I did the same thing to my SC about 6 months ago. I went over a few extra things while I had the opportunity.
A thorough cleaning
Clutch - I went with a light weight alloy ($900 instead of $700 AUD)
Plug wires
Exhaust - removed heater shields, replaced gaskets, and painted
Plugs
Valve Adjust
Fuel filter
Engine/trans mounts
Powder coating ($180 for tinware, fan, fan shroud, injector tubes, engine brace and other bits
Gaskets - as many as I could get to
Main seal (The one next to the clutch behind the fly wheel)
New fly wheel bolts
New injector rubbers
New rubber hoses and injector seals and seats
Fan belt
Chain tensioner oil lines
All up including the clutch I spent under $2K in OZ dollars. I had some help from friends to remove and replace the engine and I've had some great feedback from a recent concourse day.
One regret - I wish I had changed the fly wheel as well.
Some photos of the finished product
Cheers
Kent
81 SC
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo (245kw 500Nm)
Ford Territory (192kw 400Nm)
