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« Reply #30 on: June 30, 2017, 07:54:02 AM » |
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safely stored overnight in the man cave, now to make some room and tidy up  |
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« Reply #31 on: June 30, 2017, 10:57:31 AM » |
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Rubba, dub dub, monkeys in the tub. Scrubs up nice  |
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« Reply #34 on: June 30, 2017, 12:53:46 PM » |
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its a start !
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« Reply #35 on: June 30, 2017, 04:13:17 PM » |
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So what is it - a sylva or something?
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« Reply #36 on: June 30, 2017, 05:46:56 PM » |
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Its a very early Dutton B type. This one has a Midget back axle with 4 link and coil over suspension, and a strange Morris 1000 front end set up, which is non standard, should be Triumph Spitfire/herald. The draw of it is the very low chassis number and its also tax free being 1974. The fibreglass is in very good nick for its age with hardly any stress marks or crazing. The chassis is all 1" box section and is brazed not welded. That will get some extra bracing and support to handle the MX5 engine and box. I intend to build my own front wishbones and have not yet decided on the rear set up. The car originally had a 948cc motor and box. Its going to be a long build but I think it will be worth it just for me to keep active and my hands on my tools type thing.
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« Reply #37 on: June 30, 2017, 10:22:46 PM » |
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That's cleaned up suprisingly well hasn't it!
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« Reply #38 on: June 30, 2017, 11:31:47 PM » |
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At this rate it should be done in 6 months.
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« Reply #39 on: July 01, 2017, 08:05:48 AM » |
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How did you get the car to levitate ? Amazing  |
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« Reply #40 on: July 01, 2017, 08:24:09 AM » |
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its all in the magic fingers, just like that |
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« Reply #41 on: July 04, 2017, 07:38:01 PM » |
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done a bit of graft out in the sun and now I have a bare chassis ready for some triangulation  |
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« Reply #42 on: July 04, 2017, 07:40:05 PM » |
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rear axle gone, ready for a big clean up and welding the original joins are all brazed, so I may do the same, its been there since 74  |
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« Reply #43 on: July 05, 2017, 12:10:32 AM » |
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Looks like much of the "suspension" was done by the chasis? On the brazing point, I believe all race cars were built this way untill the 70s or so..
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« Reply #44 on: July 05, 2017, 06:23:55 AM » |
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Think all early Dutton B frames were Bronze welded as are Ariel Atom frames today.
Great progress.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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