OK - looks like I'm going for it! Got the paint booth lined up for the week of May 20 and the decal guy is going to have the decals ready for me next week.
I pulled the engine and transmission yesterday and got it all torn down. Things look OK, so I'm just going to clean it all up and put new rings/bearings in. Transmission is getting dropped off at Cliffs later this week for complete tare down and rebuild.
So if I can get the van prepped and ready for paint by the 20th, I'm hoping to be done with paint and body work by end of May - that will give me 3 weeks to put the motor back together and install. That's pretty tight seeing as I'll need to rig up an intercooler and get a custom cal done too, but I'm hoping I can get it done!