Have about $4K on hand first. I recently did a D17D. I had my machinist set my sleeves at .004 too. The original blueprints call for flush with a +- .002 tolerance. Look at the counter bore area before you have one done. If it's rusty at all, I'd find a different block or have Midwest Cyl Head in Nevada Ia re sleeve the bores. Once you get your block up to par, check your piston height. Blue prints call for .002 to .029 above the deck, not the sleeve. I had a head gasket leak on mine which ended up in a total overhaul. My pistons measured about .060 above the deck and the used head gasket measured .055. I could see where my pistons were hitting the head. When I measured the small ends of the rods I had an average of .008 out of round all on the down side of the bushing. When it was all done, I had .018 stand out on the pistons.
When I called ARP for studs, they said at that time they had enough requests for 262 head studs that they had plans to offer a kit, but hadn't done so yet. I bought all of mine individually. You're just going to have to measure what you have and go from there. I got my sleeves and pistons from Sandy Lake. They told me that they had used A&I parts and were fine with them, but I chickened out and spent a little more for AGCO parts.
Don't skimp on your machine work. I have close to $4K in mine and I was lucky my head was in very good condition. Don't let your head shop grind your seats in too deep. If you do, it will start hard cold.
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