Step #1
Get a Clymers manual (it is the picture of the manual under DOWNLOAD -- site is Polish, but manual is English)
http://www.suzuki-savage.ru/index.php/images/Download/Service_Manual_Clymer.zipStep #2
Mark all the "known errors" using red ink inside the Clymers manual
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1119775997Step #3
Read the manual to get your frame of reference for your questions all set up in your mind.
Piston to cylinder gap as measured with feeler gauges is around .002" when measured at the skirt. This is a normal fit, max wear before hearing the dreaded slap sounds at the skirt is .005"-.006". Piston is fitted at the skirt,
not at the ring area (ring area is looser, is like .005" when brand new).
Cam lines up with flat surface of head when crank is at top dead center, cam should be installed with lobes pointing down at "top dead center of compression stroke".