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 March 4, 2017 at 19:29
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That'll make driving to work in Skelmersdale interesting (town of a thousand roundabouts) mind you drifting seems to be the in thing these days...
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Hmmm I'll have to give them a go, bloody ordered two more now...
I do know they aquaplane in extreme wet conditions however they stay in a straight line evidently... Get plenty of water up here to test that out on
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Cheers lads, actually can't wait to try them on the car but life keeps getting in the way. I think I'll wait until I service the brakes, do the whole lot in one go.
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Comment by James Doulton on March 4, 2017 at 17:54
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Those look really good, Ade.
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very much depends on the original condition but those were about 2-2.5 hours each (excluding 'drying time') . They were the first set and very much an experiment regarding paint stripper effectiveness, abrasive grade sequence and polishing method. Wheels that require the spokes to be polished will take a lot longer. A set of blasted wheels should, in theory, be faster as no paint / lacquer removal would be needed.
I'll do a time lapse of one when I can.
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Comment by Paul Sheridan on March 3, 2017 at 17:41
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Looking good, how many hours spent on each wheel?
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Selected parts only. To be honest when you think it's done nearly 47,000 miles its in good nick. I let the 'service' slip last year for one reason or another so a bit of fine tuning to be done this year.
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Comment by Steve Kerswell on March 3, 2017 at 10:07
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Looking good Ade, ground up build under way then :-)
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Here you go.
This is it with rubber fitted. Spokes have had 2 coats of etch primer over bare metal, 2 coats of autotek steel wheels and 2 coats of autotek wheel lacquer. We'll see how they survive.
And one of that dished rim, not only is it 1 1/2 inches of lip but the face is also dished.
If it's tipping down tomorrow they will have to wait to be fitted.
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The first two rims are now rubbered up and even though I say it myself, look good. They will look awesome when I find the centre caps...
I'll post pictures later on after I have been to the unit. Toyo T1-R 195/55/14's go nice on 7 inch rims, just enough poke on the rubber without looking 'wrong'... Looking forward to warmer days soon.Pictures of them fitted to the car will have to wait for daylight as its parked in a confined space.
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