Hey!!!!.... you cant suck at life if you picked up a nice looking ZX like that. You must be doing a lot of things right!
May I suggest you keep the car and start saving your sheckles for a conversion. Nothing comes for free! Money is important but your blood sweat and tears what makes the difference.
V8 are a plenty! and can be had very cheap! Just plan plan and plan.
Enjoy the car...save for the engine you want and do the swap yourself. There is nothing like that great feeling you will get when you take it out the first time knowing youve done it yourself!
You can count on the Hybridz members to share their knowledge and guide you right!