I made the gaskets for it with the material that I had and ball-pene hammer, so didnt have gasket kit. The side gasket ended up being stuck to the casing, so I just torqued it back down after replacing the o-rings. I did put some copper coat sealer on the front, just because the gasket is pretty narrow where the oil passage comes out the front, and I wanted to ensure complete seal. If I ever take it apart again, will have to scrape just like I did this time around.
thanks for the advice.