{"id":111134,"date":"2024-02-06T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111134"},"modified":"2024-02-05T18:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:32:09","slug":"1961-rolls-royce-silver-cloud-ii-with-a-supercharged-lt4-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111134","title":{"rendered":"1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II with a Supercharged LT4 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ringbrothers<\/a> spent 3400 hours creating \u201cParamount\u201d by combining the classic stylings from a 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II and a powerful modern powertrain. <\/p>\n

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The foundation of the project is a custom Roadster Shop chassis<\/a> featuring a 56.75-inch track. It uses their Rideline front suspension and four-link rear suspension. Each corner holds a Fox RS SV six-inch coilover and Baer Pro+ six-piston calipers with 15-inch rotors. <\/p>\n

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At the heart of the project is a supercharged LT4 V8 producing 640 hp and 635 lb-ft. Behind that is a Bowler Tru-Street 10L90 10-speed automatic transmission. A QA1 REV series carbon fiber driveshaft sends power to a Strange Engineering 9-inch rear end with 3.73 ratio and 31-spline axles. <\/p>\n

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Ringbrothers spend a lot of effort working on the body. After getting it laser-straight they cover it with BASF Glasurit \u201cWhite as Fluff\u201d (VW LB9A) paint. The finishing exterior touch is a set of custom EVOD Industries wheels (18×7, 18×8) with Falken Azenis (235\/60, 255\/55). <\/p>\n

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Sean Smith Designs<\/a> designed the custom interior while Gabe\u2019s Custom Interiors<\/a> completed it. The driver and passenger sit on a custom bench seat looking up at a 1000 LED \u201cstarlight\u201d hand-sewn headliner. Behind the leather wrapped steering wheel is a dash filled with Dakota Digital gauges and controls for a Vintage Air system. <\/p>\n

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Ringbrothers spent 3400 hours creating \u201cParamount\u201d by combining the classic stylings from a 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II and a powerful modern powertrain. The foundation of the project is a custom Roadster Shop chassis featuring a 56.75-inch track. It uses their Rideline front suspension and four-link rear suspension. Each corner holds a Fox RS SV… Read More »1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II with a Supercharged LT4 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":111138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[695],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-silver-cloud"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1961-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Cloud-II-with-a-Supercharged-LT4-V8-01.jpg?fit=2200%2C1466&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27900,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27900","url_meta":{"origin":111134,"position":0},"title":"1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II was built by Charlotte Speed Shop in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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