Went and picked up a Phaeton from Big Vern (Cheers mate!) as a rebuild project. Its an S1 but has some S2 bits from the looks of it like the rear bodywork which has the bulges for spring hangers.

The plan is to strip it back to the bare chassis and then build it up from there, new bushes, calipers etc and a new engine just not sure what yet! It came with some goodies such as some Revolution wheels with yokos, a nice stainless exhaust and a new hood.

Looking…

Hi guys, sold my S1 back in August 2010 but still been lurking around. The missus called things a day recently so I have moved out and now have a bit more free time on my hands. I'm looking for a Phaeton or Melos to strip and rebuild, the state of it doesn't matter to much but would like a road registered one. Only got a few hundred to spend so think I might be looking for a while!

This one is to enforce the 'anti dazzle' law applicable to car headlights.

Blinding Vehicle Lights or "Lightmare"

Responsible department: Department for Transport

Blinding vehicle lights are surely the most pressing road safety problem of modern times. When life-safety is at risk why are car manufacturers trying to out-shine one another by fitting dazzling lights that cause temporary blindness under the guise of safety? The law is…

Making full use of my Christmas pass, to spend uninterupted time in my cave........ good progress has been made on the Phaeton.

I have finished the roll bar by welding in a cross bar for the seat belt top fixings, out of the same diameter tube. Smoothing out the welds so it will appear seamless, welded on the bottom fillets and completed the welding around the shock top mounts, now I have them in the correct position. The whole assembly has now been removed and is ready to go off to…

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

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…

Hopefuly just bought a 3.54 English diff for £113.  I not sure if I need it, but as most 3.54 diffs seem to sell for £200, I just had to buy it.  See what it is like when it arrives.  My Phaeton will be running a 3.0 V6 Essex with MK4 Zodiac 'box, I have a 3.89 diff, but fancied a 3.54 as it is as close to Capri 3.09 that I can get.  My momeries of driving a MK1 3.0 Capri were that the gearing really well suited the engine.  So I have been worried that the 3.89 would be too low geared.  I…

Post Op recovering has gone well.  Had no news on the lock-up garage front, list must be too long.  So the only way to make space in the garage is to have another shed.  The in-laws have been staying for 3 weeks, so had the father-in-law building an extra shed using scrap timber I had lying around.  8 x 4 shed built for the grand sum of £24.  Shed now being filled up with Dutton parts, at last I can see space appearing in the garage. …

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Well it went through at the second attempt, failed on O/S/R suspension bushes, O/S hand brake inop. (Poxy linkage butchered by previous owner) these are normal for my dutton, and the N/S inboard rack joint has some play in it (very successful bodge sorted that one, but it could do with a new rack (triumph spitfire) until i can fit the Cortina wish bones and the ford rack.

so now its ready for Stoneleigh.

Well we did it, all be it with a few misadventures. But we managed 381 miles of absolutely brilliant roads, in glorious weather.

We met at the Royal Oak on the A6 at Westhoughton, near Bolton at noon on Friday, Noon must mean time to eat and drink this as become feature of the Northern Duttoneer’s tours, Eat, Drink, Drive, Eat, Drink, Drive etc.

Once we were all together and refreshments finished we set off for North Wales, keeping to the A…

The next Meeting of The Northern Duttoneer's is this coming Thursday 7th April at the usual place, The Bludell Arms, Chorley Old Road, Bolton / Horwich. BL6 6PY.

We'll be there from 8pm, the quizz starts at 9. Come along everyone welcome.

Don't think from the this title that I am any where near painting the car, far from it.  But I have seen some inspiration today.  I saw a matt black 1970's VW camper van, then 30mins later saw a matt black Morris Minor.  Mmmmm, matt black Phaeton me thinks!  On my budget I would be painting the car at home with aerosols so the the finish may be dodgy, if I go matt black no problem.  The car already has matt black sides, 50% of the bonnet matt black and a matt black panel on the rear, so not…