Talked to A and A

I'd do a stock rebuild kit on it with a fresh unmolested Valve body and install a tf1 or tf2 kit. About $200-300 in parts at the most. Heck, I'd donate a unmolested VB to your cause!

The 5.0 lever wouldn't be a bad choice either.

There are videos on rebuilding a TF. So easy a caveman can do it.

http://www.northernautoparts.com/part/tk-12008c