Hard luck man
Just keep thinking of those fun quick bursts of speed while you're rebuilding it to get you through. For my 2 cents, I recommend building it right, with forged rods/pistons now, even if it means waiting a little longer to get it back on the road. Do it once and be done with it, don't risk overboost, or bad gas or whatever blowing up the motor a 2nd time because it's on edge. You've got one of the sweetest projects on this site and I'd hate to see it undermined by another motor blow.
Also, now would be a good time to paint match some engine bits, not that I'm suggesting anything
