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1933 RR Phantom II Gurney Nutting Faux Cabriolet
Engine Photos
The engine has a semi-expanding type carburetor which uses a large air cleaner. Building an engine of that type is described in my Semi-Expanding Carburetor Build Note. Click here to download a PDF copy (20Mb).
I did have a completed spare engine fitted with a semi-expanding carburetor so, in the end, I decided to use it rather than follow my original plan of building a new engine. Below are detailed pictures. Unlike Pocher kits, there is no accelerator pedal mounted off the gearbox. Rolls-Royce actually mounted the accelerator pedal on the chassis rail.
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None of the complicated carburetor controls were included in the Pocher kits. These are based on Rolls-Royce drawings ...
Rear view of the new carburetor. The rod sticking out from behind the air cleaner is part of the control linkage for the starting carburetor.
Distributor, coil and ignition wiring ...
Exhaust manifold, downpipe and magneto drive ...
Torque reaction damper
Brake servo mechanism
