I'm praying that the crank journals are okay...everything straight there. A machinist once screwed the pooch on an old slant 6 rebuild here. We ended up junking the car...not an option on a DB4! Good luck Hugh, beautiful car. I know all too well the old "reluctance to drive" dilemma as the value increases. My old S is getting up there. Not DB4 territory, but getting up there. Me too, just an average Joe. But like you, hanging in.
As far as all the SC guys telling us to drive 'em all the time? Well,let 'em say that when their cars approach 6 figures in value...