Guys I'm going to be looking for a KitFox that I plan on putting on floats. I think it is going to be difficult for me to find a used plane that is already setup as an amphibian so I want to investigate the option of buying a taildragger and converting it to floats.

There is a nice looking float plane on barnstormers but it has a Hirth on it and I really don't want to deal with a 2-stroke but what engine should I be looking for? Would a 100hp 912 be the way to go with it? I saw another one on there that is a taildragger and sold minus the firewall forward which seems like it could be a candidate for what I want to do. Or am I better off just waiting until what I am really looking for comes up for sale?

I'm a pretty meticulous guy mechanically and don't mine turning wrenches to install an engine and floats but I really don't have the time or money to build an aircraft from new.

On a side note I was talking to my instructor about owning a kitfox and he thinks it is a great idea.