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).
Diagrams measuring bonnet movement in thousandths of an inch for different engine and radiator mounting configurations under chassis torsion.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M19\ img208 | |
Date | 19th June 1924 | |
BONNET MOVEMENT IN .001 INS NEW SIDE FRONT & OFF SIDE REAR ROAD WHEELS RAISED 3" FROM THE GROUND FIG I P II 4 ENGINE FEET SOLID RAD. DASH BONNET RADIATOR O.S. N.S. MEASUREMENTS: -2, +8, +2, 0, -15, +12, +10, -12 FIG II P II DIAMOND MOUNTING SOLID RAD MEASUREMENTS: -38, +56, +39, -24, -46, +76, +42, -75 FIG III P I SOLID REAR ENGINE FEET SHEET ALUM DASH ISOLATED SCUTTLE MEASUREMENTS: -65, +47, +43, -29, -73, +13, +76, -12 FIG IV P II DIAMOND MOUNTING CENTRAL MOUNTED RAD 2 STAY TUBES MEASUREMENTS: +1, -2, 0, -4, +1, -1, 0, -4 | ||