Couple things I had heard from others and tried that made it easier to me.
Install pistons into the cylinders on a bench, then drop them on to the rods.
Borrow the spot puller for the inner cam bearing from an auto parts store. Its free with a refunadble deposit.
I used one of my stock cams to tap the new bearing back in. Didnt bother putting them in the freezer.
Scott at Hillside who did the machine work pressed the new bearings and cam onto the plate free of charge for me. But I have heard of people carrying them to shops and getting it done for cheap.
It is not a hard build. Between you, your friend and a service manual you can do it. Biggest thing is to have a plan. And dont get into a hurry. If you get hung up on something, come here and post a question. Plenty of people willing to help.
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