Engine compartment:

• Replaced warped valve cover, new gaskets both sides.
• New cam oiler plastic bits.
• New rear main seal.
• New left head gasket.
• Replaced monovalve insert.
• New timing chain, guides, and tensioner. This cured the scary rattle at cold start.
• Recharged A/C with R12.

Body:

• Disconnected evil factory anti-tow sensor from alarm system.
• New grommets at front hardtop mounts.
• New driveline center bearing and support.
• Separated fog light circuit from headlights. Partially added rear fog light, the wire only makes it halfway back.
• New hood emblem.

Cabin:

• Glued dashcap over cracked dash.
• Replaced broken ACC vacuum pods in dash.
• Leatheriqued front seats. Painted the sunvisors and center console as well.
• New burl wood.
• Cleaned and lubed seat tracks.
• Removed rear 'seat', and fabricated a new deck. (Deck is easily removed and seatbelts are still there. It's a ten minute job to have the rear `seating' back, at the sound system's expense.)
• Installed speakers in new rear deck, with amplifiers.
• Repaired broken airbag power accumulator module.
• Replaced intermittent cruise control stalk switch with good used.
• Re-made rear deck to accommodate powered subwoofer.
• Welded broken sunvisor clip.

Still broken:

• Paint's getting a little tired.
• `Chrome' (aluminum) trim is hazy.
• Auxiliary water pump is frozen.
• The dash creaks where the new cap rubs against the A pillars.
• Could use a new muffler.

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