at least we hope it's implied. i think he knows enough to use a 1/8" chain. i try not to insult people right off the bat.

for the chainline, maybe you didn't put your cranks on far enough, it's hard to torque them as much as you should without a torque wrench or loooong allen key. that would solve the chainline, but wouldn't change the noise that much. what was the approximate torque spec? 'vein-poppingly tight' or something like that.