Rebuilding the engine - what parts to use?

[Apolan]

thought about that too; was already talking about buying an engine from somebody, but then again this "new" engine can be just as bad as this one, on the virge of breaking down. so i thought i might as well fix this engine for me to gain experience and then in couple of years when ill need a bit more power maybe buy a 20v engine or a 7rib smallport and tune that..

But i get the idea, i need to first inspect the status, and then ill report here. Hopefully i can get a mechanik at toyota to help me out a bit.

Just one more thing.. if i do decide to take the head off and replace the gasket, can i use a thinner one with no other implications and complications?