OK guys, I know I have been asking a lot of questions lately, and I thank you all for the help.  This project is going well, but I still hit the wall sometimes.  My latest "wall" is dealing with the new engine.  I have spent the last 2 weeks reading forums, blogs, reviews, etc, as to what my engine should be.   
  
Heres my problem, it had a stock L28E in it.  I could buy a rebuilt L28E for about $600, while the average rebuild kit is between $6-700, so it seems more cost effective to just buy the rebuilt one.  Second, if I want to increase performance and power I could go L28ET for about $2800.  Thats for a rebuilt one shipped to my house.  Lastly, I have been toying with the V8 conversion idea.  I have seen some really nice V8's but is it worth it over the L28ET.  For roughly the same price am I just "spinning my wheels", no pun intended.  This is where I defer to you all for some input. 
  
Thanks, 
John