My 76 had the "white" vacuum line to the intake but this 83 does not. The only line I see coming out of the VP is the one going to the booster. If it wasn't raining so much I would get under the car to check for vacuum lines to the bottom of the intake. Are we sure the 83's have vacuum lines to the intake?

I don't have any drops of oil in the driveway (my wife wouldn't let me park there if there was). I'm not losing the oil by drips, it is definately burning.

I get most of the smoke on acceleration but even at idle you can see smoke hitting off the ground from the exhaust, but HUGE amounts of smoke on acceleration. Smoke is grayish with just a hint of blue.

I am not very knowledgable about the valve system components so... The head doesn't have to come off to replace the valve stem bushings? The bushings and seals (with protective cover) are not the same item? If valve stems were bad is that the same thing as bushings or seals or is that different? Are guides the same as bushings? Can stems get worn and thus need to have the valves replaced? Thanks!