Please - need help with my bus

hi guys, (sorry bout spamming this across the forum)

ive just moved down from sydney to melbourne and have a burnt valve in my 73 - 1800 combie, and i now think a cracked cylinder head.... i desperatly need the car for work and playing music, and at the moment she "shputz" aint moving anywhere.

i need help as to where i can get a recon 1800 - 2lt engine in melbourne and someone to put it in ???(compression tested a must) i am just after something relaible on a budget (basically cheap as possible🙂

if anyone can help with some advice, please email me at

acmaynard@lycos.com
or
redroomscene@yahoo.com.au (band email🙂

thanks guys.