@notmytarga: Thanks for the advice on the oil cooler, I think I might spring for a radiator style cooler while I have her torn apart for the winter--while I don't plan on adding A/C or tracking the car right now, I would hate to cut corners now and subsequently regret it during a "spirited" drive through the countryside
. As for your questions, the total mileage is 169,497, and during the rebuild at 133,400 miles they did replace the valve guides (both intake and exhaust). The reason that I have asserted that they did not put in case savers or time serts is that I have found no record of them in any of the service records that I found in the car--although the service records only go back to 1987. The complete list of replacements from the 1997 rebuild is:
- Cam Chains
- Ramp Counter Shaft & Sprocket
- Air Intake Boot
- Main Seal
- Cams & Rocker Arms
- Full Gasket Set
- Clutch Assembly (Pressure Plate, Door, Cable)
- Fuel Distributor
- Steering Bearing
- Main, Rod and Cam Bearings
- Pistons & Liners, Intake/Exhaust Guides
- Oil Pump, Cooler and Oil Lines
I will take a closer look at the head studs next time I get a chance and see if I can ascertain whether or not case savers have been installed...And lastly, I think that the mirror had been removed years ago by my grandpa.
One funny thing that I did find (I don't know if it is stock or not) is a dash-mounted radar detector that looks like it came off of a cold-war era submarine.
When I last drove the car, I turned the dial on the back of the device and it emitted a constant high-pitched tone... If anyone knows what it might be, feel free to let me know, and I can get a better picture of it as well.
-Alex