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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I have thought about the motorbike route but only for the quad headlights
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i have been asked about spark plugs for a V6 essex engine what is the correct plugs.
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Thankyou...
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Sat the car on some wheels today and dont sit level......so i measured the springs on the front one is 10.25 mm dia. spring wire the other is 11mm .........they must be different spring rates. So off they come.
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its a long process rebuilding a car........
this is without the engine fitted......good job i fitted new front adjustable shockers (Spax, bought for £10 the pair....bargain!)......they (the tyres on the car) are also 80 profile tyres and its getting 65 profile tyres...that will help.
its getting there.....
i have the headlights level.......but the wheel arches are not the same, its SO annoying.......
my brake pedal offset extension is coming along nicely............
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Permalink Reply by Steve Kerswell on
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Suddenly looks like a car again Dave :-))
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not much done over the last few weeks, but today i managed to get some stuff done......
so you can see i have been busy making my master cylinder brackets......it alll seems to work. it does want some link rods making but the basics are there.......
so i also looked at the fuel tank situation........its been on hold for a while but its reared its ugly head now and i need to sort it.......i acquired a Morris 1000 fuel tank and its sound but works out to about 6 gallons or so and i want a bigger range on my car than that. so its up for grabs if anyone needs one.....
so next i looked at the steel i have and i have a sheet of 1 mm steel 39" square, that's enough to make a tank 80 cm by 18 cm by 28 cm which comes to about 46 liters......or about 10 gallons old money.
i clamped the steel between some steel box section and bent it into shape......
a little welding and its done.....i hope.
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oops 80 by 32 by 18 cm or 46,080 cm cubed....46 liters....
not 28 as posted above....
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a lot of welding this weekend, all thin steel sheet 1mm thick and its been "fun"
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a buzz over with a flap disk and its going to look great, now i need to get the internal swirl pot fitted and the fuel pump / fuel sender etc. planning where to cut the tank to fit it is taking a little time.
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the "burn" marks in the middle of the tank are where the baffle has been fitted.......incase your wondering.
once i have fitted the swirl pot and fuel pump the final tank end will be fitted along with a fuel filler and a breather pipe.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Sheridan on
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Have you tested it for porosity yet Dave? When I made my sump pan, I was sure the welding was good all the way round. But when i filled it with paraffin, there were tiny seeps everywhere, so I ended up running some braze on the inside.
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