First Cam Swap Tomorrow Any tips

First are you comfortable with being able to remove the dist and get it back in correctly? I think that is the biggest fear I have noticed people talking about when doing any major engine work. I would also make sure that you have everything you need there when it comes to gaskets, etc. I learned a long time ago that a couple hour job can turn into a two day job when you are having to run back and forth to the parts store cause you don't have everything that you need. I assume that you know the steps involved in this or have some kind of directions to guide you along? And do you have all the tools necessary to complete it? I ask this because you said it was your first time in doing this. Also let me caution you that there is a good chance your computer will not like the cam at all and give you idle problems. And it is probably going to kill some low end torque if you are still running the stock heads that you have listed in your sig. Good luck with it and I guess the best advice I could give you overall is make sure to label everything, and I like to keep every nut and bolt in a seperate paper bag with where it came from written on the outside of the bag and stapled closed.

Do you have that handy lifter tool, or are you pulling the lower intake manifold too?

try to get the engine as close to #1 top dead center as possible, easy way is to rotate engine over untill you feel air coming out of the #1 spark plug hole. also the dist rotor should be pointing to the #1 connection

drain coolant/oil
remove upper/lower intake
remove dist
remove valve covers/rockers/pushrods
remove the lifter retainer at the bottom of the lifter valley
remove lifters(would also be a good idea to replace them while you have them out)
remove water pump
remove balancer
remove timing cover
remove timing chain and gears(also a good idea to replace)
remove cam retainer plate
remove cam CAREFULLY
load the new cam up with some assembly lube and slide it in gently, you dont want to force it and mess up a bearing

then just put everything back together

also you want to keep track of where each lifter/pushrod/rocker came from so they go back in the same place

I believe I saw a tool on Summit Racing (or somewhere else) that helped u pull up all of the lifters without removing the lower intake. You could probably just try your idea, as that's probably effectively the same thing.