richrolls
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Club RR Member Number: 38
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May 31, 2012 20:21:56 GMT
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Hello.Lurked for quite a while before joining and posting this. Its going to be a long term project .I shouldn't be alone there then? I have had Retro bits and pieces in the past, Merc W124's and Bmw E38/E30's which I do miss. So I thought I would buy this whilst on a car ban from my Missus. Ohhh.The beating I took.But i'd like to think it was worth it.  Excuse the well known auction site pictures. All sorts of ideas running about my head, LPG and Megasquirt being the main one and airspring/bags later. Gas and Air. Worst areas are  This is the nsr sill arch suspension area.   But steady progress is being made.    and  then  leading to  All done here at home...... |
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Last Edit: Jun 9, 2021 13:12:08 GMT by richrolls
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May 31, 2012 20:41:26 GMT
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Fantastic!!! I might copy your idea and get a cheap rusty old one of these. MOAR INFO PLEASE!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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GT4ME
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May 31, 2012 20:42:18 GMT
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Great project, watching with interest.
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Em
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Fuel Injected? Carb Infested!
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May 31, 2012 20:47:14 GMT
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Wow! An R-R on RR! Seems very appropriate!
Always fancied a Royce, looks like you've got some work to do there!
Excellent looking repairs so far! Keep us posted!
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richrolls
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May 31, 2012 20:47:57 GMT
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Thanks,I'll get more info and pictures up as I go. xbollox: It was cheap.Mine was the only bid.....i've been caught out like this before. I'd say the Massa you have is in better nick. All the panels are straight forward make and or replace. IF you look at one,make sure it's complete with nothing missing. Really it needs to run drive and stop.This one did in a fashion when I got it.   It should be blue by the way |
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2017 18:16:27 GMT by richrolls
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May 31, 2012 20:53:00 GMT
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You da man! I love it when folk are not scared of 'having a crack at' some old monster like this and just wade on in. I reckon a shonky one of these might be right up my street, in fact I have just done a quick eBay scan to see what one costs.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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May 31, 2012 21:13:27 GMT
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Well that's something I never expected to see on RR, and the plans sound very sensible. Really want to have a drive in a Rolls one day, not that it would ever be my Rolls that I was driving.
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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May 31, 2012 21:27:55 GMT
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Great looking fab work there already  What's that cylindrical object in the first underneath photo? A damper on an engine/subframe mount?? |
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Last Edit: May 31, 2012 21:28:09 GMT by Seth
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May 31, 2012 21:36:48 GMT
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Full of potential. Awesome purchase
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Last Edit: May 31, 2012 21:37:26 GMT by dubmonkey
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Onne
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Amazing, can't beat a Roller
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1990 Mercedes W126 300SE
1997 Mercedes W140 S320L
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Sinky
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Run Baby Run......Please!
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2001 Volvo XC70 wagon
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sonus
Europe
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Bookmarked  |
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1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
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BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
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K5
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Drives Vauxhall Ampera and Kadett E GT and sometimes camp out in our 1988 Classic Hymer
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Awesome just the sort of thing that Retro rides is about. Very cool.
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Retro Classic cars and parts found, bought and sold from Catalunya. PM me for more details.
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sonus
Europe
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I don't know why the guys in PPC mag haven't done it to their track day Rolls, but wouldn't that RR grill lend itself very well to be made out of an intercooler in aluminium? Inlet at the bottom and then outlet at the center top directly into the intake in the V8?
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Last Edit: Jun 1, 2012 11:15:39 GMT by sonus
Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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richrolls
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What's that cylindrical object in the first underneath photo? A damper on an engine/subframe mount?? Yes, It is a suspension damper.There to stop/slow forward a backward movement of the rear suspension mounting beam. As I said earlier get one that runs and drives. this one had problems which I wanted to sort before going any further. A badly blowing exhaust manifold that had been gummed up with 'paste over the years.  This was removed and retapped,This lead to checking there was nothing major (read expensive) on the hydralic front. The engine needs to run for the 'pressure hence the exhaust manifold 1st.The pumps are mechanicly driven in between the 'heads in the vee. First problem was red ATF where there should be green LHM 
And grinding paste in the 'tanks
 Once these had been sorted the 'system came right.Even self bleeding.....all over the floor from a return pipe. But not before all the lights had gone out and it sat up. Nice. |
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2017 18:20:37 GMT by richrolls
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blimey, what do you do about the fluid, can you just bleed it through with the right stuff?
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Did my mechanics training on these and always wanted one, great to see someone taking the bull by the horns and getting stuck in. Definately bookmarked.
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mirafioriman
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My next project.......
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Great project. Been lucky enough to drive one of these and a Bentley of a similar age. One car I would swap Merc ownership for  |
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foxy99
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Very interesting.
I thought a V12 Jag was about as far as the DIY man could go.
Would love a T1 Bentley but I imagined that even with the body repaired (its only metal etc) your problems could be unsurmountable with the rest of the car.
Thought you might need endless amounts of special tools etc.
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1974 Daimler Double-Six VDP
1965/67 Hillman Imp pick-up
1984 VW Polo breadvan
1970s Yamaha Twins (4)
1976 Honda SS50ZK1
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Don't seem to remember there being too many special tools on these later cars. The earlier Shadows, T series and Camargues etc all had split brake accumulators ( spheres) that needed a special tool to split them but these later cars have one piece screw on ones very much like the Citroens ( if i remember rightly). The hydraulic pumps on the tappet chests can be stripped and re lapped in if they start tapping.
Like foxy99, i would love a Shadow or T series but don't have the space or the disposable at the moment.
Really looking forward to seeing this done, live the dream old son, i would imagine there are an awful lot of us reading this that wish we could do it.
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What's that cylindrical object in the first underneath photo? A damper on an engine/subframe mount??
