Wish I were a little closer.  I've got lots of experience in that department.  Suggestion for ya.  Go to the local auto parts store and buy the Haynes repair manual for the Zuk.  It's got the info in it you need to get the zuk running again.  If you are slightly mechanically inclined, and can read directions, it will get you back on the road.  It costs about $17.
What probably happened is that you put the distributor back in with the rotor pointing the wrong direction.  You need to turn the motor over by hand until the #1 piston is at Top Dead Center (TDC), and then install the distributor so that the rotor is pointing at the post that the #1 spark plug wire is attached to.  If you put it together like this it should run. Then hook up your timing light and re-set the timing.
TDC on the #1 piston occurs when the piston is at it's highest position in the block with both valves closed. This is the compression stroke.  If the piston is at it's highest point, and one valve is still open, you are at the exhaust stroke, not the compression stroke.  Rotate the crankshaft 1 revolution, and you should be at TDC.
You didn't have to remove the distributor to get the valve cover off,  It's a tight fit, but if you rotate the motor a little by hand, the rockers on the #4 piston will move, giving just enough clearance to remove the valve cover.
