Dutton Kit Cars and their owners
Q91CMV - Dutton Legerra ZS Series 2
So, MOT sorted by the skin of its teeth, loads to do before tomorrow morning, panic has set it due to a little mishap with the pedal box...
How many of you fitted metal spreader plates between the pedal box and the bulkhead? Here is something for those of you with pinto engines to think about.
I didn't see this coming 8 years ago when I re built it... The holes are supposed to be there... the crack around the edge is not.
Seems the proximity to the manifold has weakened the fibreglass of the tub a little
Well a lot actually :)
A metal spreader plate on the inside would have eased the load on the area and this may not have been quite so severe. This is going to be a fun evening..
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Comment by Adrian Southgate on March 9, 2015 at 21:38
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This is what we have at work. Its only used for blowing the dust out of PC's but is so much quieter than the V twin.
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Moisture trap / regulator bolted to the wall and set to 90 PSI using the blow gun open to set the pressure.
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I am currently using a very noisy V twin 3HP 14CFM like this but with a smaller length 100l tank.
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Comment by Steve Kerswell on March 9, 2015 at 20:54
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What volume of air are you using Ade? Looks good.
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That is the little blast box underneath the stub axles, not very big and there are issues with the base not having enough of an angle to allow the grit to 'flow' but for £66 free delivery its not bad.
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I took a 'before and after' shot of the stub axles got blasted. I've since redone the one on the left as there was paint residue under a couple of greasy blobs that had to be scraped off, the ground glass was just bouncing off or bedding in.
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Santa got me these...
Made by Rally Design, SS hoses with a black shrink wrap type cover on the hose. Not shiny but probably very efficient.
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Talking of brakes, I replaced my flexis with stainless hoses after driving a kit with them fitted. Worth every penny, car pulls up better, seems to stop with less pressure on the pedal. Sorry Ade, pinched your thread.
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I have always used hammerite, never had any trouble, wire brush off and dab it on, touch it up if needed, about once a year when checking the brakes, flexible hoses etc.
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Big kit of parts to sort out tonight, replacement front stub axles on this legerra and all the trimmings. Replacing the old single thickness discs with vented, spacing the calipers, new wheel bearings, new flexi hoses, new pads, good clean up and a lick of some sort of paint is in order.
What types of paint have you guys used on your calipers and does it stick? All the retail stuff I have tried in the past is pants.
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