And he's trying to convince me to do the same ! Good on ya Joel !
whatsisname - I share your pain dude ! Same thing happened to me just recently too - However, I'm EMS equipped. I went through a phase (2 actually) of wanting to sell my car, but then I came to my senses.
Unlike yourself, it's my decision alone, so that makes it easier for me.
I'm now doing some research to what spec/bits to rebuild. Joel & others keep telling me to do it myself cause it is easy (just got to do a bit of running around, etc, then maybe get somone to put it all back together when all the hard yards are done)
Good luck dude, I'll be keeping an eye on your progress.
Cheers,