Please send meds.
Please send meds.
Tow vehicle?
Thats nice of you adithorp to offer to tow it away for him, I hope you soon recover TimC.:-)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
You should have gone to Specsavers!
Tbh I never liked their chassis design, totally un-braced and very flexible as were all the Dutton chassis in general looking more like something from
scrapheap challenge with crash worthiness the last thing on the designers mind.
Then there’s the roof, skinny GRP pillars with no roof bracing or roll bar so in a roll over the roof would probably just rip off which is not very
good for such a high car.
Don’t know, the styling wasn’t and still isn’t too bad but these were a big part of the bad old days of kit cars and Dutton thankfully died with all
the other half baked attempts.
One in brown just emphasizes the saying “You can’t polish a turd…”
go for it. life would be dull if we all liked the same thing.
brace the chassis and re paint it in brown with a metallic flake and embrace the brownness.
Whats the issue with flex in an off-road chassis?
I have 2 Duttons, none brown however. !1 Sierra and one Phaeton style (B+) nether are perfect, but they both run well and the old B+ holds its head up at local "events". As for chassis flex, it was designed around a small engine car chucking out 65bhp and did it well. Things moved forward and everything had to change, but some of us like the old school feel, Dolomite sprint engine, overdrive box, knocking out 125 bhp is enough for me, I'm happy.
TBH it's not my cup of tea, but if you like it then why not - you could always burn it at a later date 
There are some Duttons out there with great chassis'.
I've always liked the phaeton... Is it time to get one and throw a diesel in it????
In 10 years time people will be asking where have all the Dutton Sierras gone?
We are hopefully buying our old Jago back as it was a fun vehicle to drive, nothing more nothing less!
Ps Coozer - finish that V8 first before acquiring any more projects!!
[Edited on 10/5/16 by trextr7monkey]
Hmm, currently gathering bits for the Midlana, V8 is in bits all over the garage and in the house!!!
If I had a place like yours Mike I would have a dozen projects!
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Tbh I never liked their chassis design, totally un-braced and very flexible as were all the Dutton chassis in general looking more like something from scrapheap challenge with crash worthiness the last thing on the designers mind.
Then there’s the roof, skinny GRP pillars with no roof bracing or roll bar so in a roll over the roof would probably just rip off which is not very good for such a high car.
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Originally posted by tr7v8
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Tbh I never liked their chassis design, totally un-braced and very flexible as were all the Dutton chassis in general looking more like something from scrapheap challenge with crash worthiness the last thing on the designers mind.
Then there’s the roof, skinny GRP pillars with no roof bracing or roll bar so in a roll over the roof would probably just rip off which is not very good for such a high car.
By all means don't like it but this is just rubbish. It is a road car designed in the 70's on a late 60's early 70's donor.
The only thing with side impact protection in this period was a Volvo. The chassis is the same as myriad other cars of the period, be it Ginetta Tora or similar. Very similar to a LR defender which has only just gone out of production. Crash protection was the exception for everything then, not just kits. At least this runs Escort doors in their entirety so a stronger element than a lot of cars of the period.
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Originally posted by SJ
There are some Duttons out there with great chassis'.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by tr7v8
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Tbh I never liked their chassis design, totally un-braced and very flexible as were all the Dutton chassis in general looking more like something from scrapheap challenge with crash worthiness the last thing on the designers mind.
Then there’s the roof, skinny GRP pillars with no roof bracing or roll bar so in a roll over the roof would probably just rip off which is not very good for such a high car.
By all means don't like it but this is just rubbish. It is a road car designed in the 70's on a late 60's early 70's donor.
The only thing with side impact protection in this period was a Volvo. The chassis is the same as myriad other cars of the period, be it Ginetta Tora or similar. Very similar to a LR defender which has only just gone out of production. Crash protection was the exception for everything then, not just kits. At least this runs Escort doors in their entirety so a stronger element than a lot of cars of the period.
Lol
I had the same thoughts regarding Series Landies. Anyway, it's not going to happen, but I do quite like the styling. I actually think its aged reasonably well. Wellers aside.
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, currently gathering bits for the Midlana, V8 is in bits all over the garage and in the house!!!
If I had a place like yours Mike I would have a dozen projects!