Worth rebuilding?, 2nd Gen 3SGTE ('91 MR2) Options

[travisxcore]

I saw a 2nd gen 3sgte ('91 MR2) for sale for $300. Guy says one of the rods is knocking and the turbo and ecu are gone. If I could have it for $200-$250 you guys think it would be worth rebuilding? I don't know how bad the knock is but I assume the motor in general runs. If not part it out? I'm not looking to dump $$$ into it or anything, just maybe a nice upgrade to the Celica. Turbo isn't an issue, a rebuilt CT-26 just came up for sale for $300 OBO. ECU could be an issue, although I think I know a place that has one (they have a '93 Alltrac 3sgte for sale for $800 with 220k and a broken TB ). Mechanically fixing it isn't a problem, money is though.

So opinions?

[travisxcore]

I need to call him and ask him to see if it comes with the harness and all the stuff off the firewall/bay (coil, igniter, injector resistor pack, afm, fuel pump resistor, fuel pump relay, turbo pressure sensor). Otherwise without all that it might be a no go for me, everything adds up and either searching for all of that or going through my distributor (who only charges me 10% ) would be pricey and take a while.

If I got the megasquirt, I'd get the $400 build it yourself one. I've given it good thought though. If I'm gonna build the motor, I might as well get it set for future improvements.

My hopes are that I'll be able to clean the block to a beautiful shine and all I'll be replacing is the bearings and possibly sending the crank to get machined.

Plus I still have to get a turbo...