Be sure to prime your oil pump prior to installation. It can't move volume if there's no volume to move initially.
+1 on price's impact suggestion. Both the manual hit-it-with-a-hammer driver and air/electric wrenches are a god-send, especially for engines as old as ours.
Replace the aluminum washers on the cam cover side cover bracket bolts with preferably copper washers.
Replace the o-rings in the intake runners, they're the same as the tapper cover o-rings.
Replace the head studs, washers, and nuts. Be sure to torque in 3 stages following the pattern.
Pay close attention to the old exhaust gaskets. They may look like they're out, but it's a common occurrence to see gaskets stacked on top of gaskets.
A valve job couldn't hurt.
Last but certainly not least, send your head to MRieck and your crank to APE.