trouble in paradice..(2)

Arggg things just dont fit.
Damn damn damn.. i should have done more home work
The seat post wont fit ( this i knew)
The brake levers, wont come apart from the shift levers, meaning i CANNOT keep my old deore shifter. The ONLY 8 speed shifter pods, available are either Alivio or worse, or an OLD set of XTR's on ebay, costing an arm and a leg. The original Deore 8 speed shifter pods are just as expensive. AAAAARHH.

The Crown fittings/head set of the trek 8500 are shot.
And i dont have any seat post clamp that fits either.

AAAAARG