Ah man, no way

. Really sorry to hear about that. I hope you change your mind on selling it or parting out, but I can understand the frustration you're having with it.
I think you should take Mr. Spoolin' up on his offer. Shipping an engine isn't as expensive as you'd think

. When I bought my short block, the shipping charge was $105 from SC to MI with Yellow Freight.
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-1986 Mazda RX7 Sport [DD/beater]: engine finally let go at 205k. parts car status.
-1986 Mazda RX7 base [resto-mod project]: S5 n/a swap in progress.