Well statedNo matter what you decide, there will always be people who like or dont like what you do and quite often voice their opinions here on the BB.
I am one of the people on the BB who will voice the opinion NOT to trash a nice '71 GT Junior to build another GTA clone. Either buy the real thing, or else buy a car already destroyed, er I mean converted, into a wide body.
What leads you to believe that a 2L engine will be more reliable?