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f**k me mate, he asked about a problem with his car...not for opinions on his driving! so uve never broken the speed limit???
I have, as have probably 95% of forum users. it isnt being dangerous/stupid/etc/etc its just what happens. go on any motorway across the country and sit at 70mph...see...
just take your time and be methodical...and tidy. if you have bits all over the place it wont help matter!! if you think you will be unsure of where stuff goes when re-fitting...lable it.
as for time...a day? depends really.
no pifalls as such....have a flick thru the haynes, if there is...
ideally you want to change belt+pulleys etc, but it isnt necessary....but i would. its probably best to check the head for any warping. use an engineers rule and lye on edge from one corner of the head diagonally accross to the other. use a feeler gauge to check clearance. if in doubt, take it...
speak to people (mates/friends of family/bloke at newsagents!) that have had work done on cars. chances are theyll know of a decent garage. failing that, see if the RAC/AA recommend any...
id go for the 1 in the link for £3900
generally, alloys like that=boyracer=ragged IMO
A williams is worth the kind of money you have (5k) if you want/anyone wants to pay it....which they do.
It will fit after you have taken some of the material away from the insid eof the block/crankcase that fouls the crank due to the larger webs.
Conrods are the same, just pistons that are different....different pin height to allow for extra stroke so piston doesnt sit proud of the deck at TDC
Its the same as a 1.9 diesel....plenty of those in scrappies.....so only as much as you want to pay for it.
youd need the pistons aswell to fit it in an F7P + modification of the inside of the block.
If the rollers seized, which i very much doubt, it would either:
Break traction, jump off the rollers, clutch slip/fail, or at worst the gearbox would fail.
What was the oil pressure like?? May have seized one of the big-ends.
For a con-rod to fail it would either be due to over-rev, or...
Longer stroke=more piston travel. therefore piston has to travel further in same crank angle=faster. therefore peak piston velocity is greater=greater inertial loading