The price of that oil filter!!! I don't agree with you on the off-road tyres: it would be absolutely fucking awesome on a Rolls Royce. I think there's an episode of Top Gear in which one of the hosts brings a Roller to Iceland or wherever with off-road tyres
You definitely need to use RR363 brake fluid, which is a castor oil formulation that keeps the hydraulic pumps lubricated. The Shadow is still the must hydraulically complex car ever built, based on aircraft hydraulics technology. You'll need to learn to bleed the system. You can make your own hydraulic lines or order from Flying Spares. Also, look into rebuilding the accumulator spheres. Get your hydraulics sorted out before it becomes an expensive problem.
Good for you 👍 Jumping in both feet 😂 You Have this opportunity to own a Rolls-Royce Yes it is a little over your head but that's ok..You have taken on a Project that you will learn from This takes a special person..Driving to a lot of people is a way to get from A to B..The Driver that has a Rolls-Royce in their care Driving is a Craft..Not Beening in Rush But Just Beening in a Motor car That adds to life's enjoyment I have found a 1971 Rolls-Royce Same as your..Would love to buy it The cost is the easy part it's the up keep that's a great part to think of the care & maintenance 🤯 Will revist it on the lot and give it a another overview 😮 As your Driving thought the city Your following under Trolleybus lines as a Trolleybus OPERATOR myself iam enjoying the Trolleybus go through there paces..Again Driving is a craft in a Rolls-Royce 🚘 or Trolleybus 🚎 It takes time and care to move these Vehicles with Safety and care..It's a Craft 😌 All the Best .. GodBless
Hi, i am running an M54B30 engine swap. Normally E46 cars have ABS sensors that connect to the ABS module and send speed info to the ECU. My E30 has no ABS so the ECU doesn't know how fast i'm going. Though there are ABS sensors on the E30. I am currently installing a digital screen in my E30 called "Canchecked". Its a digital display that reads out ECU info and displays it. The screen also has 4 analog inputs. My question is: is it possible to connect an ABS sensor to the analog input to be able to display the speed or not? Thanks
Hi there. Just found your videos on the Shad. Nicely done. I also bought a Silver Shadow and everything related to Rolls was new to me. Never overhauled a carb before, but it worked out pretty well. Easy. When well maintained, the Rolls is pretty reliable. Cheers, Chris
I had one of these Shadow 1 in the eighties, nice to see you doing your own maintenance. look for Lucas parts for the electrics, coils, leads, ignition....also Ford Cortina Brake pads fit the Roller.
Are you sure that you want repair the issues on the shadow? You will have to do the brake overhaul and suspension if you keep it ...........$$$€€€€€££££$$$$$€€€€€€€€! And more 😀
You most likely have a vacuum leak. What was the torque setting for the wheel nuts? They should be no more than 45-50 ftlbs. Any more will deform the nuts. If the wheels were mounted by a tire shop, I can guarantee you they are set way above 50 lbs.
Great video on how NOT to adjust SU carbs. A peek into the workshop maual will help you. The dampers must be in place, vac advance removed, etc. The carbs have to be balanced with dial gauges and the float level checked. Anyone watching this video willget you in trouble. Notice the rubber hose used on the stove pipe which is above the exhaust manifold.
As most of us told you Last time, carbs tuning is not that hard....super fine tuning is hard, but weldone! The car is now runing. Let's keep calm and carry on for the hydraulic system. Very Rolls Royce (complicated, but feaseable). Lionel
SU carbs are really simple to work on probably all that was required was cleaning the piston and suction chamber and ensuring the pistons returned with a "click" after the pistpns had be lifted and released
Thanks for the excellent view of the distributor while you are working on it. The other creators usually give you a dark out of focus far away view. Now I can see exactly what is happening.
Extraordinary appreciation! I just bought a 1968 LHD USA Fixed-Head Coupe. It is running great, but no brakes as well as all the other "needs" you mentioned on yours! Your enthusiasm is important to me as I move ahead!
Thanks! Congrats for your purchase as well - and hopefully my videos can help you wrench on yours :) Btw there will be a video on the brakes and hydraulic system coming up in the future.
Great instructional video. Pictures are worth a 1000 words. Buy a set of Dial gauges from Kelly Opfar @ British Tool Works. Simply screw into Dash pots and balance them easily. Loving the series. All the best, Eric from Australia.
Another awesome video. Great work, and incredibly useful. Best silver shadow channel by far. I hope you keep going with the car! I need to see more. Tks :)
@@ClassicAutoLtd Actually I've been tracking along exactly behind you. I had the same sticky fuel pump solved with a hammer. And the same overflow fuel from float chamber - solved with a hammer. However unlike you, my mixture adjustment screw doesn't move the main jets - on both sides. They are fully stuck. Anything you encountered on how to free up main jets? I've seen about vaseline and ease them up and down on the mixture screw, but I have zero movement. I'm guessing penetrating oil.
Go for a drive if you think everything is properly adjusted with your carburetors. and then you take out your spark plugs and look exactly at the color. hey, it's important that you look carefully at which cylinder which spark plug comes from. You can then read exactly from the spark plug color whether the rolls are running too rich or too lean. good luck with the rolls friend Greetings Henk vanndet Vlist The Netherlands
Great job on the tuning for a first attempt. I had a RR Silver Shadow 30 years ago and out quickly it wasn't like any other car I'd had before. I joined the Rolls Royce owners club, this helped with technical issues and locating parts that were required. Looking forward to part 7. 🤞
Terrific...! It's so enjoyable to watch you sorting the problem and giving a new behaviour to the Rolls... Indeed great tutorial, great experience and I am looking forward to see her with new pipes so will not noise like a bullet inside the langs... Congratulations... Well done Mate...! Will post the link on "Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Owners"
Well done on your carburettor tuning. When you fix the exhaust it will magnify the experience for you , increase even better throttle response with better back pressure. Keep her going . One of few cars that makes you remark , “ I’ll just pass these peasants! “
Haha yup! Actually, here's a quick spoiler: I've already fixed the exhaust (after this video was filmed) and it sounds much, much better and dignified :) Stay tuned for the next videos!
