Tip #1: build the car you want, not the car that people tell you that you want.

Trick #1&2&3: If you suck at setting the cam timing on your motor, ziptie the cam sprockets to the chain. Removing the sprockets from the cams is much easier in the head, since the caps are holding it in place. It's just a 1" opened to hold the cam, and a 24mm to do the bolt. Use a deep 24mm and it will sit in the notch on the front of the head. This gives you tool clearance for the ratchet and helps brace the socket as you undo the 100ft-lb bolt.