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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).
List of alterations required to rebuild chassis 5-B-IV into a motor using a Bentley stiffened frame.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 83\1\  scan0102
Date  30th January 1936
  
30.1.36.

Re-build of 5-B-IV.
Bentley Stiffened Frame.
Alterations required to make into a Motor.

Front 'K' needs heating and bending on near side.
Chamfer to be formed on near side of frame to rear of rad. cross member to accommodate dynamo.
Timing gear case may need filing to give increased clearance.
Special radiator - slight modification only.
Shorter shock damper arm.
Steering column controls need altering slightly.
Modified exhaust manifold - taper washers.
Remove rev. counter drive.
Pedals: distance pieces shortening and brake and accelerator pedals cranking.
Omit middle silencer, or reduce ground clearance.
Shorter engine feet.
  
  


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