Time to get rollin. Dinner, drinks, and pool party with the in-laws tonight so I only got about an hour in on it. Intake, UICP, cooling plate (?), coils rewired back to stock (and tested), drained coolant and got most of the wiring harness removed on the top/side of the motor/trans; just enough to get the head off.
I was considering buying a prebuilt block as Mike@AwdMotorsport claims they have them in-stock and ready to go (built by buschur) but of course that was a lie (dispite the fact that he bumped the thread THIS MORNING)--all they have is a $6000 sleeved block by darton. Overkill to say the least :P
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evox-sa...cks-stock.html
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evox-sa...has-offer.html
Sigh, looks like this is getting built locally. I have faith in lots of locals and shops so this is probably best; I was just looking for a quicker fix.