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Thanks for the info on the plugs.

I'll go with the colder of the ones I found in the car.

I assumed since the car would be 90% driven on the street, that the hotter plugs would be the better option.

The car has the MSD ignition with the big square Mallory power coil as well..

There's been a number of engines run in this car, so some of the componenets may be remnants of previous engines, still in use.

The different plug thing, I don'r know what to say about that. The plugs, the distributor being bad, metal in the engine, the entire electrical system needing work, all these are surprises I was not ready to deal with.

Normal maintenance, valve adjustment, oil changes, brakes, wheel bearings, those were the things I had expected to do myself, and as everyone knows it's turned into much, much more than that.

My plan was also to replace older parts before they failed, like the water hoses and hard lines, fan belt, just in general take good care of the car, work on it and enjoy it.