Dutton Kit Cars and their owners

December 2016 Blog Posts (6)

The Northern Duttoneers Spring Tour 2017

Spring Tour being organised by Martin and Karen this year.
We are off to North Yorkshire, more details to follow.

Added by The Northern Duttoneer's on December 30, 2016 at 16:41 — No Comments

The next meeting of The Northern Duttoneers is this Thursday 12th January 2017

The next meeting of The Northern Duttoneers is this Thursday 12th January 2017
So if you fancy a chat and you're in the area call in and see us. Always a great Northern welcome and proper Northern ale (Southerners can be catered for, let us know you're visiting and we'll get you a can of Courage Best Bitter or Watney's Red barrel in the chiller)
Waggon & Horses
170 Chorley Road
Westhoughton
Bolton
Lancashire
BL5 3PN
Telephone: 01942 812273

Added by The Northern Duttoneer's on December 30, 2016 at 16:40 — 1 Comment

Another Year passed.

Well here we are again another year passed by 2017 just a couple of days away.

My Phaeton has a new home (no I haven't sold Daisy) I built a garage and workshop to keep her out of the Cumbrian weather, 13 years since rebuilding my Phaeton, this is the first time she has been under cover. In fact it's 20 year since I had somewhere warm a dry to work in, with everything to hand.

Steve H has sold his Phaeton S1, and he is now looking for something new (The word Morgan as been… Continue

Added by The Northern Duttoneer's on December 30, 2016 at 16:39 — 1 Comment

More progress... 2/2

Two drop link bars at an angle (tacked on for now) meet the Corsa C column mounting points.We'll see how this goes dealing with the torque reaction forces. If it's a bit wobbly, we'll think about adding some more. Wooden supports will shortly be…

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Added by Roy Kemp on December 23, 2016 at 20:03 — 5 Comments

More progress... 1/2

Just a few photos of where we're at with the Phaeton upgrades....

Adjustable bottom arms, all modded with brackets and looking saucy. Unfortunately, however, the rose joint inner races are 1/2" and the existing bolts are 7/16", so I need to drill out the bolt holes and fit 1/2" bolts.…

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Added by Roy Kemp on December 23, 2016 at 19:51 — No Comments

Progress - TCAs, power steering, etc

Evening all,

First up, I just wanted to say a big thanks to all of you that commented on my previous blog entry and forum post on ARB relocation. Didn't even know what a caster angle was before all that. I'm still bloody clueless, but now at least I'm aware of more things that I'm ignorant of, and need to be aware of. Always a good first step!

So, popped round to see how my fabricator chum is getting on with the various bits on the Phaeton. The adjustable TCAs…

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Added by Roy Kemp on December 9, 2016 at 19:07 — 5 Comments