10-11-2021, 04:49 PM
It has to be more complicated than that I'm sure.
The engine in my RL (tall rad, steel saloon 1930) was fubared, the nosecone on it was on it when we fitted it. There was only one set of holes in the chassis, early coil engine (as it should have) 3 speed box. The front of the nosecone lined up nice with the cowl. Original body, flitch plates and cowl. OK, but not original to that chassis.
When I attempted to put the engine dad got rebuilt for the AE in it, with the brass nut style nosecone, it was a different length, trouble is it was so long ago I cant remember which was longer (but I could go an measure - the car and the very same nosecone are in the same garage). So I had to swap them over. Which involved me breaking the cam pulley, (which is why I remember because I annoyed myself). As I say I cant 100% remember, but my feeling is the nut style nose was shorter.
There are also cast iron versions about, I notice Tony had/s one for sale. There is one here on the RP.
The engine in my RL (tall rad, steel saloon 1930) was fubared, the nosecone on it was on it when we fitted it. There was only one set of holes in the chassis, early coil engine (as it should have) 3 speed box. The front of the nosecone lined up nice with the cowl. Original body, flitch plates and cowl. OK, but not original to that chassis.
When I attempted to put the engine dad got rebuilt for the AE in it, with the brass nut style nosecone, it was a different length, trouble is it was so long ago I cant remember which was longer (but I could go an measure - the car and the very same nosecone are in the same garage). So I had to swap them over. Which involved me breaking the cam pulley, (which is why I remember because I annoyed myself). As I say I cant 100% remember, but my feeling is the nut style nose was shorter.
There are also cast iron versions about, I notice Tony had/s one for sale. There is one here on the RP.