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Design position report listing modifications and their status for the Phantom III and Wraith chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\4\  Scan020
Date  8th October 1935 guessed
  
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ITEM. DESIGN POSITION.

PHANTOM 3 - CONTINUED

Modified position of battery cable. Completed 2.10.35.
Stone guard to rear dampers. " 3.10.35.
Modified rear axle pinion driving taper - temporary
scheme. " 2.10.35.
-do- -do- permanent scheme " 7.10.35.
Oilite bushes for bell crank lever bearings. " 4.10.35.
I.F.W.S. filter in pivot lubrication system. In hand.
Stiffened rear engine tie link. " 7.10.35.
Horizontal hand brake with increased travel. In hand.
Top and 3rd synchromesh cones with 9° angle and anti-rattle
device. In hand.
Cone fixing for constant mesh pinion - gearbox. In hand.
Mock up of Duplex carburetter system for existing cylinder heads. In hand.
Lightened throttle spring - existing 4 carburetter system. Completed 4.10.35.
Low rating " " - " 4 " " In hand.
Modified floatchamber and vent to air silencer - existing
carburetters. In hand.

WRAITH CHASSIS.

Front wheel and brake drum. In hand.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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