Wanted to come here with a cool update but life has kept me busy and my wallet empty.
My friend was able to get the car to a drag strip and she boogied a 12.3 @ 118mph.
Not great but not bad considering what tires and alignment are on the car (60ft was 2.04).
Friend has also been troubleshooting an idle issue, seems like a vacuum leak but haven't found anything yet.
Meanwhile in Italy I've been scooting around in this:
nice little 1.9 liter turbo diesel.