Having seen you've already built two cars, you clearly enjoy building.
If you really want to build a 5EXI that's fair enough, but if you just want a smallish mid-engined car to punt around a track from time to time, I'd suggest 2nd hand Elise, and put some of the car-building skills to good use by installing an uprated engine.
If you want to go 5exi, I'd suggest the least bothersome route is most probably to build a car with an engine that has many proven examples. Marlin has experience of the 1.8t in the race cars, but I'm not aware of any road versions yet - limpabit's doesn't count, as it's all custom fabricated by him and friends. There are at least 3 privately built K20A2 cars about, and a plenty of Rover K-series cars.
A K-series 160bhp car is probably the most sensible option if you want a relatively trouble free build.
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