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

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#1 · (Edited)
dont recall seeing one of these on here before... a rolls royce project thread!

a buddy and i picked this up locally from a fellow who saved it from the original owner's cousin's barn. car is from england, moved over to chicago sometime in the 70s from what we can tell (bumpers and mirrors were updated to then-current model parts). lived in portland for a majority of its life until it sat in a garage/storage for 15 years or so. then was moved over to idaho to the cousin's barn after the original owner passed away... has just 66k kms on it, and it shows :thumbup:

anyway, runs fine but doesnt move. so the trans is coming out for a rebuild. since its a RHD 67 its one of the last years they used the rolls royce 4spd auto (LHD 67s already had the GM turbo 400 trans)... so were dealing with a pretty rare tranny (~3000-4000 built from what i can tell)... still working on tracking down a local shop to go through it. luckily it shares lots of parts with late 40s and 50s GM hydramatics (the jetaway i beleive...) so were on the hunt for an antique GM trans guy.


anyhow, onto the pictures!























ill come back with some more pictures in a while once weve got the trans back in and all that... could be a bit as were balancing this with a few other projects, but everyone is excited to see it on the road. its amazing how many non-car people get excited about cars when you mention a rolls royce :laugh:

plan is to get the trans back in, refinish the wood (lacquer is peeling in a few of the top bits from the sun, otherwise its all solid), clean up the engine bay a little bit and redo some of the black paint under the hood, then see where were at money/frustration wise and whether or not we want to sell it or store it somewhere.

:beer:




10-07-12 updated photos, finally spending some time out of the shop! :)














black/white and color version of all the shots from our day out are in the album here...


some more pics from my roommates film pics that he scanned in :beer:
















really dug the depth of field and colors in his shots :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
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#132 ·
Speaking of your car, here's my latest temptation to rejoin the fold:



It's a 1966 Silver Shadow Coupe, James Young edition. Only 50 made, of those only 15 are LHD (the one pictured isn't, btw). I've only seen two of these advertised in the US, this one and a rust-bucket that sat on a Lousiiana lot for years. I like the MPW/Corniche, but really love these as they carry over the great lines of the Silver Shadow more faithfully. They didn't sell well because they were insanely expensive for the time - unlike Mulliner Park Ward, they had no relationship with Rolls-Royce and had to pay full retail for a Shadow then re-do the body as a coupe.

Unfortunately for this one, some knucklehead decided to update it and add the later bumpers. Another wierd thing is, though you can't see this in the pics, the restorer didn't put back the side mirrors. :screwy:
 
#134 ·
Speaking of your car, here's my latest temptation to rejoin the fold:



Unfortunately for this one, some knucklehead decided to update it and add the later bumpers. Another wierd thing is, though you can't see this in the pics, the restorer didn't put back the side mirrors. :screwy:
great looking car! crazy rare, wow...

i truly cant stand the coupes with the later bumpers... the sedans im not quite as bothered by, but i think they look terrible on a coupe

plenty of neat stuff for sale in the 25k-35k price range on RROC the last few months though if youre thinking about getting back into it :p
 
#144 ·
I'm still on RROC, but I haven't seen a LHD coupe posted this year. I was liking the blue 72 sedan in Indiana, but everyone talked the owner into keeping it! :)
Follow-up that I thought might interest TCL - the seller of the 72 sedan posted his maintenance log, since this is one of those cars everyone squawks about running costs. Details below, but the big figures are:

Total spent: $47,627.90, divided by 26 years it's cost him $1831.84/year to run a vintage Rolls-Royce, $1439/year without the repaint he did last year. Details below.

Date Where Description Cost

12/23/85 Valve Cover Gasket $216.00
12/23/85 Fan Clutch $36.00
12/23/85 Washer Pump $36.00
1/20/86 Rebuild Compensator System $688.00
5/14/86 Fuel Pump $331.00
11/7/86 Bleed brake system $1,330.00
10/16/89 Spark Plugs $80.00
10/16/89 Oil Change $18.00
5/16/90 Rebuild Brake Servos $1,703.00
7/9/90 Tie Rod Ball Joints $580.00
1/29/91 Rebuild Front Brakes $1,419.00
6/1/91 Hubcaps $565.00
6/7/91 Front and Rear Shock Bushings $32.00
6/7/91 Plug Wires $363.00
6/7/91 Torque Arm Mounts $43.00
3/14/92 Rear axle rebuild $500.00
8/18/92 Valve Cover Gasket $300.00
8/18/92 Overhaul Accumulator Valves $600.00
8/18/92 Door locks LF RF LR $270.00
9/4/93 LF Window Regulator replacement $800.00
4/22/94 AC Compressor, dryer, hose, belts replace $1,683.00
4/24/96 Windshield seal $200.00
4/24/96 RR#2 Brake pump push rod $150.00
12/17/96 Heater hose replacement $350.00
12/17/96 Brake system flush $100.00
7/17/97 Overhaul LR Caliper, brake hoses $998.00
8/1/97 Replace high pressure steering hose $300.00
7/27/01 Spark Plugs $80.00
7/27/01 Points and Condensor $100.00
7/30/01 Replace starter motor $662.00
1/2/02 Replace high pressure steering hose $200.00
1/2/02 Replace wiper motor assembly $650.00
1/2/02 Replace wiper transmission $600.00
1/2/02 Spark Plugs $80.00
11/22/02 Overhaul water pump $841.00
11/22/02 Replace thermostat $177.00
11/22/02 Replace front motor mount $168.00
11/22/02 Replace rear motor mount $350.00
11/22/02 Replace trunk seal $450.00
1/10/03 Replace Radiator core $925.00
1/10/03 Overhaul carburettors $425.00
2/2/05 Replace LR bearings $1,002.00
5/26/05 Clean and adjust carburettors $275.00
1/6/06 Replace RF window lift $290.00
1/6/06 Bleed hydraulic system $122.90
2/15/06 Replace trailing arm hoses $424.00
3/8/06 Replace viscous fan coupling $554.00
5/10/06 Replace front right door seal $369.00
4/20/07 Replace driver door seal $449.00
4/20/07 Replace fuel gauge level unit $641.00
4/20/07 Replace power antenna $365.00
7/8/08 Replace battery $163.00
7/8/08 Replace rocker cover gaskets $1,129.00
7/8/08 Replace oil pressure transducer switch $121.00
7/8/08 Repair coolant header tank $321.00
7/8/08 Replace both front shock absorbers $1,620.00
7/14/08 Replace high pressure steering hose $513.00
7/14/08 Recharge AC $100.00
11/11/08 Bleed hydraulic system $250.00
11/11/08 Replace #1 Accumulator High Pressure Hose $483.00
11/11/08 Replace AC Compressor $996.00
11/11/08 Replace AC Dryer / Accumulator $231.00
11/11/08 Replace ignition condenser $140.00
3/4/09 Replace AC Compressor $750.00
3/4/09 Replace Front stabilizer bushings $307.00
3/4/09 Repair fuel sending unit $140.00
3/4/09 Replace both Front Compliance Bushings $1,410.00
3/4/09 Replace LR Bearing pin and washers $1,032.00
3/4/09 Replace steering coupling boot $53.00
6/9/09 Replace Ignition coil ballast $180.00
6/9/09 Replace fuel pump $989.00
6/9/09 O ring for brake reservoir $193.00
10/15/10 Replace windshield $750.00
10/15/10 Replace back window seal $95.00
10/15/10 Replace all door seals $350.00
10/15/10 Replace hood pads $580.00
10/15/10 Respray $10,191.00
4/2/11 Electronic Ignition $240.00
4/2/11 Spark Plugs $90.00
4/2/11 Replace thermostat $95.00
4/2/11 Replace hot water tap $75.00
4/2/11 fan motor $150.00
 
#140 ·
missed this first time around...in now :popcorn:
 
#158 ·
i know i know! hah
thats probably on the way back burner for now... at least until its on the ground and running and we see if we have any more mechanical things to shake out. a grill is easy to find and fit so im not too worried about getting my hands on one of those...


no headlight wipers on this guy, i think that was only for the later shadow 2s...
 
#168 ·
just got word back from the trans shop that the rebuilt unit is ready, along with 2 other trans worth of spare parts - that will probably get sold on RROC when the time comes.

hoping to pick everything up friday afternoon and take some shots.

found a guy on RROC who will let me borrow a crank bolt socket so i can get runout on the flexplate, and use it while installing the trans.

if i can find enough time this should be wrapped up sooner rather than later :thumbup:

also poking around the car last weekend reminded me i probably need to order some random tuneup parts for when this hits the road - spark plugs, air filter, new plug wires.


thanks for reading and ill keep updating as we make more progress :beer:
 
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