What does £2500 of Rolls Royce look like? Not bad actually..
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Good that it is being used at least and in ak weathers. Look forward to more info about the Fiat.
Your RR is showroom condition compared to this BaT monstrosity in the US ... and they say pot has been legalised in Calif ... strange that ...
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-rolls-royce...
Your RR is showroom condition compared to this BaT monstrosity in the US ... and they say pot has been legalised in Calif ... strange that ...
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-rolls-royce...
RR use Citroen flairs, go/contact Pleiades (phone is best) for pipes etc.
https://www.facebook.com/Pleiades-Car-Services-154...
https://www.facebook.com/Pleiades-Car-Services-154...
Simply lovely op.
Also that other rolls linked (and mocked) is a really good thread to read! The bloke has had to replace so much fun worm, you can see every potential area that grows holes. I don't see any reason to mock the bloke though, other than sheer block headed news in persevering with a car that resembles a sieve. Epic skills for a diy fabricator!
Also that other rolls linked (and mocked) is a really good thread to read! The bloke has had to replace so much fun worm, you can see every potential area that grows holes. I don't see any reason to mock the bloke though, other than sheer block headed news in persevering with a car that resembles a sieve. Epic skills for a diy fabricator!
I picked up the Rolls from the garage on friday. The bill was £150 to make up and replace the split pipe.
I've been enjoying driving it again!
This evening I rigged up one of the 2 heater blower motors on a simple switch so it now blows air through the vents.
The 2nd motor is noisy so will most likely need replacing, I think the reason the motors don't turn on in the correct way is doen to the fan resistor - I'll keep an eye out for a replacement.
New costs : £150 (suspension pipe)
New total: £3918.50
I've been enjoying driving it again!
This evening I rigged up one of the 2 heater blower motors on a simple switch so it now blows air through the vents.
The 2nd motor is noisy so will most likely need replacing, I think the reason the motors don't turn on in the correct way is doen to the fan resistor - I'll keep an eye out for a replacement.
New costs : £150 (suspension pipe)
New total: £3918.50
Sadly I didn't have time to go out in the snow in it as we were so busy sorting atuff out with our new house! Gutted as I wanted to see what it was like, that and the fiat 126 but beither got a look in :/
On a side note, a polo bluemotion on summer tyres is absolutely brilliant in the snow, we were able to get places that 4x4's couldn't manage!
On a side note, a polo bluemotion on summer tyres is absolutely brilliant in the snow, we were able to get places that 4x4's couldn't manage!
Not much to update. I've been making sure to use the Rolls every couple of weeks to keep it ticking over.
Remember the very temporary exhaust bodge done around xmas? Well I finally got round to sorting it out by means of taking it to a local garage to see about repairing it. They had it up on the ramp for over an hour with 2 of them working on it. They took the offending pipe off, made a plate section, welded it in and only charged me £40!
Happy days!
I'm off to silverstone classic in it this weekend, it'll be interesting to see what it's like on fuel on a longer run.
I'm not looking to sell it but am open to the idea of moving it on and concentrating on other projects so if anyone fancies an unusual barge at 'cost price' then let me know.
Remember the very temporary exhaust bodge done around xmas? Well I finally got round to sorting it out by means of taking it to a local garage to see about repairing it. They had it up on the ramp for over an hour with 2 of them working on it. They took the offending pipe off, made a plate section, welded it in and only charged me £40!
Happy days!
I'm off to silverstone classic in it this weekend, it'll be interesting to see what it's like on fuel on a longer run.
I'm not looking to sell it but am open to the idea of moving it on and concentrating on other projects so if anyone fancies an unusual barge at 'cost price' then let me know.
do keep us posted about the silverstone run
Hi said:
Not much to update. I've been making sure to use the Rolls every couple of weeks to keep it ticking over.
Remember the very temporary exhaust bodge done around xmas? Well I finally got round to sorting it out by means of taking it to a local garage to see about repairing it. They had it up on the ramp for over an hour with 2 of them working on it. They took the offending pipe off, made a plate section, welded it in and only charged me £40!
Happy days!
I'm off to silverstone classic in it this weekend, it'll be interesting to see what it's like on fuel on a longer run.
I'm not looking to sell it but am open to the idea of moving it on and concentrating on other projects so if anyone fancies an unusual barge at 'cost price' then let me know.
Remember the very temporary exhaust bodge done around xmas? Well I finally got round to sorting it out by means of taking it to a local garage to see about repairing it. They had it up on the ramp for over an hour with 2 of them working on it. They took the offending pipe off, made a plate section, welded it in and only charged me £40!
Happy days!
I'm off to silverstone classic in it this weekend, it'll be interesting to see what it's like on fuel on a longer run.
I'm not looking to sell it but am open to the idea of moving it on and concentrating on other projects so if anyone fancies an unusual barge at 'cost price' then let me know.
philipbrown123 said:
Interesting thread. Just skimmed through it all.
I will keep an eye out for it at silverstone. I will be there from thursday to sunday in a 1988 tvr wedge 350i.
The car won't be on display anywhere sadly, but it will be parked next to my tent in the campsite over the bridge from the circuit!I will keep an eye out for it at silverstone. I will be there from thursday to sunday in a 1988 tvr wedge 350i.
williamp said:
So what are they actually like to drive? Silent, smooth, or have cars csught up these days so the drive is a bit..average?
Very comfy, pretty quiet although mine has a noisy baffle in the exhaust. Pretty smooth too, the twin caliper setup on the brakes takes a bit of getting used to and i expect the gearbox would be silky smooth with an oil change.It is however pretty slow. Plenty of torque but not a whole lot pf power.
I imagine something like a phaeton or an A8 (although I've never been in one!) would be better most of the time, the Rolls has much softer suspension though so is more like being on a boat, which is great! Hilarious at times!
RoverP6B said:
Given how robust these engines are, with forged rods and forged crank, plus a low compression ratio, surely it can't be that difficult to rig up some kind of F/I setup?
I've looked into it and the difficulty (for me) is the fuel injectors, my car has carbs and even the injection models are an old kjet style injection with only 2 or 4 injectors. To do a turbo set up I'd want 1 injector per cylinder as per a modern system. But it is beyond my knowledge and resources to make a custom inlet manifold with injector ports unfortunately.It's a shame as I can to the wiring and use a DTA ecu, i know someone who could map it plus I could make an exhaust and intercooler setup. Just the inlet which is stopping things!
RoverP6B said:
Hmm - how hard would it be to get someone to run up a later-pattern (Arnage-type) inlet manifold? Or even buy one from VAG? Then run a Megasquirt or similar type ECU setup...
Tricky. There's a lot of detail changes.You need a manifold from one of the Solex carb cars, that has the footprint same as a USA Holley 4 barrel, can't recall which variant. Then a aftermarket EFI will fit. But then you need a few other sensors etc and the complication of trying to map a car with a slush box.
This is a topic that comes up all the time in RR&B forums, the general outcome is that its in the too difficult to be worthwhile section.
In any case, these cars are sooooo ponderous, they really don't need to be quicker!
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