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Thank you very much to you all for the welcome and great advise. I did some digging under the car to see how things are:
The front rotors are rusty and pitted a bit as well. I think a full service (including pads, turned rotor and shoes are in order).
There is a fair amount of fluid leaking from the diff - seems to be coming from the bearing side and not the cover gasket, which is going to necessitate more comprehensive work to replace as I believe the driveshaft has to come down.
There is a clank when engaging drive (moving the car) and the shifter moves a lot. I'm thinking a new transmission mount may be needed here.
Engine is a bit flat, not very willing to rev and making some unhappy noises. I'm going to start by adjusting the valves to make sure that's good and then complete the carb tuning and timing. The rest will wait until the new engine is built.
The car came with Honda Civic front seats - I also sourced the stockers locally and they're going back in very soon. I will need to replace the headliner and more interior panels at some point, but will wait till later.
For suspension, I'm thinking the IPD springs and bilsteins shocks are what I want - sway bars and bushings as well.
Another focus area will be doors, trunk, hood alignment (to ensure they close properly).
Weather-strip is shot, so, I'll need to source all those as well. Windows go up and down, but the trim is gone and the windows go all the way down if not careful when using the cranks, another area to look into.
Things do pile up quickly, don't they? I guess being patient and focusing on area at a time is good.
Thanks again,
Marco
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