[patrickt]

Mooch, are you opting for a solid cam? If you are going with a hydraulic you never need to check it -- especially on an FE if you run a bead of RTV around your VCs to keep leaks down. You should also check your coolant a little more often with a "no coolant recovery" system. Remember it's just spitting it out on the road, little bits at a time. Safety wire your spinners, but still remove them once a year or so and anti-seize them. Also, you should check for loose stuff every couple of months. A big FE rattles these cars like you wouldn't believe and everything that isn't safety-wired has a tendency to vibrate loose.