Bruiser,
Start by checking your motor and transmission mounts. These go bad after awhile and lead to all sorts of wierd problems, mostly vibration oriented. Get a good set of manuals on the car. Factory paper manuals seem to be the best, but the CDs work ok. Learn to check the timing chain stretch and adjust the valves soon. What you have already planned and thsoe few things will go a long way. And congrats on the car. Normally I don't like a lot of chrome, but it really does look great on the 116. Truely a classic body.