Ok gotcha makes sense. Removing my turbo and manifold is also tricky, so certainly understand removing the head. I recently had to deal with broken exhaust manifold studs and had to buy this kit to remove the pieces that broke off flush in the head..just needs a steady hand:
http://www.threadkits.com/time-sert/metric-series/kits.html
Hope the car gets put back together soon!
Yasin