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  looks great!

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I was a little concerned about the rusty exhaust when initially looking at it, so I'll definitely give this a go.  It doesn't sound too involved and looks hard to screw up.  I might double it up with fluid changes and do some under-fairing cleaning to make a night of it.

For definitely!  Step one in my book when purchasing a vehicle is change the fluids.  Get it home, crack it open, change the oil, coolant flush (if necessary), trans fluid (if necessary), etc.


Just a word of caution, be careful with any screws that go into the block as they can strip with a lot less force than you think.  The block is aluminum, after all, so the exhaust clamps on the manifold, the oil filter cap screws, and the oil-pan drain plug should all be tightened with caution.  You can get them tight, just don't go cranking on them.
My rule with aluminum is if it takes more than one hand to tighten it you are going too tight.  No two hands on the tool, no bracing yourself on something with the other hand, and absolutely no leaning into it with your body weight.

Also, if you do paint the exhaust be aware that it will smoke up a lot before the paint 100% cures and even then it will still "burn off" a bit.  So when you toss it all back together you'll want to set it outside somewhere well ventilated and just let it idle for a few minutes.