Hey Rohan how are you?? Started the ball rolling tonight with the engine rebuild. Found a place here that has 25 years experience and the owner seems real keen on tackling the project. He's doing his research and will get back to me next week.. Details then...
As for the new car, yeah she is really quite clean.. It does her a disservice to call her a "parts" car but I will snag a few things off of her. Black interior for one. M3 rack, BC racing coilovers which are new (may sell them though as I think my Bilstein/Eibach kit will be a better ride), both doors are very clean and alternator has been rebuilt. I'll sell off the wheels and replace them with the ones I got with my original iS. I paln to keep the car about 1 year... Of course, I may just keep her too... hehehe