<<< Edit by Matthew — be careful with steel bolts in the aluminum block! Double check the torque values (ask here!) They may be aggressive... if you know, please chime in here. Use a 1/4 inch torque wrench for this work with the block, no bigger! >>> Hey all-- I know it's been written before, but I...

Sounds like a nice project. The no rust part, is the best.

You could do a compression test, to give a better idea of engine condition before throwing parts at it.

Look with boroscope inside the cylinders. If too much rust...hopefully no, so after investigation put 20cc of fresh oil into each cylinder. Replace oil now. Count on all rubber parts(cam shaft, crank shaft being dry and leaking at this time. Hope you have enough money and patience to play with it. P...

While you are doing the pump, probably would be best to replace 0-ring for the pump assembly cap and evacuate all the old gas. I am not sure about MY99 but my 98v70Xc needed to have a cut in the sheet metal below rear seats to replace fuel pump without dropping the tank. Look at our pinned topics at...

The 98-00 V70 R wil require either partial axle drop or partial suspension drop to access the fuel pump. Alternately, you cut the hole in the floor pan. I think the suspension drop us the way to go. ‘That requires removing drive shaft, viscous coupler to make room for the fuel tank to come down. You...

It is 26y.o "vintage". I would hope that some of our v70R owner members will share their expertise on what parts are good and what are not. Somehow I am questioning how much oem parts would be available at this point given age of the car. Fcp euro is a great resource with lifetime warranty...

FCP should have most everything the car needs to get running. Your only real issues is the rear AWD suspension and brake parts IIRC.

Thanks. Already done and they are strong and consistent. The car has 103k miles on it Sounds like you have a good grip on the basic stuff. '99 was a transition year - abscate has a thread here somewhere, search for 'bastard' - so some parts may be tricky to source. Depending on the working conditio...

Not too hateful at all!

That mold will clean up nicely and thst leather will shine with some CONNOLLY’s applied

The back axle drop and suspension stuff is covered in a heavy thread by our friend scot850 up in Alberta. I’ll link to that thread