now that i have the engine out and on a stand, i was wondering what exactly i should go through without doing a total rebuild. i plan on all new belts and gaskets.
a new clutch, pulling the head off, and cleaning the hell out of it. do you recomend
anything else. im kinda limited on cash cuz of that wife of mine.

Definitely pull the rod and main caps off and check the bearings.

Did you do a compression test before you pulled it out of the car? That would give you a good indication of the ring seals. You could do a leak down test with it on the stand and get an idea too. That's want I plan on doing.

New:

timing belt (OEM)
Timing belt tensioner (OEM)
timing belt pulleys
water pump
balance shaft belt or a balance shaft removal (I removed mine, one less thing to worry about)
whatever gaskets you wanna replace

If you want cheap OEM parts check out JNZ Tuning, thats where I got all my timing belt stuff from, they sell Mitsu parts cheap as hell
http://www.JNZTuning.com

anyone wanna add anything else??