Dutton Kit Cars and their owners

Progress(ish)

So the few days of the year have been spent "playing" as my wife calls it. So a couple of steps forward and many backwards. The 2.0l zetec is out the garage pit and on the engine stand. Looks ok so far. The mt75 gearbox oil seals have arrived. Front suspension is on and calipers fitted tomorrow. So sounds ok so far but to get engine on stand on my own was over 2 hrs. Grrrrrr. Chipped piant on one of the suspension arms so had to come back off. Grrrr for the second time. Welding to seal small hole in axle took so long lost cost and the welding looks so bad I'm not showing a pic. Can't put axle together as missing bits. Should have checked before starting, amateur mistake. Won't moan as axle was a freebie. TOP MAN. And to top things which made me say sod it and come in and shower, wheels. Bought my wheels a while ago and well chuffed as look good (in my mind) but the stud pattern is out. The English I measured is 108x4. The fronts that I didn't measure 96(ish)x4. So all in all a tad further but 10 new jobs to do. Grrrr

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Permalink Reply by John Allen on December 30, 2014 at 15:30

General view excuse the Morgan inspired shocks.

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Permalink Reply by John Allen on December 30, 2014 at 15:32

Lifting out pit with ratchet straps

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Permalink Reply by John Allen on December 30, 2014 at 15:33

On stand

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Permalink Reply by Paul Thomas on December 30, 2014 at 15:56

Crush tube between bearings and when you refit the flange and tighten nut that's it. You should have marked the nut in relation to the pinion before you undone it as the diff may whine if not set as before.