This is all done now haha . Has been off the road for the last year though for a bit of tinkering. Will be back on this summer. Rear axle is from a Nissan S14 with S15 rear diff although I'm thinking of changing it back to a live axle as I don't really like the handling characteristics.

Regards the LS2 - I'd consider availability and whether you want auto or manual. I think the whole drop in packages can be had for £8-10k from the states with auto boxes. It's another conversion I've considered. Quite happy with the LS1 at the moment though 👍🏻