Bentley 3 Litre
Discussion
Fantastic to read how much both you and your father are enjoying the car Ntiz. One thing I would advise purchasing is "The Technical Facts of the Vintage Bentley" if you are planning on doing any work to the car yourself. Should be available from the B.D.C. website. It is full of essential information like torque settings, end-float measurements, and is generally worth it's weight in gold if you self maintain.
We do have a lever arch file user manual that pretty much tells you how to assemble the car. 
Dad read the whole thing the week before we collected it. I have never seen him so excited to pick up a car.
We haven't given it a go yet but we have been told to clean it with WD40.
The bodies are pretty robust considering they are made of wood. The problem with them is if you fit anything to the body then take it off it leaves holes which means whole body needs refurbishing.
Dad read the whole thing the week before we collected it. I have never seen him so excited to pick up a car.We haven't given it a go yet but we have been told to clean it with WD40.
The bodies are pretty robust considering they are made of wood. The problem with them is if you fit anything to the body then take it off it leaves holes which means whole body needs refurbishing.
Unfortunately since my last post the car hasn't been out all that much with the weather not being great. But as the weather is getting better have been able to take it out a few times I think my Dad has taken some really nice pics in front of Blickling Hall will have to post them when he gets back from holiday.
Tinkering wise have had a nightmare with one small but annoying problem. It has it's original rev counter which we would ideally like to keep, however after several months of waiting for a custom cable to run off the front of the engine the fitting on it was wrong so had to wait another month to get another to find that our rev counter we think goes the opposite way to what was expected so we can't run it off the front of the engine like we thought. It appears that it might have used to run off the dyno so we are looking into that at the moment. It's not the end of the world but we would just like to know if we are revving the nuts off it when we drive it or not as we have no idea at the moment.
Other than that we have been trying to figure out how to replace some of the switches on the dash as some are quite modern and were obviously put in just to do the job, Dad would just like them to be more in keeping with the car. The issue is we quite like larger switches that match the rest but they are a lot bigger than what is there at the moment so figuring out how to make them all fit and look right is a bit challenging.
With summer round the corner Dad has joined the VSCC so he can go on some rallies and maybe a couple of sprints. By coincidence it turns out there is a VSCC member with a 3 litre who lives less than 2 miles away who races, he gave Dad a call and has kindly invited us offer to see his car. Turns out he races quite successfully and is very knowledgable about how to get your 3 litre to go faster so we will be picking his brains in the future hopefully.
Also have entered the car for Monthlery for next year after my father in law told us about it, he runs his bike there.
Looking for a little bit of advice does anyone know what the law is on car seats for a car of this age? I would like to take my 2 year old out in it but not sure if I can, have been thinking of trying to add a seat belt or mounting points for iso fix it has been done before apparently. Any advice on the the rev counter would be helpful as well?
I will post some pics when I have some. Hope my posts aren't to boring.
Tinkering wise have had a nightmare with one small but annoying problem. It has it's original rev counter which we would ideally like to keep, however after several months of waiting for a custom cable to run off the front of the engine the fitting on it was wrong so had to wait another month to get another to find that our rev counter we think goes the opposite way to what was expected so we can't run it off the front of the engine like we thought. It appears that it might have used to run off the dyno so we are looking into that at the moment. It's not the end of the world but we would just like to know if we are revving the nuts off it when we drive it or not as we have no idea at the moment.
Other than that we have been trying to figure out how to replace some of the switches on the dash as some are quite modern and were obviously put in just to do the job, Dad would just like them to be more in keeping with the car. The issue is we quite like larger switches that match the rest but they are a lot bigger than what is there at the moment so figuring out how to make them all fit and look right is a bit challenging.
With summer round the corner Dad has joined the VSCC so he can go on some rallies and maybe a couple of sprints. By coincidence it turns out there is a VSCC member with a 3 litre who lives less than 2 miles away who races, he gave Dad a call and has kindly invited us offer to see his car. Turns out he races quite successfully and is very knowledgable about how to get your 3 litre to go faster so we will be picking his brains in the future hopefully.
Also have entered the car for Monthlery for next year after my father in law told us about it, he runs his bike there.
Looking for a little bit of advice does anyone know what the law is on car seats for a car of this age? I would like to take my 2 year old out in it but not sure if I can, have been thinking of trying to add a seat belt or mounting points for iso fix it has been done before apparently. Any advice on the the rev counter would be helpful as well?
I will post some pics when I have some. Hope my posts aren't to boring.
Regarding child seats, a child under 3 years must be in a child seat otherwise they can't travel. If over 3 they can travel in the back seat if the car isn't fitted with belts.
https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules/when-...
https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules/when-...
Hi,
Ref your issue with the rev counter - it's possible to get a miniature reversing 1:1 gearbox to solve this problem. A quick look on Google turned up the links below but there may also be other suppliers.
Hope this helps
Mike
http://www.gaggs.co.uk/html/tachometers.html
http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/html/minature...
Ref your issue with the rev counter - it's possible to get a miniature reversing 1:1 gearbox to solve this problem. A quick look on Google turned up the links below but there may also be other suppliers.
Hope this helps
Mike
http://www.gaggs.co.uk/html/tachometers.html
http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/html/minature...
greswolde said:
Hi,
Ref your issue with the rev counter - it's possible to get a miniature reversing 1:1 gearbox to solve this problem. A quick look on Google turned up the links below but there may also be other suppliers.
Hope this helps
Mike
http://www.gaggs.co.uk/html/tachometers.html
http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/html/minature...
Thanks. Something like that could work if it will fit.Ref your issue with the rev counter - it's possible to get a miniature reversing 1:1 gearbox to solve this problem. A quick look on Google turned up the links below but there may also be other suppliers.
Hope this helps
Mike
http://www.gaggs.co.uk/html/tachometers.html
http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/html/minature...
R6VED said:
Stunning. That is not a car, to call it such is doing it an injustice. That is an automobile :-)
+1Toad of Toad Hall instantly springs to mind! Period correct attire is mandatory, goggles, leather skull cap and a rather long scarf that flaps around. Looks so much fun.
Apologies if already mentioned, are the previous owners known? I bet it's history would be fascinating to read, many adventures undertaken most definitely!
A fine automobile like that surely deserves to be named.
:-)
Don't quite go full period attire but flat cap, tweed and goggles are the usual. I do feel the need to own a cravat and start smoking cigars though 
Even my Mum and my wife feel they can't go in it unless they dress up.
History we have a huge file of it with the original order and things like that in it. If people are interested I will scan bits of it that are interesting?
I took some quick pics of the switches we want to replace suggestions are welcome. We have thought about having the dash turned but not sure it will look good with the brass bits. Also thinking of having carpet put in as we don't really like the rubber floor although it is practical.
IMG_3488 by Elliot Simpson, on Flickr
IMG_3489 by Elliot Simpson, on Flickr
Even my Mum and my wife feel they can't go in it unless they dress up.History we have a huge file of it with the original order and things like that in it. If people are interested I will scan bits of it that are interesting?
I took some quick pics of the switches we want to replace suggestions are welcome. We have thought about having the dash turned but not sure it will look good with the brass bits. Also thinking of having carpet put in as we don't really like the rubber floor although it is practical.
IMG_3488 by Elliot Simpson, on FlickrIMG_3489 by Elliot Simpson, on Flickr
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