Effects of rod knock

[Chris28]

When rebuilding my engine about a month ago, I was retarded and didn't keep everything in order, resulting in the engine spinning a rod bearing. (I think, I haven't taken it apart yet.) I don't think the rods went back into their respective cylinders, I don't think they are facing the correct direction, and I don't think the rod end caps things are on the right direction, much less on the correct rod. I screwed up big time haha.

So due to my ignorance, I'm betting since I didn't put the stuff back on right it wasn't getting oil correctly which caused it to spin a bearing. My question is what really happens when rod knock occurs? I know I'm supposed to go get the crank machined and turned then get custom size bearings, but what if I were to just take all the stuff out, put it in correctly, and install new bearings? I know this is definitely NOT the right way to do it, but say I'm pressed for time and want the engine running asap. Would the knocking go away, or would it still be there since the damage is done.

A "friend" of mine spun a rod bearing in his sr, and all he did was replace the bearings and call it a day.

I'm not going to do this, I'm getting another engine to swap all my stuff minus the block internals over to, but what if I did do this? I mean would the engine run without knocking, or would I be wasting my time?

Sorry for the noobish question, I'm just thinking out loud deciding if I should get a new engine or just get my crank machined and get some new rods.