It would be such a shame to break it muz, the 3i is pretty mint and would be good for track use but at the end of the day you have come soo far with thee rst it would be a waste to just sack it off. i think if you had the bay done you wouldn't be considering this but due to lack of progress your getting frustrated with it.

Just Get harry on the case mate and you can make some progress.



Just a quick idea. why dont you sell some of your old parts and the zetec engine etc then buy a turbo engin for cheap slam it in the 3i crank the boost right up then use it for track days ....