What to do?

[sshockr]

Well I have an interesting dilema.

Flattened the cam in my straight 6.

I can rebuild the 6, I have an entire donor 1995 Impala SS sitting in my garage with a good drivetrain but a bent frame, or sell everything (Truck included). I'll be spending the next few days putting together some solid cost analysis of my 3 options and will probably be needing help putting together what pieces would be required for the 6 cyl rebuild or the truck side of the LT1 equation.

I already know the LT1 very well as I have a LT1 with T56 in my 95 Caprice SS. Which I've torn down a couple times now.

Option 1: Rebuild; could be expensive, could not. It would require machine work and may not even be possible if I can't get the last 3 lifters out. Recommendations on parts?
Recommendations on things a fairly competent home mechanic shouldn't do?

Option 2: LT1; I have a complete LT1 95 Imp SS i bought the wreck so I could have the leather interior for my car. I had hoped to sell the parts but that is proving difficult with the availability of LS motors. I've had more luck selling B-Body specific parts such as ac lines and body moldings.

Mounting
Looks like the 6's engine mounts work just fine so a tranny crossmember is all that's need from the mounting department.

Driveshaft
Needs to be rebuilt as some near future point anyway. Can I just shorten the front of the stock one?

Cooling
Do I need an aftermarket radiator or can I adapt with some hose tomfoolery my stocker? The imp one is wrecked.

Wiring
This I have a pretty good grasp of. I also already do my own tuning on my car.

Exhaust
Stock manifolds and any competent exhaust shop should be able to fab up some pipes and mufflers. Right?

Fuel
This one strikes me as the most difficult. I'm going to have to run 2 lines obviously. Can a stock in-cab tank be modded to work or accept a basic aftermarket external pump or to I need to figure out someway of getting a fuel cell in the bed or under the bed in the rear or whatever?

Option 3: Sell Everything
Truck has much rust and needs some TLC. I currently have about $300 beyond purchase price tied-up in the truck.


So I'm curious, what would you guys do? I'll post some pics of the truck tomorrow. Would anybody even want a worn out flattened cam straight 6? Would anybody want a worn out field truck from Kansas? So many questions so few answers.

Sorry for the long read but typing it all out helps me figure this out so...

Thanks,
-Brian