opinions...long block vs. rebuild

[seanrolandwood]

so long story short i decided to tear my truck apart the last month with the plans on putting everything running gear wise(engine,tranny,rearend) back fresh 0 miles and now I'm stuck at do i order everything from summit and have my existing block machined and assembled by someone(I've never assembled a block top to bottom and i want this to last a good long while) or do i buy a long block.... it looks like after ordering everything and having it put together the money is gonna be about the same only thing is who can i trust to buy a long block from I'm not exactly a expert on such things and i can't imagine a bigger frustration than putting all this money into it and having it all go to sh*t in 10,000 miles......any advise opinions or otherwise is appreciated if it helps any I'm in sacramento ca