Another approach is to just get a short block.
I did this when my 22RE threw a rod.
If your reasonably sure the head and cam(s) are OK then this might be the way to go.
I found a local guy that rebuilds short blocks and I don't remember the price but it was fairly reasonable. The engine runs great now with tons of power and I've had absolutely no problems with it since (this was a few years ago).

Just a thought ... hope the wife is not still mad, this can be problematic to say the least.

Best of luck in all!

 

I have worked both sides of engine rebuild Lowe's Automotive R & R truck engines and Automotive Block repair boring blocks. We always try to reach a balance between what the market will bare and what your/our labor is worth? Under cut your labor and you are cheap not worth the money? Do not read your wife's Sociology book! Some one's wife is always going to be mad. Out one pocket into another, my hairdresser wife counted cost in $40 hair cuts? I counted $500 a month rent for 3 years and parted ways. So the $100 kit on ebay is that like the $15 fuel pump in my closet for my Camry w/$9 sock?