I guess these weren't the answers i was expecting...  In response to this question, i received:
2 "get a short block"
3 "you'll probably screw it up, but try anyway"
2 "go for it"

For a crowd that typically prides itself on mechanical independence, i am surprised at the suggestions to shy away from a full rebuild.  But, advice noted.  I've taken steps to going the short block route, which still lets me do a fair bit of it myself...  Mr. boston bob, however, does not do short blocks because of how easily the person doing the top end rebuild can screw things up.  So i am trying the new guys at BusLab in berkeley, CA (relatively local to me) to do the bottom end work (just getting a quote for now).
Thanks for the suggestions, and is bently and b-bob's site enough info for the top-end rebuild?
Thanks,
-Damon
 Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
Problem is i've never rebuilt an engine before.

'84 Westy

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