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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).
Diagram showing bonnet movement measurements in thousandths of an inch under chassis twist conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 12\7\  07-page164
Date  11th June 1931 guessed
  
BONNET MOVEMENT IN .001 INS
NEW SIDE FRONT & OFF SIDE REAR ROAD WHEELS RAISED 3" FROM THE GROUND

FIG I
PII
4 ENGINE FEET
SOLID RAD
DASH
BONNET
RADIATOR
O.S
N.S
Measurements: -2, +8, +2, 0, -15, +10, -12, +12
FIG. I

FIG II
PII
DIAMOND MOUNTING
SOLID RAD
Measurements: -38, +56, +39, -24, -46, +42, -75, +76
FIG II

FIG III
PI
SOLID REAR ENGINE FEET
SHEET ALUM DASH
ISOLATED SCUTTLE
Measurements: -65, +47, +43, -29, -73, +76, -12, +13
FIG III

FIG IV
PII
DIAMOND MOUNTING
CENTRAL MOUNTED RAD.
2 STAY TUBES.
Measurements: +1, -2, 0, -4, +1, 0, -4, -1
FIG. IV

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