ive got alot of buckets and shims around but as for there condition i couldnt tell....im not sure on guides though until i finish going through it all
as long as they aren't pitted on the sides of the buckets I can use them. If they are pitted on the tops.. no big deal.
the pitting on the sides acts like a steel file in the bucket bore in the head and wears the bores out making the heads usless.
As far as the shims I'll take all of them! they are just to hard to find over here.