You will need the matching girdle for the block you cant just use any old one as they are machined to size as a pair, as for bearings i would recommend ACL race series RB26 bearings, they come in two (2) sizes for standard journal size and that is 7M2428H & 7M2428HX, the HX's give you extra clearance than H's it all comes down to fitting them to your block and measuring the tunnel size then measure the crank and see what clearance you require.
Compression ratio between 8.5:1 to 9.0:1 will suffice.
As for camshafts if you want to run Non VCT then yes the VCT feed will need to be blocked off, to do so i normally tap the hole on the underside of the head and fit an A plug in it you also have to remove the brass segmented oil gallery plug at the front of the head and replace it with a normalplug like the rest of them and in the front intake cam journal the bigger hole also requires blocking. i would also leave the drain from the front exhaust side of the head to block in place as for restrictors you can fit some 1mm ones but if your retaining a hydraulic lifter setup i would not block one of them off as they require plenty of oil to keep them lifters filled up.
Also if not already done i would recommend drilling the 5 internal oil drains in the head and block to a bigger diameter.
