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1987 NA, engine is apart and I’m within a couple of weeks of starting the rebuild process.

Purchased this car a year ago with 170K, have all records back to day one, (evidently extremely well kept and maintained), and I burned less than 1/2 qt. of oil over the 5K that I drove it last summer and fall.

To cut to the chase, the engine internals look great…with absolutely smooth cylinder walls, bearing journal surfaces, etc., and just a bit of wear on some (but not all) bearing shell surfaces.

So my question, not owning a decent set of measuring gauges, is this: can I get away with simply checking bearing clearances with plastigauge and piston ring gaps with a feeler gauge - or should I invest in a decent set of measuring gauges and pre-measure everything first?

Finally (and not wanting to sound cheap), can anyone recommend a truly decent (and appropriate for this engine) set of measuring gauges, that won’t break the bank? I would eventually like to own such a set in any case. Thanks!