[blykins]

With all due respect, and I'm just trying to be helpful.....

If you've never done any engine work before, I would suggest not doing it the hardest way possible...

Pull the engine, put it on a stand, disassemble everything, MEASURE, and see what you have, what you need, what you're going to do.

Doing all of this while in the car will pretty much insure that you'll have to do it again just a little bit down the road.

Not sure why Jerry suggested that you do it that way, but Jerry is an engine builder with probably 30-40 years experience....not someone doing this for the first time.

Building an engine is really something that's very methodical and detail oriented. Just randomly asking, "How do I build an engine", then getting answers about pump drives and valve lash isn't particularly the best scenario.

Pull the thing down, start from the foundation, and learn to do everything the proper way. Don't build your first engine like a shadetree mechanic.