Great write-up. I've also just finished completing the job of replacing the upper timing cover gasket and and cam seal. I actually used the write-up on peachparts.com as a guide. The only thing I found difficult was installing the cam seal once the cam cover is on the car. When trying to squeeze the seal onto the cam shaft, the little retaining spring in the seal kept popping out. Then I wised up and placed the seal onto a socket that was the same diameter as the cam shaft. That sealed the spring in place and allowed me to simply slide the seal onto the cam.

Here is a video of what I'm talking about:

http://youtu.be/6xQCWZj0MIo