Thanks for the great input Jim. I do not have a brain yet

, as I only have the engine. I guess I could wait till I find a car, and maybe look for a specific year. I am going to do a leak down per Steve's suggestion, and then go from there. I do not know the history of the engine except it has 70k and is relatively clean. I just want to make sure that once it is put in a car, it will be a reliable daily driver. I am not sure, but I think I have a pretty complete Varioram. I am missing the distributor and alternator/fan assembly.
Thanks again for the input.It is always good to have a different perspective.
Cheers,
Emerald