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the guide spacing on a "big guided rod" typically uses the "cone-of-flight" )COF) method where you can look thru all the rings to the tip and see each one in the previous one. if you go with smaller guides and the New Guide Concept (NGC) method, you should only need to do this on the first 3 or 4 transition guides. after that, you have runners all the same size to the tip, which can be 12s, 10s, 8s, or even 6s.. so, you really cant keep the same spacing as they were for different methods. the NGC will use about 6-9 guides on a 9 to 10' rod. a COF method might only use 4-6 guides.
FWIW, either leave the rod alone and sell it or keep it and then buy another rod to build. it's a pain sometimes to strip a rod, especially one that is painted. you will take off some of the matte finish and end up seeing graphite fibers where you stripped the previous guide.
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