if you do a rebuild, convert to neoprene front and rear main seals and look up the oil passage mods.
you can really help out oil flow if you spend a little quality time with a die grinder and some specialized drill bits. never use a Fram filter, always use AC-Delco / Wix / NAPA Gold / etc.
the ST-300 may be a switch pitch? if it's not, you may want to look into converting to a 200r4, shorter first gear means better acceleration, OD means better fuel mileage on the highway.
if you want a mechanic, look for a Buick v6 turbo guy ( the 300ci is the basis for the 231 / 3.8L ), a Buick big block guy
OR
a Land Rover guy. the Rover guy might be surprised that you're asking him to work on your motor ... until you lift the hood. he should recognize pretty much everything, except that yours is in cast iron.
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
Vladimir Lenin
Government schooling is about "the perfect organization of the hive."
H.H. Goddard, Human Efficiency (1920)
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