Zetecninja, I know what you're going through, I just went through the same ordeal about 2 weeks ago. I had a blown head gasket, and I did all the work myself. Thanks to the help of my trusty Haynes manual, I must have read it like 3 times to make sure I got everything right. One thing I would highly recommend if you don't already have the head on is to take it to a machine shop and have it pressure checked to make sure it's not warped. I had mine pressure checked for 25 bucks, had it resurfaced for about 33. I also had them do a valve job which set me back 138. I think it was worth it, they left the head looking like brand new, there was no carbon build up in the ports and the valves looked like new, they also installed new valve stem seals which came with the head gasket set. If you need any additional help you can ask me whatever since everything is still fresh in my head. Good luck.
