Tribalmonkey, that's a great looking coupe.
Continue with your learning. Les books are, as mentioned, an excellent source of info.
There is lots of videos online as well.
Yes, get those brakes setup properly. I go through every piece and insure things are in good operating condition.
You probably do not have any history of what has/has not been done to the car so you start by checking everything. You might be surprised at what you find!
Have fun!
