Yeah a 6V generator is a 6V generator pretty much. As long as the generator current rating is higher than that of the regulator, and the field wiring is the same, it doesn't matter much. Pulley size...

For field wiring, most generators power the field from the armature and ground it through the regulator. Some (apparently mostly Fords) get power from the field from the regulator and ground the other side internally.

Though if you have a 3rd brush generator those work a bit differently.

Melt down some old batteries and make your own?

I'm not familiar with these cars. How are they used for balancing?

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I bought some Monroe MA705 (they’re a little shorter than factory, but they’re air shocks) On my 51

My Series 526 Packard uses lead washers on wheel studs to allow the wheels to be statically balanced. I'm guessing all Packards of the 1920s (and probably early 1930s) used them. Is there a current source of supply?
Thanks.

Ross had told me a while back that many generators were compatible across makes/models and often when people had a generator fail, they just went to a junk yard and found a compatible one. That’s likely how my car got its current one.

for including your '52 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan in PackardInfo's Packard Vehicle Registry.

When making the second flair you just want it to fold in nicely. Don't over compress it, or that will lead to galling.

AL,

Good to see you're doing a Project Blog.

Because of that, I've taken the "liberty" to add the photo of your '55 Patrician to your Registry entry.

If you don't want that photo in the registry, I can delete it.

Or, if you wish to update your Registry entry youself, you always do so by clicking on the "Make Changes" field found at the bottom left of the entry. Make the changes required then click on the "Save Changes" button found at the bottom of the entry.

In trying to get my shop back into some kind of order and putting generators and starters back on their shelf yesterday, photographing them as I did so, I was surprised to see this. Likely not the same as yours but I have no idea where it came from!

Good job! If you want undercoating, you can put it back after it's all assembled which is the way it was done originally.