt going to pass smog. Eventually, I got it pa$$ed but the car got flagged meaning the next time I need a smog I have to take it to the referee and basically do the swap all over again... I wont do that, so it has to go. I had a good offer on the car to sell it outright and it was a good offer. Once that deal fell through, I had just reconnected with the seller and I think we're both in a position where we are ready to swap, much moreso than a few months ago.

This car isnt my DD, I have a BMW Wagon for that, though I work from home now and it rarely driven. So I think Im in a good position for a "half-finished" project. I do enjoy that process of saving/ finishing cars. A lot of people say they wouldnt pay half of his asking price, but I dont see a large inventory of half-finished Subi-projects for under $10K and I think if there was, they would sell quickly.

I think Im going for it... at least when I start complaining later you can all say, " We warned ya" haha