I get you mate! Yours is a ow miler with 50K requires hardly any work and is hardly ever driven! Yet with the wheels, brake upgrades, paintwork, US spec bumpers etc etc it becomes a money pit. A money pit through choice though.
To the OP do the work mate you won't be sorry and you will fall in love. These are one of the easiest engines to work on and if you become a fully paid member at the bargain price it is you can download the workshop manual for the engine from this club along with tons of other extras! I did a head gasket on mine using that manual with NO mechanic experi