Look what I found

That is some crazy stuff. Guess this major is turning out to be a lot more than a major, isn't ? Well, you can always raise some cash by selling those wheels.

 

then start and everything came back to normal

 

My major ended up having some cracked plastic housings around the timing belt. naturally they were replaced with new.

Plastic can still cut like a knife at the right speed.

 

Who did the previous major?

 

You have mice in your garage !

 

I'm not clear on that. A common problem is a bearing failure that causes the drive sprocket (#16) to run crooked. The original roller bearing (#3) should be replaced with a ball bearing. The "fences" on the pulleys have a tendency to come loose and should get some tack welds to be sure they stay in place.
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You're lucky the nuts-in-the-oil-chain problem didn't break the chain, stopping the oil pump and seizing the engine.
I'm still confused by the "cam guides were reversed". Do you mean the little things that are supposed to float just above the cam belt above each exhaust camshaft drive wheel?

 

P.S. for the hole, there's always the ultimate product: : JB Weld!!

 

Looks great Kai. Can't wait to see her in person.

On another note, I was able to pick up some challenge wheels for my car and will likely out them on soon.

 

you can say that again....

 

Nice! What color? we need to catch up soon man!

 

What is that?

 

Mangled tappet or shim maybe?

Sorry to see all the trouble. You're handling it like a hero though. Can't wait to see how much better it runs when done.

 

That's what you call cutting it close!

 

I would say that ... you have driven the car beyond the edge. This is why the major is done on a regular basis so that we catch other things while we are into the engine. Forget the life of the belts, and the smoothness of the tensioner bearings, it is the other things that will get you.