I've looked at the odd Dutton from a distance .. usually rubbing my eyes and wondering why anyone would buy one
I "fixed" the roll bar issue by using chrome ones (rather than stainless) from a different supplier - they were 'better'.. not perfect, but wrangleable into fitting at least.
Next job was to finish fitting the harnesses now that the roll hoops were in. I needed to drill "up" through the threaded bosses already welded to the chassis in order to break through the floorpan, and I didn't want to damage the threads so .. I turned up a little sleeve, 9.5mm OD, 6mm ID, and about 70mm long. Surface finish isn't great because I had the power feed set up for threading so had to hand feed the length several times - but it's functional:
I have remembered how much I love working on the lathe.. should have been a machinist!
Anyway, it was a nice slip fit through the threaded bosses:
So I could jack the car up and drill through the guides - this is one of the few times that the scissor lift was a hindrance as it really got in the way of the jack!
Opened up the holes to 11.5mm from the top and put the eye bolts in and voila! Belts:
No seats, though, so it's a bit uncomfortable.. Really must put those back in, but need to finish fitting the heater first - that's next up.