Have a read of this fantastic thread. I know its an American engine but it is a simple and very good engine. It will mate up to 01E with an adapter plate (that's what his car had) or you could go crazy and turn it into RWD with the stock Tremec transmission which would be fun too!
He used a LS1 engine but LS3 would be even better. Its the engine that was used in some Corvettes. Don't be tempted by the more racey LS7, its got some problems.
The two good things about those engines is they make monster torque at low revs, and can be built to put out 600hp. Also being push-rod the package is much smaller than the D2's V8. It only revs up to 6500 so not quite as high revving as D2 V8.
Also its not as heavy you save some weight.
https://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic....01&hilit=judas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ehWq9m8fA
was that a D2 in front
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUnZU8TxO08