ya i love the car but idk

Rebuilding properly would cost more than used.

The metal in your oil is either a symptom or one heck of an odd thing. What is the oil pressure when the car is up to temp. It'* low right?

it sits on 40

If it'* at 40 the bearings should be good. Another indication of a chipped piston.

could you just replace the pistons plus all the gaskets and seals?

I'll have to let Bill answer that.

Replacing pistons in our motors is tough. They are very finicky about wanting to be align bored and checked by a machine shop and having the bearings resized etc or they usually last about 200 miles after you spend all the time and effort doing just a piston or just a bearing. It really sucks because it'* such a durable motor in every other way.

well bill i think your right that tick turned in to a knock it realy sounds like a piston now

Pistons don't knock, bearings knock. You have two issues.. probably related. You probably pushed too hard and had a ton of detonation, that led to a bearing also taking a hit.. which led to the bearing going bad. That would explain your beaten plug and the bad bearing.

well this sucks well i guess its time to take a look inside

would a chiped piston or bearing do any block damage?