I don't know what you have locally but up here the better shops will rebuild your engine for much cheeper then dealing with those guys and also warrentee their work. You could affort some performance parts if you went that way too.

(aka suprathepeg, aka Sean)
89 v6 SWB truck "BLACK BEAUTY" EB valves, P&P head 30 over.
95 FZJ80. Lifted. locked and rollin on 33s (my dream machine)