Oh my god those alignment pins would've been so useful.
When I was cleaning up the gasket material, there was some on the front of the cam gear/hub and I had no idea how a tech could've possibly smudged some there. Until a buddy and I applied the sealant and put the timing cover on and did the same thing
Between all of the gaskets/parts, I'm probably in for about $4k on my rebuild (including a fancy digital torque wrench). That being said, I'm also replacing the timing chain/guides/tensioners, water pump, and clutch/flywheel bearings. I went ahead and bought new head bolts and a new crankshaft bolt instead of risking to reuse them. Also putting in a new overpipe since it was the only stock piece of my exhaust left. I probably overbought fluids and gasket maker though.