I’d really love to see a rig with this setup at some events or meetups where there could be ride alongs. Easiest way to sell something like this would be for people to experience it first hand!
Even better, tear down the old engine and do a YouTube channel on what went wrong, the rebuild, etc. Make $$$ on the that and then fix it and you have another good engine.
I’ve been pondering this one pretty hard and I think the best course of action would be this.
Do not rebuild or replace the engine with another 5.7, you’ll never get your money back unless you do it all yourself. Even then, it’s got a black mark on it that most buyers will not want. Instead...