Dutton Kit Cars and their owners
Q835XSC - Dutton Legerra Series 2
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.
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Comment by Adrian Southgate on February 27, 2016 at 23:47
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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...
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Comment by Steve Kerswell on February 27, 2016 at 22:36
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So that means they are shocking !! I've got my coat.
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My hammer is air powered and i have a slitting disc if that doesnt work.
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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 :-))
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Every bolt on the chassis is rusty, I don't think any of them had grease in the bushes either :(
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It has the Dutton production number on the V5. The original builder added the old tag for some strange reason.
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Oh I luv those top suspension bolts, says it all :-)))
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Photo's taken and uploaded onto flickr here. Got a bit to write up but more on monday (i think)
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This was most definitely a mk1 escort base car. Every nut is imperial. The good thing is I have imperial impact sockets and the air wrench... if that didnt shift it I used the wheel gun
I've been under the engine bay today with the little air powered flap wheel, looked like a snowman when I came out. there is a big hole in the floor/bulkhead which has been badly patched, another down the tunnel both of which are going to have to wait until it's on more stable stands as the doors need to be opened, not recommended when a Leggie isn't on the chassis.
Waiting for coloured GRP pigment to do the repairs now.
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I can set up new sections on the bare chassis, ready to be welded onto the green one with the bumper removed.
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