This is an interesting thread. I'm not going to comment on what I would do, because there would fifty guys pop up and tell me why I'm full of it.

So, I'll just say this. I've been racing Hemis since 1969, and there was a long period (maybe twenty years) where nothing, blocks,etc. was available. If a lot of the guys who post here could see what we raced in those days....how we salvaged this stuff, the condition some of it was in, they'd be absolutely appalled. And, a lot of it went real fast, and was reliable.

And, I'll tip you off on something.....a good bit of it is still racing. More than you think.