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Clint, Man, I just went down that road last Winter... started out as a valve job and new rings... ended-up doing a total rebuild... and had fun doing it. Suggestions: 1. If you don't have a manual, get one before you spend any money on parts. 2. Pull the pistons before you order rings. You need to measure the ID of the sleeves to get the right rings anyway, check for scoring, & check for out of roundness(it probably wouldn't be a show stopper to skip the out of round thing unless they are super bad). Your manual will have all those spec's. Also need to check the ring grooves on your pistons for wear. When I pulled my pistons, 2 pistons had broken rings, they had chewed-up the ring grooves real bad, all the grooves where worn way past tolorance anyway. You can't see any of that while the pistons are in the engine. 3. I ended-up getting new sleeves/pistons/rings. They all come in matched sets. It might sound like a big job, but it's not, it doesn't take much more time than just doing rings. With the sleeves there is NO honing, measuring, checking ring gap, cleaning pistons, etc. 4. I wasted money on extra gaskets because I didn't know what was in the different sets out there. I recommend just getting the rebuild gasket set even if you are just doing rings. The set is ~$35 for everything. You won't need the "valve grind set" or any other set. You will pay more than that if you just buy the head, pan, and valve cover gaskets separately. 5. Check around several places on prices, they vary a lot. I got several parts from this web site, but got parts from several other places too. 6. Don't matter if you do rings, or sleeves, all of it can be done without pulling the engine.
Keep us update, good luck!
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