Yeah that's def. one option... right now I need to get the body sorted out, which is going to take friggin forever, given my utter noobitude with anything body related.
I tried the buffer last night and it didn't go so well...
So yeah, one option might be: swap my E30 M42 drivetrain over into the 2002 and put an E36 M42/44 with the DASC stuff in the E30.
There's a lot of debate re: the M42 swap in the 2002 world. Basically there's one guy who did it and had a heck of a time, and the internet consensus pretty much starts there.
The guy I bought the shell from did an M42 swap into another 2002, but it wasn't like a real comprehensive swap, more like a "fab some quick motor mounts" deal.