Then the timing chain decided it was hungry for some coolant passage, and proceeded to eat through one.
Dag, yo!
After we thought we fixed it, we found that one of the original noises was still there. A mechanic at work figured it was a con-rod bearing.
Then a couple weeks later, at a family function, a guy we hadn't even told about the car said "holy crap, those bearings are gone" confirming all suspicions.

Then a nice S14 KA24DE came along and here is what is becoming of that...
