Dutton Kit Cars and their owners

September 2014 Blog Posts (3)

a bit of luck for a change.

two days ago i bid on an ebay job lot of Car Mechanics magazines (48 magazines dating from 1961 onwards to the 70's) and won them. only when i went to pick them up the owners had found a few more to be included in with the sale. there is over 100 old mags. all for £15.00.......bargain.

some interesting stuff in them, several articles on various home built cars and adverts for early kit cars. very interesting article on upgrading your ford gear box ....from 3 speed to 4 speed. some…

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Added by Dave Adams on September 25, 2014 at 20:06 — No Comments

wheels

i have two of these alloy wheels, a bit dirty here as they have been stored behind my shed for a few years. they fit triumph pcd anyone interested in them speak up and make an offer (any i wont mind) or they go on ebay and i take my chances.....

i also have a ford pepper-pot wheel as well if its useful to any one....…

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Added by Dave Adams on September 20, 2014 at 9:41 — 2 Comments

HPG128K - Dutton Sierra Series 2 - rescued from an early grave?

So the saga of the gearbox rear seal continues. When it had the rear crank seal done the garage also fitted a prop/tailshaft seal which promptly leaked just as badly as the one they took out.

When I had the horrible vibration issue it was coming from the prop not fitting into the gearbox. Thinking this might have damaged the bush inside the…

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Added by Adrian Southgate on September 7, 2014 at 20:00 — 99 Comments