I agree, do itin stages.. but why pull the motor X times.. IMO, i do it right, ill build the WHOLE bottom.. not just nickle and dime with pistons, and yup snow balls real quick. But then i dont have to fear ripping everything out just to upgrade one part and end up re-doing work.. Like the head studs.. He is already there, doesnt make sense to not do it.. plus you can re use them.. other wise how many time will he buy the tty bolts.. and if he goes mech tensioner, he wont have to worry about the lame hydro one.. You cant deny these are all things that should be done on a proper rebuild.. sure you can skip steps and it will work. but thats where the cheap beats out the reliability..

then again smart people have GOALS.. and can understand what it takes to get to the goal.. so OP, perhaps you should figure out what you want outa the car, and then we can help you cherry pick what parts are useful and what parts are not.. But for the bottom end .. its pretty general..

you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest, honestly, its the honest ones you need to look out for. you never know when they will do something..stupid