Just be aware that in pocketing the pistons your basically gonna be doing a bottom end rebuild, well you may as well as it's in bits anyway?
Yea my thinking is pick up a known good engine and then strip at my leisure, get the pistons sorted and build it up as and when I have the time and funds
Thats pretty much what i did, much easier when your not on a timescale!
Just read through your thread mate, very good read liked the pics especially. I think there may be some questions coming your way in the not too distant future