What year is your Vette?

If it was me I'd pull the original and put it in storage, put in a 400+ HP crate, and rebuild the original to original...

Hey thanks I really appreciate it, right now I am trying to fix this rigged job the mechanic did on the power steering is has about ten zip ties and a makeshift aluminum shield. I just want to get the leak to stop but it's not the hoses and I can't figure out why, and then next is if I should get and rebuild the orginal engine or get an prebuilt turnkey ready to run crate motor..