Dutton Kit Cars and their owners

October 2011 Blog Posts (4)

This is well worth a look

http://backyardmetalcasting.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3412&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

You never know, could an electric Dutton be round the corner?

Added by Dave Taylor on October 23, 2011 at 20:37 — 1 Comment

Took the Legerra for a set up at Mick Gardner Racing today, a race preparation shop specialising in suspension. The chap was really impressed by the weight balance of the chassis, he said a lot of track cars would be jealous of it. Turns out it has almost exactly 50/50 front/rear balance and only 5kg front difference left/right and 14kg rear. I posted the set-up sheet on my blog in case it's of interest. Not been… Continue

Added by Ed Townend on October 17, 2011 at 20:54 — 1 Comment

shockers on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/pair-front-coil-over-suspension-units-Dutton-kit-car-/260865220511?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cbcc75f9f

if anyone is looking for some adjustable's on the cheap..

Added by Dave Adams on October 8, 2011 at 9:59 — No Comments

Project Hunk of Junk - Essex Advice Required

I am due to collect another Essex V6 block in a couple of weeks and then while building up a decent engine, I plan to use the old worn block to figure out how to work out some engine mountings for my Phaeton S2. Does anyone have any photos of an Essex in a Phaeton? Ideally in a S2 and showing the mountings. Noticed the build manual (PDF from the DOC web site) suggests using Transit 2.0 mounts on Ford V6 engines. I assume this would be the V4 transit not the pinto. I found some V4…

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Added by Dave Price on October 7, 2011 at 22:04 — No Comments