The brake reservoir was just full of crud and the sight glasses had not been usable since I have owned the car. Time to clean it out and put new gaskets in the sights. Inside the reservoir for this car there is three filters and two floats.
Hydraulic Goo
February 27th, 2010Clean Tank
February 24th, 2010The gas tank has been cleaned and sealed. Unfortunately now the rest of the fuel system has become fouled and will need to cleaned as well.
Head On
February 22nd, 2010Both heads back on the block.
Fuel and Spark
February 19th, 2010A new battery made for a Mazda Miata and a fuel pump has this car running with out being connected to life support.
Most Complicated Brakes Ever
February 19th, 2010Here is the brake distribution valves for the low and high pressure lines of the Rolls Royce’s brake system.
Pistons ‘R Back
February 7th, 2010The pistons have new rings and are back in the block.
30 Year Slumber
February 6th, 2010After sitting for 30 years this car is running again and now moving under its own power. A new spring was needed for the distributor cap but no other new parts. The car goes through all the gears fine and luckily the interior was kept out of the car and in a basement for those 30 years of slumber.
Cleaner Valve Covers
January 31st, 2010The valve covers were very dirty and showed signs of someone touching them up in the past. A quick trip to sandblaster will clean them up.
Dyno Tuning: Round 2
January 20th, 2010Back at the dyno with a new engine. Now running a 2-Liter stroker engine, supercharged with the BOE TVS supercharger.
LAT Hood Painted
January 18th, 2010The new LAT hood has been painted the same Commodore Blue as the car. Commodore Blue is Rootes paint code 106.
Bare V12 Block
December 28th, 2009Engine is completely disassembled.
New LAT Hood
December 22nd, 2009Just in is a new LAT hood, hopefully this will solve the usual overheating problems.
A Little Test Drive
December 6th, 2009The car runs great, after connecting the spark plugs in the correct order the Weber carb fired the engine right up. More trim needs to be installed, the wiring looked over, and a few small items still need to be taken care of but this car is finally nearing the finish line.
Last of the Painted Bits
December 5th, 2009There were a few things that had been forgotten or had to be replaced after the car was painted. A lot of work has been put off because these few items were missing. Now all the lights can be installed, the ignition coil, and the bonnet latch. The car can finally be started up.
Moroso Pan
November 23rd, 2009New Moroso oil pan to relieve oil starvation in the corners.
