It's been a year, and I've put 16,000 on it. It performed flawlessly, until two weeks ago.
I replaced the valve cover gaskets shortly after I bought it, 'cause they were leaking. The distributor o-ring and all the front seals were leaking, too. I bought a timing belt/water pump kit (all OEM parts) a year ago, but I didn't get them installed.
The oil leaks killed the alternator, and I discovered the rubber was gone in the harmonic balancer, too.
So I took the front off the motor. I'm putting it back together now. It's a boat load of work. The crank bolt took a 4 foot cheater bar to break it loose.
I installed a fresh air intake kit, even though it already had a K&N filter in the original air box. The kit looks cool and it removes, complete with the MAF unit (one bolt and one clamp). Much better access for working on it.
So far the only stupid thing I've done was close the hood in the dark. The dizzy cap was on top the motor. So it gets a new dizzy cap and rotor as well.
I bought the high dollar radiators hose, HPS brand (red silicone). I hope they work okay, they looked biotchin'.
Back to work on the car; in the dark again. I may get it started tonight.