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).
Directive outlining modifications for the S.S. Chassis, specifically for the connecting rod and crankshaft.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\2\ Scan018 | |
| Date | 9th November 1928 | |
| E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dept. c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. R.H.C. X7010 BY1/G.9.11.28. S.S. CHASSIS. ---------- X7030 For the eight sets which we are instructing, Experimental Department recommend the following modifications :- 1/- CONNECTING ROD. The present standard type connecting rod, H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Section, with oil pipe on same. 2/- CRANKSHAFT. The crankshaft must have the present standard system of oiling with caps on pins, and not the tube carrying the oil inside the main journal to the crankpins. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} [Handwritten Signature: By] [Faint Vertical Stamp: RECEIVED 2-DEC 1928 LTD] | ||