Had further talks with DH today and it seems like it will be taking place, probably around late April/June time.
The donor car has a fair price tag on it and I'll claw some money back by selling spare bits from it and then weighting in the shell at the scrapyard. Also by selling bits from the old 8v engine, I'll give the cylinder head a rebuilt and a good clean and sell it on for a decent amount, just like I did with the old cyl head I had from the mk2 GTI (sold it for £110 in the end).
I was going to change the cambelt, clutch, every fluid, and a few other bits and bobs but DH assured me the engine is running sweet so I'll leave the clutch out and save myself some money. I'll do the cambelt and fluids and bolt it in, that should keep me going for the rest of the year at least

More updates when I have more news
