At last he has got back to me, he has been ill for the last couple of days apparently. At least communication has started.
Saw this on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2918215245...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Might be a good cheap way of getting a V6, just drop the complete lump out of it and transfer to the other one. Loads of good sellable (or keep for future builds) stuff on it too.