so before i knew what was what i bought a bike with vertical dropouts intending to have no problem converting it to ss. more than enough googling hours later i realize a bike with vertical dropouts is not the way to go and one with horizontals is. however i love the bike so im stuck with it.

a couple days ago i brought the bike to my lbs and asked them to convert it to ss for me. $30 later i have a shortened chain wrapped around my "magic gear". fine except that its a b*tch getting the wheel on and off because of the crazy tight chain and it bugs me that it isn't a "true" ss. well it is but only in the fact that i use the one gear. i could have bought a ss conversion kit but to my knowledge they only fit certain hubs (shimano) and mine is not one of them.

here's my question: from my position right now, these are the steps i think i need to go through to get it to true ss glory. are they correct?

(not in any exact order)
1. new ss hub with freewheel cog (does this mean i have to redish my rim?)
2. chain tensioner
3. longer chain to accept the chain tensioner
4. if i can't redish the rim do i need a whole new rim with the new hub and freewheel?

what do you guys think? i realize this is a lot of questions and consequently a lot of answers, but some direction would be awesome.