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 August 1, 2015 at 12:27
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i'll bolt mine back up with the spacers, saves dropping the hub off the car
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Comment by Steve Kerswell on August 1, 2015 at 11:00
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I've had to weld mine on the Sierra, no big deal. I found it best to weld them up with a wheel firmly attached, keeps the stud nice and square.
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I also found out one of my front wheel studs has parted company with the hub, not confidence inspiring when I think how much stick this old girl gets from time to time. Looks as if the splines have gone as its not locking in the hole as it should, might have to get the stick welder out and tack it in until I can replace the hubs :(
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Well it didn't need 200 miles to work out there is something amiss with 5th. all the other gears seem fine so I am assuming that 5th is dry, thats what it sounds like anyway. I know its fed by an internal pump that doesn't like normal gear oil as its too thick so a gearbox oil change seems the first step to attempt. I know someone had a pump that could be used to syphon as well as fill, anyone going to own up, tell me what it is? Failing that its back to the very messy 100ml syringe which takes bloody ages to do on the Sierra...or a trip to ATS to see if they have one...
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I bought a quick shift from Matt Lewis Racing for £44.95 free post, fitted it tonight as I'm off to the my Dad down in Kent tomorrow. Reckon its shorter than I thought but still could do with the top 2 inches amputating. Anyway... the whole reason for doing this was this infernal rattle at 3000 RPM or thereabouts, proper driving me bonkers it was... turns out not to be the gearstick :( I still haven't tracked it down but it does sound very 'gearboxy' which can't be good. I'll do fluids checks and see if its dry but I doubt it as its never lost a drop in 46000 miles and it's not leaving puddles or drips (more than can be said for the Sierra) I guess a 200 mile run over the weekend will see if its 'broken' anything, must remember to take my AA card...
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Don't tell Sue....
Burr Walnut Veneer in the bath.....
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Mine is slightly tweaked so would be interesting to see how much difference it made over stock with say the standard 32/36 DGV on it. I will have time to fiddle with it at some point but getting the white one sorted is first on the agenda now., thatll mean another attempt to clear the garage out then, well at least remove enough crap to walk round it...
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Comment by Pete Clayton on June 10, 2015 at 21:30
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I can't find the graph but found the figures. Stock pinto with 38dgas at Northampton Motorsport produced 106.5bhp @ the fly (81.4bhp at the wheels) and 119.7 lb/ft of torque
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I had a 38dgas in my Pinto engined Melos. Set up correctly it went very well and returned good economy, the best money I spent on that car was letting a proper tuner set it up with correct jets, ignition timing etc on a rolling road. I've got a copy of the graph somewhere I'll try and find it
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The more you write, the more I go off the idea of using this DGAS. I don't need a mental screamer race engine, it very rarely gets over 3500 RPM to be honest The 32/36 DGV with modifications seems like a more sensible prospect to me. Might try the DGAS as is just to see what happens but will work on the DGV as well.
Thanks for all the words of wisdom Guys, between you and the capri / turbosport forums. sense has prevailed.
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