Other workshop news



Newly cored radiator



Willys Jeep

The radiator is back from having a new core fitted.  The other new parts have now arrived, so we will be back onto the project shortly.




20hp part way through fitting
new king pins and bushes



Rolls Royce 20hp



The king pin and bushes are currently being replaced on Lavinia's N/S front axle



Newly fabricated top water plate visible
under copper pipes in centre of picture


1902 Arrol-Johnston

We have now finished fabricating a replacement top water plate and this can be seen in place on the photo.  Once the oil feed tank and cooling pipes are all back in position and tightened up we can test the car before returning it to its owner.

LAVINIA PAYS A VISIT (ROLLS-ROYCE 20hp)



Rear brake shoes contaminate with
oil from the back axle

 Following her earlier visit to us with fuel problems, Lavinia  (1927 Rolls-Royce 20hp) has just been back to have her brakes overhauled, steering poundages set and all lubrication checked before her journey south to the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club Annual Rally at Rockingham Castle next weekend. 




Rear brake and hub parts
ready for cleaning



The rear brakes were heavily contaminated with oil so had to be re-lined.  Following re-fitting we used our specialist brake cutter to ensure that the shoes would have maximum contact with the drums when applied.



Our specialist brake cutting tool ensures that, when applied,
the brake shoes have maximum contact with the drum in all
positions without having any high spots



 On checking her fluid levels, we found several that were low, including the steering box and the gearbox from which we drained less than an eggcup of oil.



On inspection, the steering box had
virtually no oil present



 She was collected yesterday for her drive to an overnight stop near Carlisle and will make her way gracefully down over the next week.

Bertie goes home

Bertie goes home



 Ian has left to drive Bertie, the Rolls-Royce 20hp, back to his home in the West.  Ian will then return with a Bentley S3 for some work on the brakes

ROLLS-ROYCE 20hp

We have just received a lovely letter from the owner of this 20hp.  He bought the car a wee while ago and has endured many months of motoring in which he has had to stop every 10 miles to deal with fuel starvation and the engine cutting out.  He came to visit our workshop with a friend and booked the car in for a day's work.  On examination Ian found lots of small problems including debris in the carburettor, HT coil incorrectly fitted causing HT sparks to jump the points, burnt out contact breaker points, and a poor condenser. 

With all of these items attended to our customer writes "I enclose a cheque for the excellent work you have done to my car.  I am delighted of course after 9 months of interupted driving.  I took the car out the other day... for a fairly long run and it went extremely well" 

Ian works on the fuel system of this 1927 Rolls-Royce



ROLLS-ROYCE 20HP - "BERTIE"

Refurbished clutch fingers

We have now received the clutch fingers back from refurbishment and are ready to re-fit the gearbox to "Bertie"

ROLLS-ROYCE 20HP



1st, 2nd and reverse gear visible

 
 The gearbox rebuild is complete with the gears now correctly aligned.

3rd and top gear visible

The servo has been stripped since we found it was semi-seized with oil holes blocked due to paint.  It has also had incorrect linings fitted at some stage.  Once the new linings arrive it will rebuilt.

The next job is to fit the flywheel and clutch prior to re-fitting the gearbox


Gearbox from bell-housing end

 

Brake servo stripped

 

Rebuilt gearbox (from servo side)