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For what its worth, early JDM 7MGTE's didnt even come with them stock.

Why not just get a GTE block? As far as i have seen they are fairly easy to come by for cheap. I have purchased more than one for under $300, and that was with the crank, pistons, everything, complete shortblock. A bare block is worth hardly anything.

Well if you backed them all off and then tightened them all back down, it probably got coolant and oil and all between the head gasket and the surfaces, and then youre just screwed. Youre supposed to do one at a time in the tightening order

There are no shims, the only thing you can adjust is pedal height

If it was your throwout bearing it would likely get louder with the clutch pedal depressed. Does it make the noise if you are coasting in gear with the clutch disengaged (pedal to the floor)? Sounds more like an input shaft bearing. Does it make noise when youre driving, what about in 4th gear?

What kind of noise is it, a grind or a squeek or what? Does it go away within the first 2 inches or so of the pedal being pushed or does it need to be pushed basically all the way in before the noise is gone?

I wouldnt bend the dipstick tube, you might end up with leaks, as there is only an o ring that sits inside the little boss in the lower part, and if the angle is off the oring might not be touching. My guess is someone pressed the dipstick tube (lower section) too far down into the block. Thats...

How exactly would the hole fill up with crud if there is a screw in there the whole time and its not open to outside air at all

congrats! Your drivshaft shouldnt have anything to do with you turning, my bets are that the steering stops are worn/missing, so whenever you go to full lock and go over a bump it creaks and pops like crazy.

You should use the intake camshaft out of a turbo if you want it to perform just like any other 7mgte would, it shifts your torque curve a little to the lower end, if you use the NA intake cam, iirc. That is the only difference in the entire head though. If you are talking about ignition timing...