[NoEardGoat]

Well, I drained the oil out of the oil tank. Got a few little pieces of metal, but nothing major. I will pull all the spark plugs next and take a pic to show their condtion.

Thanks for the advice about the girlfriend. We are going to be doing this project together and splitting costs. We have been together for 3 years and I plan on marrying her, but will keep things even until then, because you never do truly know what will happen. Enough about the relationship though, and back to the important thing the Porsche (j/k).

I plan on cleaning up the old oil a bit and then attempting to run the engine in the car and see, hear, and smell, what happens. If everything checks out OK, then I will pull then engine, clean everything very well, and replace anything needed and convenient while the engine is out. If things check out bad I will probably pull the engine and start the diagnosis.

A good plan of attack?
Anything else I should inspect prior to attempting to start?

I also have a bunch of reciepts and found that the trans was rebuilt in 1999 or 2000, within a year of its hibernation. I will definately take baby steps and keep this post acitve throughout the entire build.