So, the first step in an engine conversion is to do something pretty much unrelated, so yesterday I took the Cordoba out to the barn and took the engine out of the Vitara that's been littering up the barn WAY too long.
What that meant is that there was a spare space out of the eight vehicles that can easily fit in the barn, so the Cordoba is now inside.
When I was driving it out to the farm, with the sunroof open and the air-con on it did occur to me that it has air-con. This is something the (black) Corrado doesn't have. Thus, not only is this now likely to be an engine conversion, it'll also be an air-con installation, as I hate hot cars, but The Wife loves black cars. This way we should get a cool, black Corrado out of this.
Now, as part of this holistic project I need to finish the SJ work.