MR2 MK2 Engine woes

[ELAN+2]

A friend has not long bought one of these bolides and after week one the clutch failed, week 2 the big ends must be fed up of being in the dark and are knocking to be let out! Its done around 80K from what i can gather, is this normal on one of these? What are the chances of getting away with a new set of big end shells only? Has anyone any experience of these?

Mark

[ELAN+2]

thanks for the response guys, I'd have thought it would be standard Jap bullet proof stuff, however it is an import and he bought it on ebay without viewing. It sounded and looked fine when he bought it round to show me,the clutch had started to slip after a week! He hasn't got a lot of cash spare now, I wondered about slinging in a set of shells, unless the crank is scored.

regards

Mark