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 April 22, 2016 at 18:56
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Today another milestone was reached in the life of CMV. 9th MOT passed with one 'fix that when you get home...'
I do seem to be developing an oil leak though as parts of the underneath are a bit slippery... Time to get it up on ramps and jet wash it I think.
A few miles short of 47000 and nearly 9 years back on the road I've really grown to like what it's evolved into. Sure it has faults but they are minor in the grand scheme of things. All being well she'll be lurking in the background at Stoneleigh probably on the Sunday. Might do a reversal of last year and do Leggie Sunday, Sierra Monday... providing the parts arrive in time to make Sierra workable again.
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Make that LIME green, peppermint is too silver and very much a 'saloon car' colour.
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Got to be honest and say I really like that orange but I also like the imperial blue they painted the one Steve Kerry has. Maybe I should do mine in the ST peppermint green instead of BRG?
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Comment by Brian (up north) Morris on April 11, 2016 at 20:39
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:-)
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I used a pair of mole grips on the thread of the stupidly long stud and a 19mm spanner to get the spacer nuts undone. Then had to slice off the top 15mm to get the stud out without breaking the hubs/discs down. Luckily I had 8 metric 'short' studs to replace them with, spacers are 20mm hubcentric steel ones and are now refitted properly. The hubs however will need further work before I take it any great distance.
I have come to the conclusion that the long studs were made out of shit steel as they are well and truly smooth, bolt on spacers from now on...
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yes ade get this sierra done. and im going to get a red one lol. (im not kidding) im collecting duttons :-)
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@ Brian ... A Legerra.... ? I think the current count is four.
@ James ... It would only have been legend had I succeeded (which I might add I have done this afternoon) CMV is now back on the drive with the 15" wheels refitted and no fouling (yet)
I can now crack on with XSC ... well after the Sierra is repaired...
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Comment by Steve Kerswell on April 11, 2016 at 14:15
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Oh! A legend with a Legerra
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Comment by James Doulton on April 11, 2016 at 13:10
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Not "A Pic" but "Epic" as in "That sounds like another epic session, the sort that legends are made of!".
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I'll get you a photo of the offending hub it that helps James but i'm NOT going round tonight.
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