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).
Various fitting and assembly issues, including horns, lubrication, headlamps, wing stays, and suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\1\ scan0017 | |
| Date | 24th August 1934 | |
| - 2 - continued:- EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/IH.24.8.34. edge as drawn. We have increased the radius of the roll on the front edge and carried this rolled over edge along the front edge of the wing gradually allowing it to die out into the mud lip. The electric horns have to be fitted after the apron is in position. The toe of the right angle bracket has to be threaded through the slot in the apron and the bolts put in from underneath. It is difficult to get bolts in and when they are in, it is almost impossible to hold the heads to prevent them from turning. (4) The centralised chassis lubrication on the brake counter-shaft on the inside of the front horn of the chassis frame fouls the inside valance of the front wing. At the moment it is possible to put the wings on because the lubrication banjo is not in position. (5) As already reported to you, when we put the headlamps in position on the brackets as drawn they were very much too far forward. We have already asked the Experimental Department to turn off the brackets and fit a bracket of a new design which we have given them, moving the lamps back 2½". We are aiming at having this done before the wings are mounted finally. (6) We experienced some difficulty with the attachment of the wing stay to the tube passing between the wing stays and through the radiator. When the stay was twisted and bent to conform to the wing at this point, it was necessary to revolve the socket on the end of the tube until its face fitted the surface of the wing at that point. This socket is a three-bolter flange; the two lower bolts landed quite well on the wing stay flange, but the upper bolt landed right on one of the webs of the wing stay "U" section. Whilst we have got over this on the car in question, we suggest that it would be advantageous if this socket had an oval flange with two bolts placed horizontally. In order to prevent the top third bolt collapsing the wing, it has been necessary for us to fill in the wing stay by welding in a piece of ¼" plate. If we were to use the two-bolter flange this difficulty would not arise. (7) The front road springs are very much too weak. The car stands about 2" too low in the front. The rear road springs are very much too stiff and the car stands madly 3" too high at the rear. Consequently, in its present condition, the car looks no better than the standard Phantom in height, and the shape of the back of the car looks peculiar. (8) We were unable to fit the metal floorboards finally, as the -2- | ||