Who here runs an O-Ringed block? Leaking head gasket problem!

So if you've read through my thread, I've had problem after problem building this car. This is my next big problem. Leaking head gaskets. Block is a 340 block, bored/stroked to 417, W2 heads, and the block is o-ringed. I don't have the brand of head gaskets at the moment that were used but the engine builder used the same ones that were in it when I bought it. Ideally, we would have liked to get rid of the o-ringed block altogether due to the decrease in compression and I should have. But since early on, the head gaskets leaked down the side of the block and I would literally have coolant drips on the headers down below. The builder took the engine out, re-torqued the heads, and all was fine for one track day and a couple hundred miles. What got my attention was some other bad engine oil leak I saw a couple weeks ago that I can't seem to locate. While looking for the leak, that's when I saw the coolant again. Same problem as before. What kills me is the fact that I'm going to have to probably pull the engine a second time since built, with only 250 miles on the damn thing. :banghead: So my options right now are to [1] pull the engine, re-torque the heads again, and probably end up with the same problem by the end of the year [2] pull the engine, change to a different kind of head gasket [3] pull the engine, change the block, and get rid of the o-rings altogether [4] pull and disassemble motor, remove or machine the o-rings off the block??? I don't know if that's even feasible to remove the o-rings and safely run the motor leaving the grooves in the block. Could you remove the rings and fill the grooves with weld or something? I'm at a loss at the moment as to what to do. Is it ok to drive the car with the gaskets leaking? What gaskets/procedures have you guys used to get a good seal on a setup like this? I'm really getting tired of this car and am having thoughts to just cut my losses and move on with life. This car has caused me more mental and financial stress than I care to handle and I'm about done with it. I really hope there's a decent solution out there.