I got it all put back together, it starts quickly, has virtually zero blow-by and runs very smooth. I covered the basics to make it a running, safe vehicle, but its just not worth it. It just came down to I could throw money at that car for 10 years and it would still be "meh". Do it regret it? Not a second. I learned a mind blowing amount rebuilding that car. I've never done anything at all like this at all so it was really worth its weight in gold. Plus now I know how to work on the new one without royally screwing up haha.

I found an almost mint 84' for $3,000 and jumped on it. 1984 300D - Imgur