A TCL First? '67 Rolls Royce project thread...

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found a couple interesting sites the other night when looking for some shadow info...

http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/...rs_guide1.html

some really cool old production line pics here:

http://www.bentleyspotting.com/2009_12_01_archive.html

10-27-2012

got the clock out, realized its not a smiths unit (like the rest of the dash instruments...) looks just like this guy:



a german clock in a shadow
apparently this was original though... i see others being sold out of early shadows.

thinking it needs to go to an antique vdo specialist (based on some quick googling) but luckily it looks like something that some of the benz gauge specialist shops can handle since google seems to suggest they used these same brand clocks in some of the 60s/70s benz stuff.

edit,
found these guys
http://www.jaguarclock.com/
sounds like the ticket... upgraded and modernized for $85.

10-29-2012

these arent apparently all that well known for their reliability either!
ive been in contact now with mike at jaguar clocks, and hes going to fix ours up for a reasonable price so all should be well there


some pics of the rest of the action from this weekend. things are getting boxed up now to head their various ways so this week will be pretty slow but here is the dash all taken apart (top roll and woodwork gone)




also tried to get a decent shot of the back of the dash... lotta wires all over the place, nothing like a modern car with organized harnesses. everything looks good back there though, tight connections, even the cloth wires are solid looking, it was nice to see that there werent any moisture issues or anything. windshield seal seems to be holding up well.
also going to take the time to replace all the bulbs while its apart... bit of work to get it to this point and it seems to be the only way to replace the bulbs



i keep hitting the seats with more coats of the leather rejuv stuff, seems to be helping a lot



i hit the top roll with it also, seemed to help bring some color back.




im beginning to realize now just how much nicer the inside will be with properly coated woodwork, after taking out the dash top wood bits i think the various stain colors and whatnot will really look great when its all back together

11-10-2012

another quick update/to do list ...

got the wood passed on to the proper folks last weekend, so theyll be getting that taken care of sometime in december/end of the year.

just got our matched spray cans in the mail, so ill have materials to tackle the exterior paint issues (hopefully, at the very least cover up the primered spot under the rear bumper).

clock also still needs to get in the mail to get serviced... the guy it needs to go to is in central jersey though, and i havent been able to contact him since about a day before the storm came in hopefully everything is alright, ive been holding off sending it until i hear hes back home...

i have a couple panels to take to the upholstery shop to get new leather put on (rear shelf and lower cubby below the glovebox) and will be replacing all the light bulbs in the dash soon. unfortunately everything will have to sit torn apart until the wood panels come back as they're the first thing that needs to go back in before its put back together.

i need to finish taking off the steering wheel and tighten up the turn signal stalk and put on our new shifter assembly

also on the list for the winter: fix the front right brake caliper, and all new brake pads. new battery will also be getting tossed in for good measure, the current one is ooold.

and if i have time later in the winter id like to tackle the underhood rust spots and repaint the bay... but thats lower on the list.

all in all it looks like itll be a much cheaper and easy going winter than last year

in the meantime its gonna sit for a few weeks while i finish some other more pressing pre-winter projects on the rover and merc, pics to come as i start checking things off the list

11-11-2012

an update on the clock front, got in touch with mike last night and he just got power back on at his place.

sounds like he's alright and back in business now, so the clock will be headed his way this week

11-26-2012

since there hasnt really been much action on this thing in the last few weeks (ive been side tracked doing some maintenance on the benz and rover) figured id share a few more of matt's amazing film shots he scanned in a little while ago. i think these are from various stages over the last year or so, some from the cooling system work, some from the last of the brake hydraulics, etc etc

anyway....














i really like these last two for some reason... great candids