Trust me I understand where you are coming from...

This all started as a nice little 500" budget build and then

I already had rods and crank. only needed pistons...then the girdle....I looked at getting a aftermarket lowdeck from Indy, but $4500 just didnt fit in the budget, and to buy more rods and another crank for an aftermarket steel block...

So as the build progressed I ended up with a very budget minded grenade that may just never go off...