If you had measurable side clearance of .024 you had plenty of
oil slinging - one area where Jerry and I will have to agree to disagree. The squirt holes have been dropped from everything OEM for well over a decade.
I do see some side loading on the bearing that could be a crank issue with wear on one side of the rods. Unlikely that every rod would be bent or every pin would be off angle - crank is tha only item left.
The V series bearings are just fine - lead indium is good for non-seizure and might have helped you. All bearings have a degree of eccentricity - your's shows circular "pops" in the face that might indicate cavitation - a failure of the
oil film due to excess clearance.
Looks like a fair amount of fine debris got against those skirts - build debris or?
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