well i plan on keeping the mini me for a little while, i'm not considering going b series yet. after i do this mini me, i'm going to be doing other modifications like brakes, suspension, and visual stuff, and of course little things here and there that should've been done a long time ago. after that's complete, i'll go b series. but yeah, i can get rings and bearing for super cheap, and have access to a nice hone for free, so i wouldn't be worried about that. once i do the mini me and if i have problems with pressure, i can always tear it back apart and do the bottom end, no biggie really.
on another note, since you've done this swap exactly, i had some more questions. i'm going to be doing a new water pump and whatnot while i have everything apart, should i also do a timing belt tensioner? or is that not really needed? and just to be positive, using a Z6 CAMGEAR on a Y8 HEAD and A6 BLOCK, that's all you need to do to the timing to be just about right on? and ADVANCE or RETARD? please be specific on this as it's gonna play a huge role in the car starting lol. i really appreciate your help in clarifying everything. i'm glad to finally speak to somebody with first hand experience and obviously pictures to prove it. it's finally putting my mind to rest knowing for sure exactly how everything's gonna go together. i dont' put myself to sleep at night thinking about part combatibility anymore lol. thanks again