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

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havent bumped this one in a while... but we have a quick update on the woodwork.
got word last week that theyve got it all unpacked and are laying out a game plan. hope to be on the phone with them this weekend to sort out the details of what/how the refinishing is going to go down in order to maintain as much originality as possible.

were getting an incredible hookup on all of that work, so im not too worried about waiting for it, as it sounds like itll be done right and at the right price


i spent the last month out of town and moving, so not much got done but on my list for the next couple months are taking care of some more minor maintenance items and prepping the interior for the wood work returning.
also having 0 luck getting copies made of our front footwell carpets... why wont you take my money?!?! thats fairly low on the priority list at the moment and doesnt need to be done along with the woodwork, but once the wood is back it will be the only "glaring" fault on the inside so it would be nice to get it tidy

yup, you got it right, theyre wool (or some such) pieces, one for each side, that pop out of the car with little buttons. and a seperate piece for the trans tunnel front half. we'd also ideally replace the vertical end pieces that go on the side kick panels as well. same material on all of them though, with leather edges on each panel. nothing really exotic, in shape or material, as far as im aware (though matching the stock color may be a trick). availability should be good from british specialists as it was material also used in other higher end brit cars of its day, or so im led to believe.

i tried contacting one of the reputable shops that does high end brit car interiors (and happens to be local) with no luck - no returned phone calls or emails. itll probably end up being sourced from one of those shops you mentioned - ill have to check the club magazine again for contacts - but yeah the prices werent too outrageous.
also, and this is what i REALLY found strange - is none of the RR junkyards seem to ever stock carpet i can understand its probably often damaged in cars they receive, but why not keep even just the few good pieces. very strange....

my main concern was having something that as closely resembles the stock material, in color and feel, as possible. id be happy with a decent used example, but cant seem to find that either.

2-11-2013

got word back this weekend that the woodwork is coming along. theyve got most of it stripped and should be starting on refinishing soon. theyre taking pictures along the way as well, so look forward to those

work on my end will begin again in earnest this weekend.

2-17-2013

as promised... this weekend's updates.

rebuilt the gear selector and the turn signal switch cluster. greased everything up, got a new bulb into the gear indicator, and put it all back together:











aand... gear selector put back together.
lot of wires coming up to the gear selector switch... they really could have used some high density connectors here instead of soldering each connection



some nice corrosion on the turn signal contacts... might explain why that was kind of iffy before.



took that all apart and greased it up, cleaned the contacts as well




then the fun of pulling the ignition switch
same story here, lots of wires individually connected...









and this guy is headed off to get rebuilt soon, so the damn key isnt so finicky to turn everytime you start the car




and how things are sitting for now...
starting to look like the car is getting parted out

2-18-2013

and another picture for kicks... crossed posted from my mg thread



the RR looks huge next to that thing