Well I planned on getting her running today but I started feeling bad last night and I woke up with the flu. So while I was laying in bed I figured I might research a little notion that I had a while ago for the d15z1. It's pretty circumstantial on whether a cheap roller or complete car could be aquired. The complete/ nice ones can be had for 5-6k in driver condition and there's one on eBay right now at 1600 that needs work. It would be worth the swap if a vehicle was readily available for cheap. 1959-2001 mini cooper. Not sure if anyone has seen this before. Check out the link
Classic Mini Cooper - Vtec D Series Honda Engine Conversion Kit For Mini