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

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thanks

perhaps for the time being youd even let the non-original grill slide??
it matches the chrome bumpers much better in my opinion... in any case its low on the list at the mooment...


im still working out a suitable upgrade for the coil, and debating whether to stick with one that requires the ballast resistor, or to go to an internally resisted coil...
ill probably call albers tomorrow and see what they recommend and what an aftermarket replacement for the stock coil would run.
otherwise ill just pick something at random from the mallory catalog and see how that ruffles the feathers on RROC

this no-run issue has me kind of miffed...


first there was no spark, now there is spark... i think i could have had it going again today but the damn thing wet all the plugs during the troubleshooting - im reminded once again why carbs are a pain in the ass

anyway, the coil seems to check out when cold... but i suspect it got too hot last time and wouldnt fire. and it looks like its been thrown down a flight of concrete stairs, so its probably not a bad time to spend the $30 and get another one.

7-29-2011

expecting a new coil and ballast resistor tonight to finish going through the ignition


and planning on resealing the oil pan and fininshing up the motor mounts this weekend.

more pictures to come

8-1-2011

got a little bit of work done on the coil and ignition stuff over the weekend

was too lazy this weekend to tackle the motor mounts, though those should be relatively hassle free, just kind of a struggle to muscle them in there.
oil pan looks more involved than i originally though so im still doing some research on that one...


anyway, redid the wiring inside the distributor, mounted up the new coil, and figured out why the car died last week you can see the spots on the oil coil where it had started to weld itself to the housing and leak oil.

enjoy





old and new wires for the distributor - couple of the originals were really starting to fray...

and new exhaust stuff (including the fun old-timey vband clamp )

ill have more shots of the actual exhaust work when we get to that - probably be later this month.

new plug wires coming in a couple days, then its off to the trans shop (for real this time haha)

ill see what i can do. we'll be cutting off the lower part of the y-pipe to fit the new section (since there isnt a break at the end of the y-pipe...
if im over at my buddy's while he's doing the exhaust ill see what i can do about getting a video w/ sound....

it sounds like a hotrod already at idle with the blownout stuff. gets a lot better on the highway because i dont think its turning much faster than idle at ~50-60mph.
should be much much quieter all around with the new exhaust

8-15-2011

couple quick updates

car is at the trans shop as of this morning....

(sorry, pic is sideways... )



and it's got some new plug wires on it also

random collection of assorted wires that were on there before...

hoping for some good news soon from the trans shop

9-11-2011

see if theyll trade you! gotta say though black isnt my favorite color on these things...


were still dealing with trans headaches unfortunately. the shop was closed for their summer holiday for a couple weeks but i got ahold of them last friday and we have some things to clear up this coming week.
what i assumed was just a band adjustment may turn out to be another trans pull (at their shop this time though).

time will tell... ill know more next week. got a few maintenance things thatd be easier to do with the trans out anyway, so maybe ill make them do those if theyre pulling it out. ill update the thread when i know.
we were really hoping to make it to a local RROC meet next weekend, but it looks like it wont happen. might go anyway any take pictures depending on whether theres time between other projects


in the mean time ive been keeping busy with some 4wd british aluminum v8 action

9-15-2011

got a message from the trans shop today...
finally made it to the front of the line to get the rolls on the hoist tonight. should know more hopefully next week once the trans is out.

im going to show up there monday with a bag full of engine and trans mounts that i think theyll be doing when they reinstall all this stuff

9-21-2011

another quick update

theyve got the trans out of the car (much quicker than we did, imagine that ) and have found what appears to be a missing alignment washer on the pump in question. repair is going to be on their dime, and the rest of the important bits will be checked while the trans is out.


no word yet on when the car will be back but im certain to receive a fully functioning adjusted transmission

...i just have to haul a few of the boxes of parts back down to them tomorrow morning so they can have what they need to finish it up again.


ill have more updates as i hear anything

9-28-2011

another quick update from the trans guys:

trans is back in the car, everything is functioning as it should and they took it for a few drives to adjust things. he needs to spend a day or so adjusting throttle linkages, lowering the idle speed, and adjusting trans pressure to smooth out the shifts and get everything dialed.

i think were getting pretty close to being on the road again


will post pics/updates as i hear more from shop