Dutton Kit Cars and their owners
S1 Rebuild(s)
some pics of the rebuild process,
the top trailing arm bracket is broke......
the diff is sloping back a little (looking up) so that will need sorting.......
As you can see there isn't a lot of bracing in an S1 chassis, that will be sorted.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on
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Offered up the rear axle to start on working on the car tomorrow.....
the 5 link is first and then the cockpit framing...
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well.....i got the 5th link made and the chassis brackets made all lined up and tacked in place and removed my G clamp.....and my Mig welder packed in, wire feed.......I could try the TIG but that will be a steep learning curve on vertical surfaces. The wife wants a new bathroom so i dont think she will be happy if i get a new Mig anytime soon.
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going to have a look today, i really dont want to buy a new Mig just now....
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I was kind of hoping that, i have also been looking at if "spares " would be available, i think that any motor feed will work so long as its variable....
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Permalink Reply by John Allen on
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Good work Dave. Question what suspension struts/springs using as fancy getting a cheap set for setting car up then get a made to measure set once finished.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Kerswell on
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A guy I know used 2x2 wood, drilled at the right places, set his car up to that, made and welded all the brackets, when the dampers etc. arrived he just bolted them in. He done the same with the engine mounts, no problems what so ever, even wheeled it around his garage like it. Cheap and easy to alter.
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That's what I've got on the front at moment Stephen. It will do of course but for a few quid in grand scheme of things I thought might be best. So if any one got a cheapo set knocking about message me. Thanks all.
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well i stripped down the Mig welder, the fuses were fine, but a check of the PCB showed that two solder joints looked dry..i got my soldering gun out and reapplied the solder bunged it all back together and gave it a try.
It works!
so i did a little to my car, not much but the welder was out of action for a while so nothing was prepared.
the axle bracket is only tacked onto the tube just now, it may need adjustment when i remove the opposite side to realign that one.
the Drivers side top trailing arm mount is.....errr crap. and its also badly sited. the whole thing will be coming off and be redone.
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Early finish for a change (still done 9 hours though.......) so a little more done to the S1...
The trailing arms are now in situ just needing fully welding, they are parallel longitudinally and vertically......I am hoping they work well, just the Panhard rod to make.
The rear chassis rails do kick up a fair bit and i wonder if altering them will lower the boot section and improve the "lines" of the car..
The boot section in place to work out the position of the bracing to the rear of the cockpit.....
its progressing very nicely.
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Well a day off on account of the dentist trip yesterday (not allowed to drive for 24 hrs) so i got busy with the welder.......
most of the new transmission tunnel is in.
and....
as you can see the wider gear box gives a slightly different tunnel shape from the Green S1 but its not that different. as it happens i may have to adjust the front engine mount, but again that's not a problem it just needs a slightly longer mount on the engine side and shorter on the chassis side.
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Permalink Reply by Pete Clayton on
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That's some good progress Dave!
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well some success today, i have slightly modified my new framing to the rear of the car. not by much but to make it tidier and to give a little more clearance for the rear axle as on measuring the centre location i found its over to one side by about 4-5 mm. I am not sure if it needs centering but its easy to do at this stage.
dont know if the front engine mount will get the modification just yet.
the seating area is about 16-17" either side at its widest.
I have just plonked the dash back on to check the alignment of the extra bracing to the scuttle, this rhombus shaped area gives me somewhere for the heater controls and some clocks......or an ash tray for her indoors since she smokes.
I went looking for the hand brake lever that came with this car......i have no idea where it is, i did however find the one i replaced out of my first S1....it'll do. I also found 3 lucas wiper motors two with complete wheel box's a bonus because i thought there should be only one.
Also i found the missing clutch pedal from my Triumph pedal box, and that will save me a great deal of hassle making either a new pedal or new pedal box....again weird because on finding it i would swear it was the first time i had ever seen it, it was in a box of bits i "acquired" a while ago.
I do want one or two switch shrouds for the Triumph steering column if anyone has a spare?
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