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Occasionally if the lifters have varnish on them you might need a lifter puller which is basically like a little slide hammer. To pull the harmonic dampener you will need a puller which can be rented or costs maybe $30.00 from Harbor Freight. To reinstall the cam bearings you will need a cam bearing driver, which is a little more expensive to purchase, but it can be rented also. Some people say you should use a ridge reamer when taking pistons out, but since you are replacing the pistons and having the block bored I wouldn't recommend it. One time in high school I was too aggressive with a ridge reamer and took the block past maximum overbore and had to scrap the block.
When you go back together you need an installer for the dampener. It costs about $10.00 from Harbor Freight.
The only thing I can say about storing it is to cover it up with a garbage bag while you are not working on it, and after it has been bored to keep oil on the cylinder walls to keep them from rusting, since they will rust quickly if they aren't oiled.
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