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).
List of modifications to improve the standard of the SY Body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\1\ Scan029 | |
| Date | 1st June 1965 | |
| FS{F. Steele} GF Gry{Shadwell Grylls} EC JPB Kgt GHK TLm/HPT ETT/CED ETT/DW Hap EC/Har EC/Crl{C. R. Lisson} Dd GHK/ION ETT/CED. 1.IR. 1.6.65 Modifications to improve standard of SY Body 1. Spot welds on the radiator flanges have been changed to face welds. 2. Front fairing joint to be lead loaded to form approx 1/8" radius. 3. All door hinges to be the colour of the car. 4. Fill the spot welds on the rear facing panels of all doors with plastic. 5. All door and body shut faces to be polished. 6. Lead load petrol filler box s/welds. 7. Good conditions required on the face-welded joint at the bottom of the rear wings. 8. Spot welded joint between bottom of the front wing and the front panel must be lead loaded. The inner line of face welds must be a good finish. 9. All style lines and door edges must not be distorted by filing. 10. Lead load lower 'A' post flange spot welds. 11. Improve finish on 'A' post drain channel at the top. 12. Even and unpolished surface inside bonnet drain channel. ETT/CED | ||