[CJFusco]

I am pretty far along getting the hard parts for my 951-into-NA engine build, but as the prospect of tearing apart my NA engine looms, I am starting to get nervous.

I am not abandoning the project just yet, but the next steps are big ones: head revalved/cleaned/resurfaced, 951 tranny installed. Well, I have been thinking...

I am afraid of 1) getting nickel-and-dimed to death - all the little things like gaskets and bolts that I probably don't have, and 2) not being able to get the engine running once i get everything, because of all the sensors and electronics that i don't understand.

I would be less nervous about this if I had a huge income; I do make okay money, but I am paying my way through grad school and would like to start putting a few grand away for a house someday, and maybe start investing.

So what to do? Should I just charge ahead with the project, take my time, and not worry so much? Should I sell the parts I have (except some of the upgrade stuff) and put that money toward a 951 or S2? Or sell the block and parts and buy a whole engine? What would you recommend?