pauldm
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| posted on 16/2/07 at 11:06 PM |
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Dutton Melos rebody-modify?
Is this idea possible? Rebody this
Which is currently sitting at £50 on
<Fleabay>
to look like this>
A new SVA would be required of course.
[Edited on 16/2/07 by pauldm]
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Ketchup
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| posted on 16/2/07 at 11:14 PM |
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anything is possible, its only grp, can handle quite well too.. looks like its got q plate already and a v5 so all you would need would be mot, not an
sva if you still have the same chassis etc
would be harder to get the backend shorter cause it will be on leaf springs, unless you change to trailing arms, blah blah etc
[Edited on 16/2/07 by Ketchup]
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SeaBass
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| posted on 16/2/07 at 11:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ketchupcan handle quite well too..
mmm After marshalling regularly on a hairpin at MSA hillclimb events - I would have to disagree. But then everything is relative I guess.
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Ketchup
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| posted on 16/2/07 at 11:22 PM |
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my daily driver is a primera, and im not an oap, so relative to that it would be great, but in all fairness i have had had some great drives in a
friends dut, she handles well in my humble opinion 
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grahamgg
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| posted on 16/2/07 at 11:28 PM |
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I would be concerned,vehicle is over 20years old.putting that right might not be worth it IMHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND whats his reserve ,cant be worth much
more
[Edited on 16/2/07 by grahamgg]
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Chippy
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| posted on 16/2/07 at 11:56 PM |
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Built a Melos back in the 80's, and did a few body mod's on it. Nothing major but as you can see changed the appearance quite a bit.
 
Melos
As has been said anything is possable. Would say that the Dutton chassis needs a fair amount of work, to bring it to a par with the se7en one.
Regards, Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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jonno
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 12:07 AM |
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I belive this was a Dutton Phaeton
So yes you could restyle it 
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pauldm
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 01:02 AM |
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Jumping jellyfish Batman!
I think I'll go for your design; but in black with red piping!
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 10:54 AM |
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Dutton
I had a Melos , B-Type and a Phaeton, they where OK cheap fun motoring , I think Tim Dutton has always been a bit underated.
Seems a shame to cut these cars about and lose them , especially when actual Locost stuff is so reasonable.
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