A TCL First? '67 Rolls Royce project thread...

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bumpers!








theyre not mint but it fits the rest of the car's patina

6-15-2011

just got word back from the trans shop that the rebuilt unit is ready, along with 2 other trans worth of spare parts - that will probably get sold on RROC when the time comes.

hoping to pick everything up friday afternoon and take some shots.

found a guy on RROC who will let me borrow a crank bolt socket so i can get runout on the flexplate, and use it while installing the trans.

if i can find enough time this should be wrapped up sooner rather than later

also poking around the car last weekend reminded me i probably need to order some random tuneup parts for when this hits the road - spark plugs, air filter, new plug wires.


thanks for reading and ill keep updating as we make more progress

6-19-2011

its baaaack!






and we managed to acquire a sizable collection of RHD 4spd stuff








working with alber's to get some tune up parts for its road debut - air filter looks like an old birds nest! hah and waiting on the crank sprocket tool - should be in this week, then the real work starts

6-23-2011

plan at the moment is to get the flexplate runout checked out before we throw the trans back in this saturday... got the special tool from an RROC member for spinning the crank over via the pulley nut on the front, but that appears to be incredibly difficult as the nut is really shallow and hard to access.
im getting a flywheel turner today to try that out instead. incredible how nothing is straightforward on this car

fingers still crossed for some major progress this weekend.

6-27-2011

weekend went much more smoothly than expected!









box full of various tuneup parts/filters from alber's showed up today... hoping to have everything under the car wrapped up tonight or tomorrow.
driveshaft, shift linkage and shift box still left to button up. then installing the tuneup stuff and topping off/checking fluids.

car appears to take ~3 gallons of trans fluid, and ~4 gallons of oil


ill take more pictures when we get it on the ground and start buttoning it up.

having it done it once, i think i could probably pull the trans in one of these again in a couple of days. helped a lot on the install this time having a spare bell housing to use as a roadmap of where all the various bolts went

also, 28 gallon gas tank. thats not going to play nicely with $4/gal gas

at any rate, planning on some videos of it running/driving, and the sure-to-be-embarassing first cruise around the parking lot.
well see if i can find a way to link those when they happen.


stay tuned! exciting things to come this week/weekend

6-30-2011

couple more pictures from the past couple days

tuneup stuff - air filter, oil filter, stove pipes, wipers, spark plugs, etc

shes thirsty! this is what $180 worth of oil looks like

its ready to put back on the ground except for the dip stick tube on the trans. having issues getting that to seal up to the pan - which is making me suspect of how the trans was operated before, because it must have been leaking slowly out of there.
im gonna try tonight to get that to fit tight and seal up, otherwise this will be on hold through the weekend while i try to hunt down another pipe

7-2-2011

it runs!
and stops, and turns, and starts, etc

super ****ty iphone photo... more to come later this weekend

trans shifts pretty good, i need to double/triple check that weve got all the fluid we need in there as it takes (what seems to me anyway) a slightly more than normal amount of throttle to get it start rolling. after sitting overnight tonight ill take it for another quick cruise today (and get some better day time shots).

one of the brake warning lights is now on also, so i think i might have bumped a wire loose at some point because they were both off before. it stops without much drama (though everything happens slowly haha) so i assume both systems are working.

unfortunately the transmission is all mechanical linkages, and the brakes use a very interesting Citroen derived booster system with accumulators and whatnot, and multiple circuits. sadly i dont think we'll get off that easy


thinking now ill likely take it down to the trans shop at some point to get the bands adjusted and to have them swap the dip stick tube, so that he can get a chance to drive it and see what he thinks - maybe its just my lack of familiarity with these old school transmissions, and maybe it needs time to break in the new clutch and band stuff.
at any rate, seems to be working well enough to test drive so far.

onto the pictures from this weekend!

new stove pipes and fitting

semi-presentable engine shot now that its got a stock-looking intake hose. coil should be relocated soon

starting to get late on friday, wanted to take it for a spin

some more minor cleanup things to take care of, then the hood and grill are going back on.



thats it for now

7-5-2011

more parts on order now to finish up the final drips from the motor, and hopefully sort out the registration/insurance paperwork soon so we can take it on some longer drives

just got off the phone with the transmission guy, sounds like he wants to see the car again to double check the band adjustment before we go too wild putting miles on it. so its first long trip from home will be for a quick checkup at the trans shop. will probably be a couple weeks before that happens as the paperwork for it is in oregon at the moment

stay tuned for more parts arrivals and updates

7-12-2011

should be picking up some new exhaust for it this weekend to replace the blown out stuff weve got on there now.

new trans dipstick tube should be here any day, then its off to the trans shop for final adjustments


more pictures to come probably next week

and for the record, with a filter change the engine ended up taking about 2.75 gallons of oil.

although upon draining what was in there i discovered some buildup on the bottom of the pan (pan will be getting dropped and new gaskets put in when i have a minute to do that) so perhaps after the gunk is removed itll take a full 3 gallons