Q835XSC - Dutton Legerra Series 2

[Adrian Southgate]

So, collected last weekend and the first chance I get to go over it we have snow / hail / rain and gales... lovely if your a penguin I guess...

Q835XSC purchased from the factory in 1988, completed in 1990, stored for the winter in 1991 and there it sat for 22 years, possibly one of the saddest Legerras I have ever seen apart from my black one.

It was rough, body panels off, windscreen missing and a sorry case of 4 wheel drum brakes... 

Today it got a wash, nothing special just caravan cleaner and a sponge but an improvement on fungus and moss...

Hell of a job on here lads, starting with a body off chassis check, bushes and bolts and some refurb bits fresh from the sand blasting cabinet.

I will be posting more detail on Mr G's but major updates will be copied onto here too.

[Adrian Southgate]

Cheers Boys, I was planning to reduce the length of the bolts anyway as they are a little long but having an accurate target is always good.

Ian, who runs IFS, is DOC friendly and has a huge selection.

[Steve Kerswell]

Just ensure the length is correct, 4threads maximum through a nyloc is the standard, any more and the nyloc is threaded, hence useless.

[Dave Adams]

my local bolt supplier still has imperial bolts and nuts......they are usually 3/8" UNF on Duttons very close to 10mm....so folks drill them out.....this has two effects...it makes the brackets useless for further use with the right bolts, and it knackers the bushes as the heat from drilling often unbonds the steel sleeve. Bracket placement on Dutton chassis often seems a little errr.....close enough will do.

[Adrian Southgate]

Can't be arsed with trying to save them, they are too far gone in my opinion. Once they get removed I will contact Ian and get a set from his vast collection of imperial stuff. I won't compromise on suspension bolts. I know how useful copperease can be... I bought a big tub for just this case scenario...

[Steve Kerswell]

So that means they are shocking !! I've got my coat.

[Adrian Southgate]

My hammer is air powered and i have a slitting disc if that doesnt work.

[Steve Kerswell]

He needs to save those bolts, bloody expensive, long bolts like that. I can never believe what some people use. Spoils a job using crap nuts and bolts, nothing worse then too long bolts with a nyloc. Oh, it do make me smile :-))

[Adrian Southgate]

Every bolt on the chassis is rusty, I don't think any of them had grease in the bushes either :(

[Adrian Southgate]

It has the Dutton production number on the V5. The original builder added the old tag for some strange reason.

[Steve Kerswell]

Oh I luv those top suspension bolts, says it all :-)))